Clinical trials: Intestines
Feeding Intolerance, Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Evaluation of Feeding Intolerance in Premature Infants Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy
Nowadays feeding intolerance (FI) is a common condition among preterm infants. It has been estimated that 16%-29% of premature infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) develop feeding intolerance at some point…
- Conditions
- Feeding Intolerance, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Premature Infant
- Trial name
- NIRS/NICU2 (NCT02534090)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Acute Appendicitis, Abscess
Water And Saline Head-to-head In The Blinded Evaluation Study Trial
Patients who are diagnosed with acute appendicitis consented and then randomized into two arms of the trial. In one arm, patients receive irrigation of the abdomen during surgery with normal saline, or salt water.
- Trial name
- WASHITBEST (NCT02714023)
- Testing
- Normal Saline, Sterile Water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Analysis of Birth Outcomes of Swedish, Danish and Finnish Women Exposed to Remicade With Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, and Psoriasis
The purpose of this study is collection and analysis of information pertaining to pregnancy outcomes in women exposed to infliximab during pregnancy, relative to the background risk in similar but non-biologic exposed patients…
- Trial name
- NCT00658827
- Testing
- No intervention
- Volunteers
- 370 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Janssen Biotech, Inc.
Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia
Palliative Care Needs of Children With Rare Diseases and Their Families
The palliative care needs of family caregivers of children with rare diseases and their children are largely unmet, including the need for support to prepare for future medical decision making.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia, Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency, CHARGE Syndrome
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT06938542)
- Testing
- Family Centered pediatric palliative care for family caregivers of children with rare diseases.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Psychosocial Impairment
Evaluation of Quality of Life and Psychosocial Status in Children With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition that affects the psychosocial status and physical activities of children and their parents in many ways.
- Trial name
- NCT06270277
- Testing
- Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL), Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital
Healthy Young Adults
Exploring Wellbeing Outcomes in Adolescents Using Bifidobacterium Longum, 1714™
The purpose of this study is to evaluate changes in self-reported wellbeing outcomes in adolescents. Bifidobacterium longum, 1714™ has previously been associated with beneficial effects on stress-related outcomes, sleep quality…
- Trial name
- NCT07752342
- Testing
- Bifidobacterium longum, 1714™
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novonesis
Dysentery
Identification of Correlates of Protection Against Shigella and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli Infections
The aim of this study is to accelerate the development of vaccine candidates against diarrheal diseases caused by Shigella and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC).
- Trial name
- NCT01638039
- Testing
- Laboratory Tests
- Where
- 7 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
Enhancing Endoscopic Scoring Consistency and Accuracy in IBD: a Video-based Training Approach
Endoscopic scoring systems are vital for the objective assessment of disease activity being used in both clinical trials and daily clinical practice.
- Trial name
- CONCORDIA (NCT06961942)
- Testing
- Training
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Dysbiosis, Cardiometabolic Health Indicators
Pulse Education and Children
This parallel-arm, randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effectiveness of a 6-week pulse-focused nutrition intervention in school-aged children (6-13 years).
- Conditions
- Dysbiosis, Cardiometabolic Health Indicators, Education on Feeding and Health Status, Gut Motility
- Trial name
- NCT07648446
- Testing
- Education Only, Education + Pulse Provision, Cooking Class
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Infections
Education Intervention to Reduce Helminth Infections and Absenteeism in Grade 5 School-children
To efficiently control soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm), WHO, PAHO, and others recommend the inclusion of an education strategy in school-based deworming programs.
- Trial name
- NCT01085799
- Testing
- Health Education Intervention
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 1,101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Diarrhea, Constipation
Effect of Probiotics on Intestinal Bacterial Population and Immune Modulation
The balance between immunogenic and tolerogenic activities in human immune system strongly depends on microflora-induced pro-and anti-inflammatory activities. Probiotics are important components of microflora.
- Trial name
- NCT00763399
- Testing
- probiotics (antibiophilus(Lactobacillus casei), bio-three)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Breast Carcinoma, Cervical Carcinoma
The Ohio State University (OSU) SCREEN Community Program
This clinical trial develops and tests how well a multi-level intervention (MLI), The Ohio State University (OSU) SCREEN Community Program, works to increase screening and follow-up for breast, cervical and colorectal (CRC)…
- Conditions
- Breast Carcinoma, Cervical Carcinoma, Colorectal Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT06666192
- Testing
- Cancer Screening, Discussion, Educational Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,067 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Characterization of Phenotype and Genotype of Early Onset Enteropathies
This study has been set up in order to characterize phenotypes and genotypes of patients with early onset enteropathies. In that goal, Investigators will collect biological samples (mainly blood) of patients suffering from early…
- Trial name
- IMMUNOBIOTA (NCT02614911)
- Testing
- Biological sampling
- Where
- 12 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1,445 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imagine Institute
Helminthiasis, Nematode Infection
Impact of Alternative Treatment Strategies and Delivery Systems for Soil-transmitted Helminths in Kenya
The mainstay of control of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) is school-based deworming but recent modelling has highlights that in all but low very transmission settings, the treatment of school-aged children is unlikely to…
- Conditions
- Helminthiasis, Nematode Infection, Disease Transmission, Infectious
- Trial name
- TUMIKIA (NCT02397772)
- Testing
- albendazole
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 21,761 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical 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
Premature Birth of Newborn, Enterocolitis, Necrotizing
A Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating if Antibiotic Use in the First 48 Hours of Life Adversely Impacts the Preterm Infant Microbiome
The purpose of this study is to determine whether antibiotics given immediately after birth alter the development of the developing preterm infant's microbiome, which may further alter overall clinical outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT02477423
- Testing
- Ampicillin, Gentamicins
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Stress, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Evaluating and Treating Potential Research Participants With Digestive Disorders
Background: Some research studies focus on digestive disorders, such as nutritional, gastrointestinal, and liver disorders. Researchers want to examine and treat people with digestive disorders in order to learn more about these…
- Conditions
- Stress, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Obesity, Abdominal Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01736280
- Testing
- Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Respiratory Infections in Children
Probiotics, Respiratory and Intestinal Microbiome and Respiratory Tract Infections in Children
Pneumonia and diarrhea are the most frequent causes of infectious diseases in children under 5 years of age worldwide, responsible for 1.5 million deaths annually. In up to 80% of pneumonia cases the etiology is viral.
- Trial name
- NCT03683927
- Testing
- Bacillus clausii, Sterile water
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
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
Gut Microbiota
Effect of an Infant Formula With Synbiotics in Infants Born Via Caesarean Section
A multi-centre, randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, controlled, exploratory clinical trial is conducted to assess the positive effect of feeding a formula containing synbiotics (pre- and probiotics) on the composition of…
- Trial name
- GOLF-CS (NCT04991792)
- Testing
- Intervention Group 1: Infant Formula with synbiotics, Intervention Group 2: Infant Formula with prebiotics, Control Group 1 and 2: Infant Formula without synbiotics
- Where
- Bulgaria
- Volunteers
- 486 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HiPP GmbH & Co. Vertrieb KG