Clinical trials: Failure to Thrive
Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Growth Failure
Prophylactic Probiotics to Extremely Low Birth Weight Prematures
Mortality and incidence of severe complications is still high among extremely premature infants. Common causes of severe complications in this population are poor nutrition, necrotizing enterocolitis, and severe infections.
- Conditions
- Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Growth Failure, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Sepsis
- Trial name
- PROPEL (NCT01603368)
- Testing
- Lactobacillus reuteri
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ostergotland County Council, Sweden
Hospitalized Cases of Angioneurotic Oedema, Pneumonia
Drug Utilization and Safety Events Among Children Using Esomeprazole, Other Proton Pump Inhibitors or H2-receptor Antagonists
The purpose of this study is 1. To describe patient characteristics and drug usage among children that are prescribed esomeprazole for the first time and to compare them with patients who are prescribed other proton pump…
- Conditions
- Hospitalized Cases of Angioneurotic Oedema, Pneumonia, Gastroenteritis, Failure to Thrive
- Trial name
- NCT01338363
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 23,470 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Growth Disorders, Growth Failure
Randomized Clinical Trial of Two Different Initial Growth Hormone Doses in Children
A prospective, randomized, open-label single-blinded study of 50 subjects with growth hormone deficiency, ages 5 to 15 years in which 25 subjects will initiate rhGH therapy at 0.3mg/kg/week and the remaining 25 subjects will…
- Conditions
- Growth Disorders, Growth Failure, Growth Hormone Treatment, Growth
- Trial name
- NCT06103513
- Testing
- Somatropin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Failure to Thrive
Appetite Regulation in Children With Failure to Thrive
Failure to thrive (FTT) is an expression for inadequate growth in the early childhood and thus, a sign of undernutrition. This study will include children with FTT, and compare with existing data from children with normal and…
- Trial name
- NCT02647580
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Lena Kirchner Brahe
Growth Hormone Deficiency
A Post-Authorisation Safety Study (PASS) of Patients Treated With Lonapegsomatropin
The goal of this study is to further characterise the potential long-term safety risks of lonapegsomatropin in patients treated with lonapegsomatropin under real-world conditions in the post-marketing setting.
- Trial name
- SkyPASS (NCT05775523)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- 27 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Division A/S
Ataxia Telangiectasia, Growth Failure
Status of Growth Hormone/ Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (GH/IGF-1) Axis and Growth Failure in Ataxia Telangiectasia (AT)
This study will evaluate the status of the growth hormone/ insulin-like growth factor-1 (GH/IGF-1) axis in relation to growth failure, body weight and composition and neuroprotection in children with Ataxia telangiectasia (AT).
- Trial name
- GHAT (NCT01052623)
- Testing
- Somatropin, Clonidine, L-Arginin-Hydrochloride, Estradiol valerate
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital
Prematurity; Extreme, Failure to Thrive in Newborn
Targeted Fortification of Donor Breast Milk in Preterm Infants
This study is a randomized controlled trial comparing standard fortification of donor breast milk to targeted fortification of donor breast milk in preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Prematurity; Extreme, Failure to Thrive in Newborn, Growth Retardation, Growth Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04294368
- Testing
- Similac Human Milk Fortifier Extensively Hydrolyzed Protein Concentrated Liquid, Similac Liquid Protein Fortifier, Nestle Microlipid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Growth Failure, Chronic Liver Disease
Increlex Treatment of Children With Chronic Liver Disease and Short Stature
A major consequence of chronic liver disease in childhood is growth failure. This is because a chemical essential for growth called growth factor is created in the liver.
- Trial name
- NCT01314508
- Testing
- Increlex
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Turner Syndrome, Short Stature Homeobox Gene Mutation
Trial Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of Weekly Lonapegsomatropin Compared to Daily Somatropin in Children and Adolescents With Short Stature or Growth Failure Due to Growth Hormone Sufficient Disorders
This basket trial will enroll prepubertal children and adolescents with clinically diagnosed and genetically confirmed (if applicable) TS, SHOX-D, SGA, or ISS between ages of ≥2 and <18 years with open growth plates.
- Conditions
- Turner Syndrome, Short Stature Homeobox Gene Mutation, Idiopathic Short Stature, Small for Gestational Age at Delivery
- Trial name
- NCT07221851
- Testing
- Lonapegsomatropin [SKYTROFA®], Somatropin Pen Injector
- Where
- 51 sites in United States, France and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 186 people
- Sponsor
- Ascendis Pharma A/S
Growth Failure, X-linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (XSCID)
Treatment for Growth Failure in Patients With X-Linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency: Phase 2 Study of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1
This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) to treat patients with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (XSCID).
- Conditions
- Growth Failure, X-linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (XSCID), Growth Hormone Resistence
- Trial name
- NCT00490100
- Testing
- Increlex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Turner Syndrome, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Study to Define Optimal IGF-1 Monitoring in Children Treated With NutropinAq
The main purpose of this study is to establish an optimal monitoring regimen in NutropinAq treated children, using newly developed capillary blood spot IGF-1 measurement technology.
- Conditions
- Turner Syndrome, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Pituitary Diseases, Dwarfism
- Trial name
- OPTIMA (NCT00234533)
- Testing
- Somatropin (rDNA origin)
- Where
- 45 sites in Belgium, Czechia and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 251 people
- Sponsor
- Ipsen
Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
A Cohort Study of the Intestinal Microbiota of Premature Infants
Premature infants are at risk for a variety of diseases, the investigators would like to learn more about why some premature babies are at higher risk and some are protected from these diseases.
- Conditions
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Growth Failure
- Trial name
- NCT03717584
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Growth Failure, Adiposity
Optimal Growth of Preterm Infants With Growth Restriction
In this prospective randomized controlled multi center trial the investigators stratify "Very Low Birthweight " (VLBW)-infants with growth retardation in small for gestational age (SGA) or intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) …
- Conditions
- Growth Failure, Adiposity, Diabetes, Neurologic Deficits
- Trial name
- OPTIGROW (NCT02999945)
- Testing
- SGA-enhanced nutrients, IUGR-enhanced nutrients, SGA-standard nutrients
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Growth Failure, Atopy
The PREWEAN Study. Weaning of Preterm Infants During the First Year of Life.
In this Austrian observational study preterm infants born with a birth weight <1500 g and a gestational age <32 weeks will be investigated at the neonatal outpatient clinic.
- Conditions
- Growth Failure, Atopy, Adiposity, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- PREWEAN (NCT02936219)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 218 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Nutritional Stunting, Growth Failure
Nutritional Stimulation of Growth in Children With Short Stature
Short stature is a frequent reason for referral to a pediatric endocrinology clinic. Short stature is especially prevalent among those with failure to thrive (whose weight is significantly below the average weight of his/her…
- Trial name
- NCT04226586
- Testing
- Essential Amino Acid (EAA) group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Chronic Diarrhea, Persistent Vomitting
Pediatric GI Endoscopy at Assiut University
1. To evaluate the diagnostic role, and outcomes of upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy in identifying gastrointestinal disorders among infants and pediatric patients attending Assiut University Children Hospital. 2.
- Conditions
- Chronic Diarrhea, Persistent Vomitting, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Dysphagia
- Trial name
- NCT07239934
- Testing
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Stunting, Birth Weight
Aflatoxin Birth Cohort Study Nepal (AflaCohort)
The study focuses on the causal relationship between mycotoxin exposure (particularly aflatoxin B1), birth outcomes, and height for age among young children in Nepal.
- Conditions
- Stunting, Birth Weight, Birth Length, Height for Age
- Trial name
- AflaCohort (NCT03312049)
- Volunteers
- 1,675 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Growth Hormone Deficiency
National Cooperative Growth Study in CKD
The purpose of this study is to learn whether growth hormone being administered to children with Chronic Kidney Disease is effective and if it has any side effects.
- Trial name
- NCGS (NCT00616278)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Premature Birth, Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight
Additional Protein Fortification in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
Postnatal growth is a crucial in premature infants as it could be correlated with the long-term cognitive development. Optimal nutritional care is required to reduce the initial weight loss and further growth deficit.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight, Growth Failure
- Trial name
- PROTSUP (NCT02515266)
- Testing
- nutrition: protein intake
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse
Faltering Growth
Intervention Study to Investigate the Effects of ONS Use Among Malaysian Children With Faltering Growth
A randomised, open label, controlled intervention study to test the effect of the test product with dietary counselling versus dietary counselling alone on Weight-for-Age z-score change in children from ≥ 1 to ≤ 6 years of age…
- Trial name
- MONS (NCT05193630)
- Testing
- Milnutri Sure™
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 172 people
- Sponsor
- Danone Specialized Nutrition (M) Sdn Bhd