Clinical trials: Ingestive Behavior
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
Cobalamin Supplementation During Infancy; Effect on B-vitamin Status, Growth and Psychomotor Development
Adequate levels of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is necessary for normal growth and development in infants. We have earlier investigated cobalamin status in healthy children and we observed metabolic evidence of impaired cobalamin…
- Trial name
- NCT00479479
- Testing
- Hydroxycobalamin (Vitamin B12 Depot, Nycomed Pharma)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Premature; Infant, Light-for-dates, Breastfeeding
Probiotics and Early Microbial Contact in Preterm Neonates
Probiotics are live microbes which, when administered in sufficient amounts, confer a health benefit to the host. According to recent clinical trials, administration of probiotics to very low birth weight infants significantly…
- Trial name
- ProPre (NCT01454661)
- Testing
- LGG, LGG+Bb-12
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Early Intervention, Educational, Health Promotion
Educational Nutritional Intervention for Adolescents
Randomized controlled trial by conglomerates whose objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational nutritional intervention, based on the Social Cognitive Theory, for the increase in the consumption of vegetables and…
- Conditions
- Early Intervention, Educational, Health Promotion, Feeding Behavior, Adolescent Health
- Trial name
- NCT05403060
- Testing
- ALIADA: Alimentación, Adolescencia y Ambiente
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Mexico
Breastfeeding
Web-based Breastfeeding Education for Adolescent Mothers
The present study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of web-based and face-to-face breastfeeding education given to primipara adolescent pregnant women.
- Trial name
- NCT06748300
- Testing
- web- based education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuzuncu Yil University
Diet Habit, Body Weight Changes
Body Composition, Growth, and Maturation of Triathletes
The goal of this observational study is to determine if physical activity and the adherence to a Mediterranean diet have a relationship with body composition, growth, and maturation status in youth triathletes.
- Trial name
- NCT06534567
- Testing
- Mediterranean Diet, Physical activity
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alicante
Fasting
Effect of Premedicant Oral Paracetamol on Gastric Volume and pH
Patients are asked to fast before general anaesthesia to reduce the risk that any gastric contents could be regurgitated and aspirated into the lungs once anaesthetised.
- Trial name
- NCT04625608
- Testing
- Paracetamol, Standard care
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College Hospital NHS Trust
Feeding Behavior, Feeding Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood
iKanEat: A Randomized-controlled, Multi-center Trial of Megestrol for Chronic Oral Food Refusal in Children
This is a multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial. The primary focus of the study is the evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment with megestrol as part of a 24 week behavioral feeding…
- Trial name
- iKanEat (NCT03815019)
- Testing
- Megestrol Acetate, iKanEat Behavioral Intervention
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Breastfeeding, SUID
Social Media and Risk Reduction Teaching-Enhanced Reach
This study aims to improve adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics safe sleep (SS) recommendations and improve rates of initiation and duration of partial and exclusive breastfeeding (BF) through direct education of mothers…
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, SUID, SIDS
- Trial name
- SMARTER (NCT04387552)
- Testing
- Prenatal Safe Sleep Mobile Health (mHealth) Messaging, Prenatal Breastfeeding Mobile Health (mHealth) Messaging, Postnatal Safe Sleep Mobile Health (mHealth) Messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,093 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Type1diabetes, Fasting
Early Versus Late Administration of Insulin Glargine in T1DM During Fasting Ramadan
To compare different timing of insulin Glargine administration (early-6 pm versus standard bedtime-10 pm) as part of standard of care in patients with type1 diabetes who wish to fast the month of Ramadan.
- Conditions
- Type1diabetes, Fasting, Insulin
- Trial name
- NCT04383990
- Testing
- Timing of taking insulin
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center
Gastric Emptying
Ultrasound Assessment of Gastric Residual Volume in Children Scheduled for Elective Surgery After Clear Fluids Fasting for One Versus Two Hours: a Comparative Study
Ultrasound guided comparison of gastric residual volume after clear fluid fasting for one versus two hours in pediatrics scheduled for elective surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04228497
- Testing
- gastric ultrasound, the clear fluid intake
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 226 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kasr El Aini Hospital
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Oxytocin Treatment in Neonates and Infants With Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind part of the phase III trial to assess the safety and efficacy of 4 weeks oxytocin (OT) administration on oral and social skills in neonates/infants with Prader-Willi…
- Trial name
- OTBB3 (NCT04283578)
- Testing
- OT
- Where
- 7 sites in Belgium, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Vitamin D Deficiency
Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency
Breastfed infants living in a northern location (41 degrees N) are at high risk of vitamin D deficiency during winter. This trial is designed to determine how much supplemental vitamin D breastfed infants need to receive in order…
- Trial name
- NCT00494104
- Testing
- Vitamin D drops, 200 or 400 or 600 IU/day or 800 IU/day
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 398 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Ankyloglossia
Efficacy of Neonatal Release of Ankyloglossia
The purpose of this study is to determine if frenotomy for ankyloglossia will improve infant breastfeeding, decrease maternal nipple pain and increase duration of breastfeeding with the hypothesis that frenotomy will do all of…
- Trial name
- NCT00967915
- Testing
- Frentomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth
Obesity, Childhood
Black Adolescent & Entertainment Study
The study is being conducted to obtain adolescent girls' thoughts and opinions on relationship and communication styles are shown on television.
- Trial name
- NCT03537755
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Feeding Behavior
Effect of Varying Proportions of Low and High Energy Dense Foods Over 5 Days in Preschool Children
In this study, the investigators will vary the proportions of high- and low-energy-dense foods served to preschool children at all meals and snacks during three 5-day periods.
- Trial name
- NCT03242863
- Testing
- Food proportionality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Childhood Obesity Prevention
Anthropometric Outcomes of a Mobile Health Intervention for Eating Behaviour and Lifestyle in Infancy
Lifestyle, activity, and feeding behaviours during early childhood set the foundation for subsequent lifelong metabolic health as an adult.
- Trial name
- NCT06457750
- Testing
- Feeding, Lifestyle, Activity Goals (FLAGs) Digital Health Application
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Dietary Habits
Appalachians Together Restoring the Eating Environment
Most of the nation's serious chronic health challenges and causes of death, including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and obesity, are directly linked to sub-optimal diet.
- Trial name
- Appal-TREE (NCT02399436)
- Testing
- School-Based Healthy Snacking Campaign, Community Cooking Classes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 720 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mark Swanson, PhD
Breastfeeding, Preterm Birth
Sodium Awareness in Lactation Trial
SALT is a multi-centre, non-blinded, non-randomized prospective interventional pilot study teaching lactating parents of hospitalized preterm infants how to test their breastmilk sodium (Na) using point-of-care (POC) meters.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Preterm Birth, Breast Pumping, Lactation; Insufficient, Partial
- Trial name
- SALT (NCT06563726)
- Testing
- point-of-care milk sodium testing
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children