Clinical trials: Maternal Nutrition
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
FACILITY: Feeding the fAmiLy: the Intergenerational approaCh to fIght obesiTY
The FACILITY STUDY is aimed at evaluating maternal and children social, cultural, economic and lifestyle-related risk factors for the development of childhood overweight, obesity and early adiposity rebound (EAR).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity, Maternal, Overweight
- Trial name
- FACILITY (NCT06164340)
- Volunteers
- 269 people
- Sponsor
- Buzzi Children's Hospital
Malnutrition
Comparing Performance of Simplified Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Devices ("Click-MUACs") to Detect Acute Malnutrition
The Click-Mid-Upper Arm Circumference study aims to describe and compare the performance of a set of three simplified mid-upper arm circumference classification devices ("Click-MUAC") for use by mothers and caregivers to screen…
- Trial name
- NCT02833740
- Testing
- Click-MUAC prototype & regular MUAC tape
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 345 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Action Contre la Faim
Starvation, Caesarean Section
Do Preoperative Carbohydrate Drinks Prevent Preoperative Catabolism in Mothers Undergoing Elective Caesarean Section? A Randomised Controlled Study
The primary aim of this randomised control trial is to assess the impact of pre-operative carbohydrate loading on the incidence of urinary ketone bodies when compared to standard care in elective caesarean section.
- Trial name
- NCT03220997
- Testing
- Vitaflow Preload
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
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
Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Providing Postnatal Breastfeeding Support Through the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
The Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) aims to improve birth outcomes among Canadian women in challenging life circumstances, including those who are adolescents, newcomers, low-income or single mothers.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Infant Nutrition, Complementary Feeding
- Trial name
- PINSTEP-4 (NCT03589963)
- Testing
- Postnatal Lactation Support
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Pregnancy, Protein-Energy Malnutrition
NutFish and Nutrient Supplementation in Pregnancy Class to Improve Maternal and Birth Outcomes
This study evaluates the intervention of Nut Fish based food, micro nutrients supplementation and pregnancy class to improve maternal and birth outcome. This is cluster randomized trial with two arms.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Protein-Energy Malnutrition, Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT02959125
- Testing
- NutFish Based Food Supplementation, Multiple micronutrients, Health Education in Pregnancy Class
- Where
- 2 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Semarang Health Polytechnic
Stunting, Wasting
Impact Evaluation of Benazir Nashonuma Program (BNP) on Stunting Among Under-five Children
The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of Benazir Nashonuma Program (BNP) on prevalence of stunting among under-five children in low income setting of Pakistan.
- Conditions
- Stunting, Wasting, Anemia, Nutrient Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT06025786
- Testing
- Benazir Nashonuma Program (BNP)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 13,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
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
Protein Malnutrition
Formative Research Study to Address Protein Intake in Children and Analysis of Breast Milk Nutrient Content in Mothers
This formative research seeks to explore the use of egg (as a potential source of protein) as nutritional supplement for young children aged 6-8 months of either sex and breast milk composition of mothers of infants under 6…
- Trial name
- NCT03140696
- Testing
- Egg Alone, Egg and ready to use supplementary food (RUSF), Egg and breast milk
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Low Birthweight, Preterm Birth
Enhancing Nutrition and Antenatal Infection Treatment for Maternal and Child Health in Ethiopia
The ENAT study will test the impact of packages of antenatal interventions to enhance maternal nutrition and manage pregnancy infections on the outcomes of infant birth size, gestational length, and infant growth in the first 6…
- Conditions
- Low Birthweight, Preterm Birth, Maternal; Malnutrition, Affecting Fetus, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Trial name
- ENAT (NCT04171388)
- Testing
- Azithromycin 500 mg, Multiple Micronutrient or Fortified Balanced Energy Protein Supplement, Enhanced Infection Management Package (EIMP)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dental Caries, Obesity Risk
Mothers' Action Project for Child Health
This randomized controlled trial will recruit Bangladeshi mothers and their young children into a 12 month intervention that provides child health and oral health education and seeks to build social networks among mothers.
- Trial name
- MAP-CH (NCT06753669)
- Testing
- health education and social network building, dental referral and educational materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Malnutrition, Growth &Amp; Development
Effect of Maternal Supplementation From Preconception to Lactation on Child Growth and Development
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the long-term effects of maternal multiple micronutrient supplementation from preconception through to lactation on child neurodevelopment and growth in a resource-limited…
- Trial name
- NCT06641349
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Improving Pre-school Anthropometric Status, Improving Household Food Security
Transfer Modality Research Initiative - Bangladesh
This is a randomized control trial in two zones of Bangladesh (north and south). Treatment is assigned at the village level where treatments are: cash transfers (north and south); cash transfers + nutrition behavior communication…
- Conditions
- Improving Pre-school Anthropometric Status, Improving Household Food Security, Improving Maternal Nutrition Knowledge
- Trial name
- TMRI (NCT02237144)
- Testing
- Cash transfer, Food transfer, Food and cash transfer
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Breastfeeding Duration, Infant Feeding Practices
Effect of Teté Dance on Breastfeeding Duration in Irritable Infants
This study aims to evaluate the impact of a culturally adapted intervention, the Teté Dance, on the breastfeeding duration of irritable infants. Participants will be mothers of infants experiencing irritability during feeding.
- Trial name
- NCT06751186
- Testing
- Teté Dance Guided Support
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Crianzamor
Obesity
Tissue Composition of Newborn Infants of Obese and Lean Mothers
0-hypothesis: the tissue composition of newborn infants is not modified by lifestyle intervention during pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT01235676
- Testing
- diet, Exercise
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital
Randomized Controlled Trial
Culturally Customised Maternal Nutrition Education for Health Professionals
Background: Inadequate dietary consumption is a primary risk factor contributing to undernutrition during pregnancy and adversely affect birth outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT07070206
- Testing
- The health professionals in the capacity building arm will receive in-service training about culturally customized maternal nutrition education.
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Bahir Dar University
Obesity, Diabetes, Gestational
Metabolism, Breastmilk, and Microbiome
The objective of this pilot study is to compare breast milk composition in mothers of three different metabolic states (normal weight, obese, and gestational diabetic) and to determine the extent to which breastmilk components…
- Trial name
- NCT03522597
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,050 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
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
Pregnancy Complications, Maternal Death
Nutrition Optimalization Among Pregnant Women to Improve Maternal and Neonatal Outcome in DKI Jakarta
The goal of this MONAS Study is to learn about comprehensive monitoring and nutritional intervention among pregnant women in order to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Maternal Death, Preeclampsia, Intrauterine Infection
- Trial name
- MONAS (NCT06268509)
- Testing
- Nutritional panel laboratory examination, Pregnancy supplements (other than provided by Ministry of Health), Fetomaternal ultrasound
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 245 people
- Sponsor
- Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Metabolic Disease, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions
Singapore PREconception Study of Long-Term Maternal and Child Outcomes
We aim to test the following primary hypothesis that nutrition, lifestyle, and maternal emotional health prior to pregnancy and/or during the first trimester alter the expression of metabolic or neurodevelopmental endophenotypes…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Disease, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions, Genetics Predisposition, Skin Condition
- Trial name
- S-PRESTO (NCT03531658)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,054 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital