Clinical trials: Nutrition
Total Parenteral Nutrition-induced Cholestasis
Compassionate Use of Omegaven® in the Treatment of Parenteral Nutrition Associated Hepatic Injury
The overall purpose of this study is to determine if replacing standard soybean oil based fat emulsions with Omegaven®, a fish oil based fat emulsion, can reverse or prevent the progression of parenteral nutrition associated…
- Trial name
- NCT01412359
- Testing
- Omegaven®
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Jeffrey Rudolph
Malnutrition
Effect of Vitamins on Academic Performance of School Children
The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine if administration of a daily chewable multivitamin-mineral supplement (Monday - Friday when school is in session) given to children (third through sixth graders) during the…
- Trial name
- NCT00418990
- Testing
- Multivitamin/Mineral supplements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Low Birth Weight
Probiotics-Supplemented Feeding in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
The overall purpose of this research is to test whether adding a supplement to the feeding of extremely low birth weight infant (infants weighing less than 2 pound 2 oz at birth) will help him/her achieve full feeding faster and…
- Trial name
- PAS (NCT01164124)
- Testing
- Probiotic supplementation (Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Bifidobacterium infantis)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Vermont Oxford Network
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
Obesity
Gastric Mucosal Mast Cells, Macrophages and Microvessels in Obesity
This comparative cross-sectional study compared tryptase-positive mast cells, CD68-positive macrophages, and CD31-positive microvessels in the gastric mucosa of 31 patients with obesity undergoing sleeve gastrectomy and 33…
- Trial name
- NCT07448896
- Testing
- Sleeve gastrectomy, Diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with biopsy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- General Committee of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Egypt
Childhood Obesity
Respiratory Effects of Obesity in Children: Longitudinal Consequences After 6 Years of Aging
The purpose of the study is to re-examine body composition, respiratory function, exercise tolerance, and dyspnea on exertion (DOE) in children with obesity (CWO) and children without obesity (CWOO) who were originally studied as…
- Trial name
- NCT06447246
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Obesity and Overweight
Effect of Simulated Weight Loss on the Energy Cost of Locomotion in Overweight or Obese Adolescents
Current literature suggests that part of the energy response to weight loss is not due to changes in fat mass and lean mass, but rather to a homeostatic adaptation aimed at limiting or even preventing weight loss and preserving…
- Trial name
- DELOAD (NCT07155746)
- Testing
- Incremental walking exercise on an AlterG treadmill (anti-gravity)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux
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
Obesity, Overweight
Preventing Excessive Weight Gain in Adolescent Girls at High-Risk for Adult Obesity
This study will examine whether interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) can help reduce excessive weight gain in adolescent girls. It will compare the effectiveness of IPT with a teen health education program in preventing weight gain.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Binge Eating
- Trial name
- NCT00680979
- Testing
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Health Education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Cholestasis, Liver Disease
Enteral Fish Oil is Superior to Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA) and Placebo for the Treatment of Cholestasis in Infants
To investigate the effect of enteral fish oil and UDCA on the time of cholestasis resolution and other markers of parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02420496
- Testing
- Enteral fish oil, Ursodeoxycholic Acid
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Obesity
Intranasal Oxytocin and Food Intake in Obese Adolescents
The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of intranasal OXT caloric intake and eating behaviors in otherwise healthy obese adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT03497988
- Testing
- Syntocinon
- Sponsor
- Shana McCormack, MD
Cystic Fibrosis, Growth Failure
Baby Observational and Nutritional Study
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-shortening disease that causes breathing and digestive problems, but can now be diagnosed at the time of birth. Lung function is very hard to measure in infants, but growth is not.
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Growth Failure, Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
- Trial name
- BONUS (NCT01424696)
- Where
- 28 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 231 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Guidelines, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Adherence to Clinical Guidelines for Management of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity
Observational study in physicians regarding their adherence to clinical guidelines (by American Diabetes Association 2025) for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity via questionnaire
- Conditions
- Guidelines, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Obesity Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity (BMI > 35) and Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- NCT07839546
- Testing
- Questionnaire regarding the adherence to American Diabetes Association
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Child Malnutrition
Efficacy of a Multiple Micronutrient-Fortified Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplement for Children Under Two in Cambodia
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy of the LNS on children aged 6-17 months in preventing growth faltering and improving micronutrient status.
- Trial name
- NCT02257762
- Testing
- LNS, Corn-soy blend ++ (CSB++), Sprinkles
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 487 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Cambodia
Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease
Use of Omega-3 Fat Emulsion (Omegaven) in Infants With Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease
Babies in the newborn intensive care unit who are dependent upon intravenous nutrition for a long period of time frequently develop liver damage. The fat used is called intralipid and is made from soybean oil.
- Trial name
- NCT00862446
- Testing
- Omegaven
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Malnutrition
Preventing Malnutrition in Children Under Two Years of Age Approach
A study conducted by IFPRI in Haiti provided the first programmatic evidence, using a cluster randomized evaluation design, that preventing child undernutrition in children under two years of age (PM2A) through an integrated…
- Trial name
- NCT01072279
- Testing
- Tubaramure (Burundi), Procomida (Guatemala)
- Where
- 2 sites in Burundi, Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 16,895 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Asthma, Vitamin D Deficiency
The Effect of Vitamin D Replacement on Airway Reactivity, Allergy and Inflammatory Mediators in Exhaled Breath Condensate in Vitamin D Deficient Asthmatic Children
Research Title: The effect of vitamin D replacement on airway reactivity, allergy and inflammatory mediators in exhaled breath condensate in vitamin D deficient asthmatic children.
- Trial name
- NCT01287455
- Testing
- Vitamin D3 as "BABY D3"
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Nutrition Status, Bone Health
Evaluation of Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation During Marine Corps Training
The primary objective of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial is to determine the efficacy and effectiveness of Ca and vitamin D supplementation provided daily throughout Marine Corps recruit training on…
- Trial name
- MCRD-PI (NCT02636348)
- Testing
- Calcium/Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Premature, Growth
Nutrition and Growth in Very Preterm Infants
This study aims to explore the relation of early nutritional intake, especially oral nutrition intake, with growth and body composition among very preterm or very low birth weight infants.
- Trial name
- NCT04143204
- Testing
- Oral nutritional intake
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Obesity, Physical Activity
Incentivizing Physical Activity Using Gamification, A Pilot Study
Juniors and seniors will be recruited to participate in the study, which will begin in the fall 2016 and run through May. The intervention will be a randomized-controlled trial, where students are randomized to either a control…
- Trial name
- NCT02850614
- Testing
- gaming application to encourage physical activity, FitBit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
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