Clinical trials: Folate
Colorectal Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00003001
- Testing
- fluorouracil, gemcitabine hydrochloride, leucovorin calcium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Anemia
School-Based Assessment of Micronutrient Interventions in Adolescents (SAMIA) in Zanzibar
This purpose of this study is to assess effects of iron and folic acid supplementation and multiple micronutrient supplementation on anemia status and school performance/attendance among in-school adolescents in Zanzibar…
- Trial name
- SAMIA (NCT05104554)
- Testing
- Iron and folic acid (IFA), Multiple Micronutrient Supplement (MMS)
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 2,480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Subfertility
Mild Versus Conventional Ovarian Stimulation Treatment for In Vitro Fertilization
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is an assisted reproductive technique to achieve pregnancy in subfertile couples of which the average success rate is only 25%.
- Trial name
- FOLFO (NCT00985062)
- Testing
- Mild Ovarian Stimulation Treatment, Conventional Ovarian Stimulation Treatment
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Kidney Diseases, Urologic Diseases
Folic Acid for Prevention of Contrast Induced Nephropathy
The purpose of this study is to determine whether periprocedural administration of folic acid is effective in the prevention of contrast induced nephropathy in patients undergoing coronary CTA/angiography/angioplasty.
- Trial name
- FAPCIN (NCT02444013)
- Testing
- Folic acid
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Hepatitis C
A Pilot Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Folic Acid and/or Vitamin B Complex on Hepatitis C Infected Patients Treated With Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin.
Since success of the combination therapy with PEG-IFN and RBV is contingent on maintaining adequate doses of both drugs throughout the treatment period, the emergence of hematological side effects is expected and requires…
- Trial name
- NCT02150291
- Testing
- Folic acid, Neurobion
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- British University In Egypt
Malaria
Micronutrients and Child Health Study
The purpose of this study is to determine to what extent supplementation with zinc and other micronutrients are efficacious in preventing malaria in young Tanzanian children.
- Trial name
- MACH (NCT00623857)
- Testing
- Zinc, Vitamins and minerals other than zinc, Vitamins plus zinc and other minerals
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 612 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Gastric Cancer
High-Dose Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Stomach Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug and giving higher doses may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00002722
- Testing
- cisplatin, fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
Resection/Synchronous Pulmonary or Hepatic Oligometastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
This is a clinical trial that tests a surgical treatment. Everyone in the study will get the same treatment, and there is no comparison or placebo group.
- Trial name
- PHOLIPANC (NCT07340151)
- Testing
- Surgical resection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Anaemia
Impact of Vitamin B12 Supplementation With Iron and Folic Acid on Adolescent Girls
The study is a clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of Vitamin B12 supplementation along with Iron Folic Acid (IFA) in combating anaemia. Adolescent anaemic girls will be randomly divided into two groups.
- Trial name
- NCT01490944
- Testing
- Iron, Folic acid and Cyanocobalamin, Iron and Folic Acid
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indian Council of Medical Research
Maternal Dietary Diversity, Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation
Assessing the Feasibility of Integrating a Package of Maternal Nutrition Interventions Into Antenatal Care Services in Burkina Faso
Alive \& Thrive (A\&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding…
- Conditions
- Maternal Dietary Diversity, Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation, Early Initiation of Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- NCT04155437
- Testing
- Health Facility Level Interventions, Community Level Interventions, Health System Level Interventions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Preeclampsia
Cornell University-Micronutrient Initiative Calcium Supplementation Study
The World Health Organization (WHO) now recommends prenatal calcium supplementation for prevention of preeclampsia in populations with inadequate dietary intake.
- Trial name
- MICA (NCT02238704)
- Testing
- Regimen A calcium and iron/folic acid, Regimen B calcium and iron/folic acid
- Where
- 16 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,032 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Anemia
Effectiveness and Acceptability of Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation With Conditional Cash Transfer (WIFASCCT) Among Adolescent Girls in Four Districts of Pakistan in Low Income Setting
In Pakistan, adolescent girls aged 15-19 years are particularly vulnerable to anemia and malnutrition, with over half (54.7%) being anemic.
- Trial name
- NCT06733844
- Testing
- Weekly iron folic acid supplementations
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 2,131 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Anemia
Trial of Pre-Pregnancy Supplements
The purpose of this study is to determine whether daily oral supplements of multivitamins (including vitamins B-complex, C and E) along with Iron and folic acid given to non-pregnant women results in lower prevalence of anemia in…
- Trial name
- TOPPS (NCT01183572)
- Testing
- Multivitamins, Folic Acid, and Iron, Folic Acid and Iron, Folic Acid
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 802 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Anemia
Controlling Anemia During Pregnancy: Sprinkles Versus IFA Tablets
'Very significant progress has been made but the job is less than half done' may summarise the efforts made to control vitamin A and iodine deficiency disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT06516081
- Testing
- Micronutrient powder (Sprinkles®)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Down Syndrome
Efficacy Study of Folinic Acid to Improve Mental Development of Children With Down Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine whether folinic acid can improve developmental quotient of young Down syndrome patients, given that these present signs of folate deficiency which are known to cause reversible…
- Trial name
- NCT00294593
- Testing
- folinic acid
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Jerome Lejeune
Dietary Assessment
Dietary Intake of Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 Among Teenage Girls - Validation of Food Frequency Questionnaire
Folate and vitamin B12 deficiencies are associated with various health issues, including anemia, cardiovascular disease, depression, and birth defects.
- Trial name
- NCT06094023
- Testing
- Food Frequency Questionnaire, 24 Hour food recall
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Healthy
Where is the Initial Site of Biotransformation of Folates in Humans?
The aim of this study is to test the assumption that, in humans, folic acid, a dietary supplement is biotransformed (reduced and methylated) to the natural circulating plasma folate 6S-5Methyltetrahydrofolic acid (5-MTHF) in the…
- Trial name
- FOLTIPS (NCT02135393)
- Testing
- 13C5-folic acid or 13C5-6S-5-FormylTHF
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust
Healthy
Influence of Vitamin-B-complex on Cognitive Ability of Kindergarten Kids
Vitamin-B and Folic intake of Kindergarten kids in Germany is only 50-70% of the official recommendations. In studies with adults it has been found that for example providing people suffering from Alzheimer´s disease improved…
- Trial name
- SIMBA (NCT00811291)
- Testing
- Vitamine-B and Folic Acid Complex, calcium, calcium
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Morbidity, Mortality
Impact of Zinc Supplementation on Mortality and Hospitalizations in Children Aged 1 Months to 23 Months
Children, aged 1 months to 23 months, in the intervention households received zinc, iron and folic acid and those in the control households were administered iron and folic acid (IFA) alone for a period of one year.
- Conditions
- Morbidity, Mortality, Diarrhea, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT00269542
- Testing
- Zinc and iron folic acid - Intervention
- Volunteers
- 94,359 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Society for Applied Studies
Gingival Overgrowth
Folic Acid Supplementation in Phenytoin Induced Gingival Overgrowth
Phenytoin, a common anti-seizure drug, leads to cosmetically unacceptable side effect of gingival overgrowth in a significant number of patients.
- Trial name
- PIGO (NCT00781196)
- Testing
- folic acid
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences