Clinical trials: Infant Nutrition
Preterm, Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Weight Gain in Extremely Premature Infant With Targeted Versus Adjusted Fortification
Investigation about the effect on weight gain in extremely low birth weight preterm with individualized fortification, according to human milk analysis versus fortification adjusted according to urea serum concentration.
- Conditions
- Preterm, Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Feeding, Breast, Food, Fortified
- Trial name
- FORTIN (NCT04982133)
- Testing
- Protein supplementation based on plasma urea concentration every other week or human milk analysis on experiment
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario La Paz
Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Premature, Diseases
Farm Work & Preterm Low Birthweight Among Hispanic Women
The most persistent and intractable cause of infant and child mortality and morbidity in the US remains preterm and low birthweight deliveries.
- Trial name
- NCT00015613
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Breastmilk Collection, Childhood Obesity
Breastmilk Composition and Microbial Profile in the Growth and Development of Healthy Term-born Infants
An increasing number of children are developing non-communicable diseases that carry immediate and long-term significant societal and economic impacts.
- Conditions
- Breastmilk Collection, Childhood Obesity, Childhood Asthma, Allergy
- Trial name
- NCT06970535
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Vitamin A Deficiency
Retinol Status in Preterm Infants and Mothers
Retinol and retinol binding protein were studied in the umbilical cord blood of 44 preterm infants with gestation age of < 30 weeks. Serum retinol and RBP levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
- Trial name
- NCT04780958
- Testing
- Serum retinol and RBP levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Malnutrition, Infant, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Providing Breastfeeding Support After Discharge From Hospital to Improve Growth and Development of Malnourished Infants
The current guidelines used to manage malnutrition among infants aged below 6 months (u6m) recommend that infants admitted to hospital with malnutrition be supported to reestablish exclusive breastfeeding before discharge.
- Trial name
- IBAMI-2 (NCT06372418)
- Testing
- Breastfeeding peer support intervention, Standard Care
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Behavior, Infant, Development, Infant
Maternal Scent and Preterm Infant Nutrition
To study the effect of maternal scent on the oral feeding, behavior and stress level of premature infants hospitalized in the Neonatal intensive care unit and to assess its potential effect on their development at 18 to 24 months.
- Conditions
- Behavior, Infant, Development, Infant, Development, Child
- Trial name
- NCT03849248
- Testing
- Maternal scent cloth
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Vitamin D Deficiency, Pre Eclampsia
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Vitamin D Supplementation to Pregnant Women and Their Infants in Pakistan.
Vitamin D deficiency is wide spread in South Asian population and is contributing to burden of disease in this region including Pakistan.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Pre Eclampsia, Stillbirths, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT01229189
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 460 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Healthy Infants
Growth, Tolerance, and Functional Biomarkers in Healthy Infants Receiving Dietary Supplements
This is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled nutritional study aimed at investigating growth, tolerance, and functional biomarkers in healthy infants receiving dietary supplements from birth to 2.5 months of age
- Trial name
- NCT07630584
- Testing
- Probiotic dietary supplement
- Where
- 2 sites in Philippines
- Volunteers
- 327 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Disease
Benefits and Risks of Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis
Although cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common, life-threatening autosomal recessive genetic disorder of the white population, there are often delays in diagnosis and hence start of treatment.
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Disease, Pseudomonas Infections
- Trial name
- NCT00014950
- Testing
- CF newborn screening
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Prematurity
Fact-based Nutrition for Infants and Lactating Mothers
Human milk (HM) is the ideal source of nutrients for infants, but its composition is highly variable. When not enough own mother's milk (OMM) is available, the administration of pasteurized donor human milk (DHM) is considered…
- Trial name
- NUTRISHIELD (NCT05646940)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria La Fe
Prader Willi Syndrome
Evaluation of Tolerance, Suckling and Food Intake After Repeated Nasals Administrations of Oxytocin in PWS Infants
The Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) includes severe neonatal hypotonia with impaired suckling leading to failure to thrive in the most severe cases, subsequently followed by an early onset of morbid obesity with hyperphagia and…
- Trial name
- OTBB2 (NCT02205034)
- Testing
- oxytocin
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Vitamin A Deficiency, Iron Deficiency
Effect Of Multiple Biofortified Food Crops On Micronutrient Status And Immune Function Among Indian Infants and Their Mothers
In this study, meals based on multiple food crops (containing either biofortified or commercially-available food crops) will be fed to young children in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India over a period of nine months to measure…
- Conditions
- Vitamin A Deficiency, Iron Deficiency, Zinc Deficiency
- Trial name
- MBFC (NCT02648893)
- Testing
- Multiple biofortified food crops (MBFC-Exp), Commercially available non-fortified food crops (MBFC-C)
- Where
- 2 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Gastroschisis
Early Feeds in Gastroschisis
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of initiating early feeds in neonates with gastroschisis, a condition where infants are born with their intestines outside the body.
- Trial name
- GAIN (NCT06878950)
- Testing
- Early Feeding Protocol
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Infant Formula
Gastrointestinal Tolerability of a Partially Hydrolyzed Ready-to-feed Infant Formula in Healthy Newborns
Gastrointestinal tolerability of a partially hydrolyzed, whey-based, ready-to-feed infant formula in healthy newborns during the birth hospitalization period: a post-market study
- Trial name
- NCT05097924
- Testing
- NAN Supreme HypoAllergenic Starter Infant Formula in ready-to-feed format
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
Safety and Efficacy Study of Asfotase Alfa in Severely Affected Infants With Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
This clinical trial studies the safety and efficacy of asfotase alfa in infants and young children with infantile onset HPP.
- Trial name
- NCT00744042
- Testing
- asfotase alfa
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Vitamin D Deficiency, Cystic Fibrosis
Efficacy of Intensive Cholecalciferol Monitoring and Supplementation on Serum vitD Levels in Pediatric Patients With CF
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by alterations in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene, characterized by multisystemic alterations, mainly in the lung, intestine…
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Cystic Fibrosis, Bone Density, Low, Inflammation Chronic
- Trial name
- NCT05276960
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol Pill
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez
Growth Retardation, Malnutrition
Nutrition Education Package for Infants and Young Child Feeding and Health in Rural Tanzania
Building on the success of community-based peer education and counselling in breastfeeding, it is possible to address young child feeding and health practices in the surveyed district.
- Trial name
- NECTAc (NCT02249754)
- Testing
- Nutrition education, Routine health education
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sokoine University of Agriculture
Premature; Infant, Light-for-dates, Feeding Patterns
Comparison of Regional Splanchnic Tissue Oxygenation Measured by NIRS in Preterm Babies Fed Bolus Versus Continuous Feeding
Early initiation of enteral feeding, achievement of full enteral feeding and cessation of parenteral nutrition are extremely important in the very premature infant.
- Trial name
- NCT02072109
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Late Premature Infants, Systemic Nutritional Management
Research of Systemic Management for Late Preterm Infants Nutrition in China
The purpose of the project is to investigate the status of nutrition management of late preterm infants in the member hospitals in the Beijing association of preterm infants, and set up the systemic nutritional management of late…
- Trial name
- NLP (NCT02605577)
- Testing
- new systemic nutrition management protocol
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Infant Development
Developing Advanced MRI Methods for Detecting the Impact of Nutrients on Infant Brain Development
The purpose is to study the effect of infant nutrition on brain development, as measured using Magnetic Resonance (MR) techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT02058225
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital