Clinical trials: Environmental Enteropathy
Malnutrition, Enteropathy
Identification of Novel Bio-markers for Environmental Enteropathy in Children Using an Evidence Based Approach
EE is increasingly recognized as a key factor underlying malnutrition, weakened immune response and impaired cognitive development in children in developing countries.
- Trial name
- EE (NCT05072834)
- Testing
- Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 380 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Environmental Enteric Dysfunction
Capsule Endomicroscopy for Visualization of the Small Intestine in EED Population in Pakistan
This pilot study will test the feasibility and tolerability of the tethered OCT capsule and Trans Nasal Endomicroscopy probe and accessory devices for imaging the small intestine in subjects with EED and a matched non-EED cohort.
- Trial name
- NCT04275167
- Testing
- Tethered Capsule Endomicroscope/Trans Nasal Endomicroscope
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Appendicitis
Appendicitis During the National Lockdown During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The study aims to examine whether a nationwide lock-down with an entire population subjugated to social distancing reduces the incidence of appendicitis.
- Trial name
- NCT04407117
- Testing
- Lock-down and social distancing
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 6,000,000 people
- Sponsor
- Claus Anders Bertelsen, PhD, MD
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Crohn Disease
The PRognostic Effect of Environmental Factors in Crohn's and Colitis
The PREdiCCt Study: This is a major study that is now being launched. This is the first study of its kind and is specifically directed toward understanding how environmental factors and the gut microorganisms influence IBD flare…
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Crohn Disease, Ulcerative Colitis
- Trial name
- PREdiCCt (NCT03282903)
- Where
- 41 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,629 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Enteropathy
Effectiveness of High-dose Zinc Therapy and Albendazole in the Treatment of Environmental Enteropathy
The purpose of this study is to investigate the therapeutic effectiveness of high-dose zinc therapy and de-worming albendazole as separate interventions in restoring normal gut absorptive and immunological function as measured by…
- Trial name
- NCT01440608
- Testing
- Albendazole, High-dose Zinc
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Malnutrition, Diarrhea
WASH Benefits Kenya
The purpose of this study is to measure the independent and combined effects of interventions that improve sanitation, water quality, handwashing, and nutrition on child health and development in the first years of life.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Diarrhea, Child Development
- Trial name
- WASHB-Kenya (NCT01704105)
- Testing
- Water Quality, Sanitation, Handwashing
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 8,246 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Innovations for Poverty Action
Appendicitis
The Hasselt APPendicitis Immunology and Environmental Cohort STudy
The Hasselt Appendicitis Immunology and Environmental Study (HAPPIEST) aims at characterizing factors that influence the development and severity of acute appendicitis.
- Trial name
- HAPPIEST (NCT02391675)
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Enteropathy
The Impact of Legumes vs Corn-soy Flour on Environmental Enteric Dysfunction in Rural Malawian Children 6-11 Months
To determine if 6 months of legume-based complementary foods is effective in reducing or reversing EED and linear growth faltering in a cohort of Malawian children, aged 6-11 months to see if these improvements are correlated…
- Trial name
- NCT02472262
- Testing
- Cow pea complementary food, Corn soy flour, Common bean
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 355 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Malnutrition, Child, Enteropathy
Study of Environmental Enteropathy and Malnutrition in Pakistan
Environmental Enteropathy (EE) is an acquired sub-clinical inflammatory gut condition in which alterations in intestinal structure, function, and local and systemic immune activation lead to impaired vaccine responses, decreased…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Child, Enteropathy, Vaccine Response Impaired, Stunting
- Trial name
- SEEM (NCT03588013)
- Testing
- Nutritional education, Ready to Use Therapeutic Food, Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with biopsy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 416 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Environmental Enteric Dysfunction, Zinc Deficiency
Effects of EED on Zn Absorption and Retention in Children From a MNP
The overall objective is to determine the impact of EED on total daily zinc absorption of young Bangladeshi children (18-24 months of age) in an austere setting with high rates of diarrhea, stunting, and micro-nutrient…
- Trial name
- ZEED2 (NCT02758444)
- Testing
- Micronutrient Powder (MNP) + 15 mg Zn, MNP + 10 mg Zn, MNP + 5 mg Zn
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Environmental Enteropathy
The Impact of Legumes vs Corn-soy Flour on Environmental Enteric Dysfunction in Rural Malawian Children 1-3 Year Olds
To determine if 12 months of legume-based complementary foods is effective in reducing or reversing EED and linear growth faltering in a cohort of Malawian children, aged 12-35 months to see if these improvements are correlated…
- Trial name
- NCT02472301
- Testing
- cowpeas complementary food, corn-soy flour, common bean complementary food
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 337 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Malnutrition, Diarrhea
WASH Benefits Bangladesh
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to measure the independent and combined effects of interventions that improve water quality, sanitation, hand washing, and nutrition on child growth and development in the first years…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Diarrhea, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT01590095
- Testing
- Water quality, Sanitation, Hand washing
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 5,040 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Malnutrition, Environmental Enteropathy
Intervention and Mechanisms of Alanyl-Glutamine for Inflammation, Nutrition, and Enteropathy
Several host factors underlie the pathogenesis of the reciprocal cycle of childhood diarrhea and undernutrition in developing countries.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Environmental Enteropathy, Diarrhea
- Trial name
- IMAGINE (NCT01832636)
- Testing
- Alanyl-Glutamine
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Environmental Enteropathy
Effectiveness of Micronutrient Supplementation and Fish Oil + Micronutrient Supplementation in the Treatment of Environmental Enteropathy
The purpose of this study is to investigate the therapeutic effectiveness of micronutrients (full RDA) and micronutrients + fish oil as separate interventions in restoring normal gut absorptive and immunological function as…
- Trial name
- NCT01593033
- Testing
- Fish oil and Micronutrient Supplementation, Micronutrient Supplement
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Growth Failure, Enteropathy
Environmental Enteropathy Among Infants and Children With Growth Faltering
The study was conducted on 200 patients with growth faltering on 2 phases. In the first phase the patient received nutritional rehabilitation with polymeric formula for 12 weeks then they were reassessed by anthropometric…
- Trial name
- NCT06497907
- Testing
- polymeric formula, peptide based formula
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Celiac Disease
A Population-based Study of Celiac Disease in South Europe in Children Between 1 to 5 Years of Age
Celiac disease (CD) was diagnosed for years almost exclusively in children. This is due to the fact that in adulthood it manifests in a much more attenuated form, while the classic form with severe diarrhea, malnutrition and…
- Trial name
- HNCEL (NCT05968404)
- Volunteers
- 3,659 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Mutua de Terrassa
Healthy
Environmental Game After Appendicitis Surgery
This study was conducted to determine the effect of environmental play and mobilization on fear and pain levels of children aged 6-12 years who had acute appendicitis surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05104021
- Testing
- game
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Okan University
Glucose-Galactose Malabsorption, Enteropathy
Labelled Carbon Sucrose Breath Test (13C-SBT) as a Marker of Environmental Enteropathy
Linear growth failure, a manifestation of chronic undernutrition in early childhood, is a recalcitrant problem in resource constrained settings.
- Conditions
- Glucose-Galactose Malabsorption, Enteropathy, Malnutrition, Child, Intestinal Permeability
- Trial name
- SBT4EE (NCT04109352)
- Where
- 9 sites in Australia, Bangladesh and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Gulf War Illness, Persian Gulf War Syndrome
Study of Gulf War Illness (GWI) by Comparing GWI and Healthy Veterans
Determine if: genetic differences of CNDP1 gene the previously defined GWI/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (GWI/CFS) cerebrospinal fluid proteome contents psychometric other variables can differentiate between veterans of the 1990-1991…
- Trial name
- NCT00810225
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 516 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Malnutrition
Mesalamine in Environmental Enteropathy
Undernutrition is one of the most important health issues in Kenya. Children who are chronically undernourished do not reach their full potential and are at increased risk of infectious disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01841099
- Testing
- Mesalamine
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Kelsey Jones