Clinical trials: Maternal Nutrition
Hypovitaminosis, Vitamin A Deficiency
Impact of Maternal Supplementation With Dual Megadose of Vitamin A
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of maternal supplementation with 400,000 IU of oral retinol palmitate in the post-partum, the nutritional situation of the binomial mother-child, on growth and morbidity of…
- Trial name
- NCT00742937
- Testing
- vitamin A
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 239 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Materno Infantil Prof. Fernando Figueira
Adherence, Pregnancy
Evaluation of an Intervention for Optimizing Pregnant Women's Adherence to Maternal Multiple Micronutrients Supplements
In collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria and Bauchi State, Nutrition International (NI) conducted a three-year implementation research study to assess whether adherence solutions - developed through a…
- Trial name
- NCT07644780
- Testing
- Implementation Approaches
- Where
- 3 sites in Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 2,601 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nutrition International
Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Attitude to Health Postpartum Period Primiparity
Client-Centered Breastfeeding Support: Effects on Primipara Mothers in a Randomized Trial Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, Attitudes, and Problems in Primiparous Mothers: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study Description The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to examine the effects of a client health behavior interaction model-based breastfeeding support program on breastfeeding self-efficacy, attitudes, and problems in…
- Trial name
- NCT06446362
- Testing
- IMCHB-Based Breastfeeding Support Program, Standard Breastfeeding Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Methylation, Body Composition
Diet and Nutrition Pilot Study for Chinese Adolescents and Their Mothers
Background: Researchers want to collect information on diet, physical activity, and sun exposure in children and young adults. The data can provide information on the effect these factors might have on the development of cancer…
- Conditions
- Methylation, Body Composition, Physical Activity, Puberty
- Trial name
- NCT01517139
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 278 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
HIV/AIDS, Hypertension
Evaluating the Impact of a Community Health Worker Program in Neno, Malawi
This protocol concerns the implementation and evaluation of an intervention designed to realign the existing cadre of Community Health Workers (CHW) in Neno District, Malawi to better support the care needs of the clients they…
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Hypertension, Asthma, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT03106727
- Testing
- Household model
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 122,395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Partners in Health
Vitamin D Deficiency
The Effect of Vitamin D3 Therapy on Vitamin D Status in Pregnant Women With Vitamin D Deficient and Insufficient
This study is a randomized controlled trial which compares the effect of vitamin D3 therapy 5,000 IU daily and 50,000 IU on 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)2D, VDBP, and 24,25(OH)2D maternal serum levels in pregnant women with vitamin D…
- Trial name
- NCT06054919
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Obesity & Overweight
Healthy Eating for My Infant: A Community- Informed Infant Obesity Prevention Program Addressing the Impact of Maternal Mental Health on Eating and Feeding
Infants from low-income families are at increased risk for obesity, but obesity prevention programs tailored specifically to the needs of these infants are lacking.
- Trial name
- NCT07284108
- Testing
- Healthy Eating for My Infant (HEMI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Childhood Obesity
The Healthy Lifestyles Passport Program: a Nutrition Education Program to Prevent Childhood Obesity
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Healthy Lifestyles Passport Program (HLPP) in preventing infant and childhood obesity.
- Trial name
- HLPP (NCT01649115)
- Testing
- Healthy Lifestyles Passport
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Health Care System
Obesity, Childhood, Asthma in Children
Asthma and Obesity Diet Versus Exercise
Obesity is recognized as a pro-inflammatory condition associated with multiple chronic diseases, including asthma. The specific mechanisms linking asthma and obesity remain hypothetical.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Asthma in Children, Inflammatory Response, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03644355
- Testing
- Lifestyle counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Malnutrition, Child, Wasting Disease
Cash Plus Interventions for Prevention of Acute Malnutrition in Children Under 5 and Their Mothers in Somalia
This trial studied different combinations of cash assistance to families that live in food insecure areas of Somalia and aimed to understand if this cash assistance provided reduced malnutrition of children and mothers.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Child, Wasting Disease, Stunting, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT06642012
- Testing
- Cash only, Cash + Social Behavior Change Communication, Cash + top-up cash
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Somalia
- Volunteers
- 3,384 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Fetal Developmental Abnormality, Fetal Development
Scottish Advanced Fetal Research Study
In-utero exposure to drugs and chemicals through maternal smoking, alcohol use, drug abuse, prescription medicines and occupational/lifestyle exposures is widespread.
- Conditions
- Fetal Developmental Abnormality, Fetal Development, Human, Life Style
- Trial name
- SAFeR (NCT04613583)
- Testing
- SAFeR fetuses
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Marasmus, Kwashiorkor
Mothers Understand And Can do it - Mid Upper Arm Circumference Screening for Malnutrition Performed by Mothers
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE : To determine whether mothers, given minimal group training, are capable of using a MUAC (mid-upper arm circumference) bracelet to screen their children for malnutrition and categorise them into one of three…
- Conditions
- Marasmus, Kwashiorkor, Malnutrition; Degree, Moderate, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- MUAC (NCT01790815)
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance for International Medical Action
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
Cobalamin Supply and Metabolism in Healthy Children From Birth to the Age of 12 Months and in Their Mothers (Cbl_Neo)
Introduction: Infants with severe vitamin B12 (cobalamin, Cbl) deficiency can develop severe, sometimes irreparable neurological damage in the first months of life.
- Trial name
- Cbl_Neo (NCT05315843)
- Where
- 2 sites in Austria, Germany
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Overweight, Obese
Post-delivery Maternal-offspring Obesity and Metabolic Risk After a Prepregnancy Weight-loss Intervention
The goal of PrepareD is to examine whether the prepregnancy weight-loss intervention administered during the Prepare trial [NCT02346162] has an influence in the postnatal period.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obese, Metabolic Disorders, Postpartum
- Trial name
- PrepareD (NCT06067126)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Obesity, Childhood, Lifestyle Intervention
Obesity-fertility Cohort Study: Protocol for the Assessment of Children Aged 6-12 Years and Their Mothers
Maternal preconception obesity and adverse gestational metabolic health increase the risk of childhood obesity in offspring. A group of investigators from Université de Sherbrooke therefore developed a lifestyle intervention…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Lifestyle Intervention, Preconception Care
- Trial name
- NCT06402825
- Testing
- Fit-for-Fertility program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Child Development, Maternal Depression
WASH Benefits Child Development Follow up
The purpose of this study is to determine if the effects of individual and combined water, sanitation, hygiene, and nutrition interventions in early childhood on child development and maternal mental health persist into middle…
- Trial name
- WASH-BFU (NCT04443855)
- Testing
- Water quality, Sanitation, Hand washing
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 4,932 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Obesity, Water; Lack of
Preventing Early Childhood Obesity, Part 1: Long-term Follow-up
This study extends follow up on of Native American (NA) mothers and their children (now age 3-5 years) enrolled in the 1:1 randomized controlled trial of the Family Spirit Nurture (FSN) intervention designed to prevent early…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Water; Lack of, Childhood Obesity, Feeding Behavior
- Trial name
- PECO1-LTF (NCT05424471)
- Testing
- Family Spirit Nurture (FSN), Control Group - Vehicle Safety
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Reduce the Risk of Obesity During Infancy, Reduce the Risk of Insulin Resistance
Minimizing the Risk for Obesity During Infancy by Extensive Advisory Service
0-hypothesis: advisory support does not 1. prolong the the breast-feeding period 2. minimize the risk of obesity and metabolic dysfunction in infants of obese mothers
- Trial name
- NCT01235663
- Testing
- advisory support
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 226 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital
Microbial Colonization, Nutrient Deficiency
Effect of Nutrition Training on Mothers' Nutrition Pattern, Breast Milk and Newborn Intestinal Microbiota
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of nutrition Training on mothers' nutrition pattern, breast milk and newborn intestinal microbiota.
- Trial name
- microbiota (NCT04223375)
- Testing
- Nutrition Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Premature Birth, Birth Weight
Fresh RX: NHS 2020
This study is an evaluation of the Fresh Rx: Nourishing Healthy Starts program administered by Operation Food Search, a St. Louis-based nonprofit organization.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Birth Weight, Post Partum Depression, Health Care Utilization
- Trial name
- NCT04845230
- Testing
- FreshRx Nourishing Healthy Starts
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine