Clinical trials: Micronutrients
Nutrient Intake Disorder, Deficiency of Micronutrients
Food Consumption and Iron Status Survey in Two Provinces of Rural Burkina Faso
Sorghum is the primary source of food for more than 300 million people in arid and semi-arid regions of Africa. The grain is one of the few crops that grow well in arid climates, but has a low content in most essential nutrients…
- Trial name
- NCT02376140
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
Birth Weight
Healthy Mums, Healthy Babies: Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation in Ethiopia
Background: This programme effectiveness study responds to the need for evidence on the effect on birthweight of switching from iron-folic acid supplementation (IFA) to multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) as part of…
- Trial name
- NCT05708183
- Testing
- Multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS), Iron folate supplementation (IFA)
- Where
- 6 sites in Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 25,620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Unrecognized Condition
Nutrition Behavior on Micronutrient Among Growth Children in Central Highland of Ethiopia: Cluster Randomized Trial.
Hypotheses of the study 1. Mothers/ caregivers who have less knowledge and attitude about the prevention of IDD their table salt obtained from in the households has less quantity of iodide than those mothers/ caregivers who might…
- Trial name
- NCT04846062
- Testing
- nutrition behavior intervention
- Volunteers
- 1,012 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Arsenic--Toxicology, Immunologic Disorders Complicating Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Arsenic and Immune Response
As the global availability of vaccines increases, and reaches areas disproportionately affected by arsenic and malnutrition, resolving questions about potential environmental and biologic barriers to maternal immunization has…
- Conditions
- Arsenic--Toxicology, Immunologic Disorders Complicating Pregnancy, Vaccine Response Impaired, Micronutrient Deficiency
- Trial name
- PAIR (NCT03930017)
- Testing
- Seasonal influenza vaccine - VAXIGRIP TETRA influenza vaccine (quadrivalent, split virion, inactivated)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 784 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Micronutrient Deficiencies, Anemia
Effectiveness of Multiple Micro-nutrient Fortified Fudge on Nutritional Status of 3-5 Years of Age Children
Multiple micro-nutrient deficiencies in Pakistan is wide spread, there is dire need to address these by using smart solutions, among them multiple fortified product (fudge) is an alternate possible way to address this issue.
- Conditions
- Micronutrient Deficiencies, Anemia, Fortification, Undernutrition
- Trial name
- NCT03450174
- Testing
- Formative messgaes, Fortified product, Fortified product plus
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore - Pakistan
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
Birth Weight, Miscarriage
Micronutrient Supplementation Before and During 1st Pregnancy to Improve Birth Outcomes (JiVitA-5)
The purpose of this cluster-randomized trial is to evaluate the efficacy of daily, multiple micronutrient (MM) supplement versus identical placebo use among nulligravid, recently married women, starting preconceptionally through…
- Conditions
- Birth Weight, Miscarriage, Small-for-gestational Age, Preterm Birth
- Trial name
- JiVitA-5 (NCT03921177)
- Testing
- Multiple micronutrient supplement
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 9,859 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Healthy
Nutrition and Cognition in Indian Children
Nutritional deficiencies are a major problem in school children in India and have a variety of adverse effects on their cognitive development and growth, and increase susceptibility to infections.
- Trial name
- CHAMPION (NCT00467909)
- Testing
- micronutrients
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. John's Research Institute
Anemia
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Distributing Micronutrient Sprinkles to Reduce Prevalence of Anemia
The objective of this study is to test the feasibility and effectiveness of distributing micronutrient sprinkles to 6-20 month old children participating in an integrated maternal and child health and nutrition program in rural…
- Trial name
- NCT00210405
- Testing
- "Sprinkles" containing mulitple micronutrients, Education/communication on use of micronutrient sprinkles, Fortified food aid (corn-soy blend)
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Preeclampsia
Cornell University-Micronutrient Initiative Calcium Supplementation Study
The World Health Organization (WHO) now recommends prenatal calcium supplementation for prevention of preeclampsia in populations with inadequate dietary intake.
- Trial name
- MICA (NCT02238704)
- Testing
- Regimen A calcium and iron/folic acid, Regimen B calcium and iron/folic acid
- Where
- 16 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,032 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Adolescents, Anemia
Effect of Micronutrients and Life Skills Education on the Health and Nutrition of Adolescent and Young Women in Pakistan
The primary aims of this study are: 1) To evaluate the impact of supplementation with multiple micronutrients (MMN) from preconception and life skills education among women 15-18.9 years of age at enrolment on the prevalence of…
- Conditions
- Adolescents, Anemia, Pregnancy, Empowerment
- Trial name
- NCT03287882
- Testing
- Multiple micronutrients (UNIMMAP composition), Life skills based education
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 25,447 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
Iron Absorption From a Micronutrient Powder Containing Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS)
Infants and young children in sub-Saharan Africa have high rates of iron deficiency anemia (IDA), which adversely affects their growth and cognitive development.
- Trial name
- FeGOS (NCT02666417)
- Testing
- Fortified maize porridge (MNP+iron), Fortified maize porridge (MNP+iron+GOS)
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Undernutrition
Fortified Milk, Growth and Micronutrient Status in Mexican Toddlers (MilkGrowth)
The objective of the present study was to assess the effect of a growing-up milk on growth and micronutrient status in children 12 to 30 months of age. The study was conducted in Cuernavaca, the state capital of Morelos, Mexico.
- Trial name
- NCT03397485
- Testing
- Growing milk, Fortified milk
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico
Selective Eating, Emotional Dysregulation
Unflavored Powdered Multivitamin in Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a daily unflavored powdered multivitamin (EllaOla Kids Essentials) improves mood and behavior in children aged 4 to 11 who are picky eaters and experience behavioral challenges.
- Conditions
- Selective Eating, Emotional Dysregulation, Child Behavior, Healthy Children (Wellness Study)
- Trial name
- BLOSSOM (NCT07863050)
- Testing
- EllaOla Kids Essentials Unflavored Powdered Multivitamin
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- EllaOla
Pregnancy Related
Increasing Access to Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation - A Pilot Intervention at up to 15 Clinics in Botswana
The purpose of this study is to pilot a clinic-level supplementation intervention at up to 15 antenatal clinics throughout Botswana.
- Trial name
- NCT05703373
- Testing
- Multiple Micronutrient Supplement
- Where
- 13 sites in Botswana
- Volunteers
- 1,210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Micronutrient Deficiency
Comparison of Two Nutrition Interventions in Young Children in El Salvador
Adequate nutrition during the first years of life is essential to reach full body and brain development potential. Children under the age of 5 in Central America and El Salvador suffer from micronutrient deficiencies.
- Trial name
- NCT02567981
- Testing
- 21 micronutrient-fortified supplement, Cereal Fortificado (Fortified Cereal), Ferrous sulphate
- Where
- El Salvador
- Volunteers
- 4,577 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Mathile Institute for the Advancement of Human Nutrition
Anemia
Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation With Digital Layering Among Adolescents in Tanzania
This study is a three-arm, individually randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of digitally delivered nutrition education, layered onto multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS), on anemia and related health…
- Trial name
- MMSDigitalTZ (NCT07493772)
- Testing
- Behavioral: SMS Intervention (Intervention Arm I), Behavioral: In Person Digital Arm (Intervention Arm II)
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Infant Mortality, Preterm Birth
Antenatal Micronutrient Supplementation and Infant Survival
The purpose of this community-based randomized trial is to examine whether a daily antenatal and postnatal multiple micronutrient supplement given to women will enhance newborn and infant survival and health and other birth…
- Conditions
- Infant Mortality, Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight, Neonatal Mortality
- Trial name
- JiVitA-3 (NCT00860470)
- Testing
- Iron (27 mg) - folic acid (600 ug), Multiple micronutrient
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 44,567 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Nutritional Status, Micronutrient Status
Health and Nutritional Outcomes Among Young Females and Children in Southwest Bangladesh
This study aims to examine how societal and climate changes influence the nutritional status and fish consumption of young women over a 10 year period in southern Bangladesh, and how these factors affect their children's health.
- Conditions
- Nutritional Status, Micronutrient Status, Omega 3 Fat Status, Diet Diversity
- Trial name
- AQUAFOOD (NCT07541742)
- Testing
- The follow-up aims to evaluate natural changes occurring from adolescence to young adulthood with respect to the study objectives due to lifestyle and environmental factors, without any intervention.
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Dietary Deficiency
Fish Consumption and Dietary Diversity in Timor-Leste
A one-year, cluster-randomized, partially masked, controlled trial to test and compare the effects of fish aggregating devices and social and behaviour change communication on the frequency and volume of household fish…
- Trial name
- NCT04729829
- Testing
- Social and behaviour change communication, Fish aggregating device
- Where
- Timor-Leste
- Volunteers
- 720 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- WorldFish