Clinical trials: Nutritional Wasting
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Severe Wasting
Soy-Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in Severely Malnourished Children
SAM defined by having weight-for-height (WH) less than - 3 Z score or bi-pedal nutritional edema is an important cause of death in children globally including Bangladesh.
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition, Severe Wasting, Community Based Nutritional Management
- Trial name
- NCT01634009
- Testing
- Soy-based RUTF (in double blind design)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Underweight, Stunting
Evaluation Research of the Nutrition Interventions in the INHP II Areas of CARE India
This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of CARE India's Integrated Nutrition and Health Program (INHP II) to reduce malnutrition among children 0-23 months of age.
- Conditions
- Underweight, Stunting, Wasting, Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT00198835
- Testing
- Maternal nutrition and infant feeding advice
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 17,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Malnutrition, Child
Increasing the Coverage of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) Treatment in Ethiopia
The R-SWITCH intervention aims to address the low coverage of treatment for severe wasting (SAM) by leveraging existing community groups to deliver an integrated package focused on prevention, screening, referral, and treatment…
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Malnutrition, Child, Wasting
- Trial name
- R-SWITCH (NCT06380504)
- Testing
- R-SWITCH integrated intervention package
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,080 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Malnutrition, Infant, Malnutrition
Hospital-Based Prospective Cohort of Malnutrition Under 6-Month Study (HOSPIC-6-Study)
This study is a hospital-based, prospective, multicentre cohort study (the HOSPIC-6 Study) that will follow infants under 6 months of age who are admitted to pediatric or perinatology wards with acute malnutrition, diagnosed…
- Trial name
- HOSPIC-6 (NCT07831343)
- Testing
- Not applicable- observational study
- Where
- 16 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 1,780 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Diarrhea, Wasting
Lactoferrin and Lysozyme Supplementation for Long-term Diarrhea Sequelae
Children in low- and middle-income countries who are hospitalized for diarrhea and also have malnutrition are at high risk for illness and death in the 6 months period following treatment for diarrhoea despite receiving current…
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Wasting, Malnutrition, Child
- Trial name
- NCT05519254
- Testing
- Lactoferrin, Lysozyme, Lactoferrin + Lysozyme
- Where
- 4 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Nutrition Poor, Aflatoxins Toxicity
One Nutrition in Complex Environments (ONCE)
This study asks the research question "Does enabling families (particularly mothers and other caregivers) to 'assess and act' on drivers of malnutrition through a targeted SBC+ package succeed in a sustained reduction of risk…
- Conditions
- Nutrition Poor, Aflatoxins Toxicity, Water-Related Diseases
- Trial name
- ONCE (NCT04209569)
- Testing
- Nutrition Impact and Positive Practice Circle (NIPP)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,834 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
HIV Infections, HIV Wasting Syndrome
A Comparison of Two Caloric Supplements in the Prevention of Weight Loss in Patients With AIDS Who Take Daily Multivitamin and Mineral Supplements
To compare a caloric supplement containing peptides and medium-chain triglycerides, a caloric supplement containing whole protein and long-chain triglycerides, and no caloric supplement for the prevention of weight loss in…
- Trial name
- NCT00001077
- Testing
- Multivitamin and mineral supplements, Peptamen, NuBasics
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 536 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Nutrition, Growth
Impact of Diet and Nutrition on Growth and Development in Young Children
The association between nutrition in early life and its long-term health consequences has long been known. However, there is a scarcity of scientific evidence on how nutritional status affects child growth and development in…
- Conditions
- Nutrition, Growth, Development, Stunting
- Trial name
- DIGEST (NCT06018636)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 832 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Khyber Medical University Peshawar
Malnutrition, Wasting
Nutritional Impact of Moringa Oleifera Leaf Supplementation in Mothers and Children
Studies to date on the effects of Moringa oleifera in diabetes and anemia and animal studies that examine the utility of moringa for increased milk and litter yield are of small scale, however high-quality large-scale placebo or…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Wasting, Growth Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04587271
- Testing
- Moringa oleifera (high dose), Moringa oleifera (low dose)
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suzanna L Attia
Nutrition Disorders, Life-threatening Infection
Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis in Severely Malnourished Children
This trial aims to test the hypothesis that mortality among Kenyan children with severe malnutrition following initial stabilisation is due to ongoing vulnerability to infectious disease, and that long term daily co-trimoxazole…
- Trial name
- CTX (NCT00934492)
- Testing
- Cotrimoxazole dispersible tablet
- Where
- 4 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,781 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Malnutrition
Stunting Prevention Project in Thatta and Sujawal Districts, Sindh Province, Pakistan
Widespread food insecurity and malnutrition are largely the main impairing factors for human capital development in Pakistan. Rates of chronic malnutrition are very high, and acute malnutrition is critical: 44% of children under…
- Trial name
- NCT02422953
- Testing
- Wheat Soya Blend (WSB), Wawa Mum, Micronutrient Powders (MNP)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 4,020 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Undernutrition
Effectiveness of Small-Quantity vs Medium-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements for Prevention of Undernutrition in Young Children
Nutrition is essential for a child's growth, brain development, and protection from disease. While breastmilk provides the best nutrition for young infants, children older than six months may not get all the nutrients they need…
- Trial name
- NCT07451951
- Testing
- Medium-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement (MQ-LNS), Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement (SQ-LNS)
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,568 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Stunting, Wasting
Weight Patterns in the Month After Birth
This is a prospective cohort study that will be conducted in four low income countries to describe newborn weight patterns in the first month after birth and their association with clinical and demographic factors including…
- Conditions
- Stunting, Wasting, Undernutrition, Feeding Patterns
- Trial name
- NCT04025827
- Testing
- Dietary intake
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Guinea-Bissau and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 741 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
HIV Infections, HIV Wasting Syndrome
A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Nandrolone Decanoate in Women With HIV-Associated Weight Loss
The purpose of this study is to see if giving nandrolone decanoate (a hormonal drug) will cause weight gain in HIV-positive women who have HIV-associated weight loss (wasting). Wasting has become an AIDS-defining condition.
- Trial name
- NCT00000854
- Testing
- Nandrolone decanoate
- Where
- 22 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
HIV Infections, HIV Wasting Syndrome
The Effect of Anti-HIV Treatment on Body Characteristics of HIV-Infected Children
The purpose of this study is to see how beginning or changing anti-HIV medications affects the body composition (weight, height, growth, body fat, and muscle mass, or fat and muscle distribution) of HIV-infected children.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, HIV Wasting Syndrome, Lipodystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT00006064
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Cognitive Impairment
Choline to Improve Malnutrition and Enhance Cognition
The goal of this clinical trial is to test adding choline to ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Malawi.
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition, Cognitive Impairment, Wasting, Kwashiorkor
- Trial name
- CHIME-SAM (NCT06154174)
- Testing
- C-RUTF (Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food with added choline), S-RUTF (Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food without added choline), Amoxicillin
- Where
- 10 sites in Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Undernutrition, Eating Disorders
Genetic Correlates of Wasting: a Pilot Study With Children Attending a Tertiary Feeding Clinic
This is a pilot study of children attending the Glasgow feeding clinic (GFC) which looks after a range of children with severe feeding problems who commonly have low appetite and extreme thinness.
- Conditions
- Undernutrition, Eating Disorders, Underweight
- Trial name
- NCT04848129
- Testing
- Feeding clinic
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM), Undernutrition
Effectiveness of Positive Deviance/Hearth in Treating Uncomplicated Moderate Acute Malnutrition in Children 6-59 Months in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh
The goal of this clinical trial (cluster randomized controlled trial) is to learn whether a Positive Deviance/Hearth (PDH) intervention can effectively treat moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and reduce relapse compared to…
- Conditions
- Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM), Undernutrition, Wasting
- Trial name
- PD/Hearth MAM (NCT07591064)
- Testing
- PD/Hearth is a behavioral change program that teaches caregivers how to cook and feed their children. A nutrient-dense meal using local ingredients will be fed to children during Hearth sessions., Standard of Care (Investigator Selected)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- World Vision US
Severe Malnutrition
Integrated Program for Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition in Madhya Pradesh, India
The purpose of this study is to assesses the effectiveness of an integrated model for the management of severe acute malnutrition (IM-SAM) in India comprising facility- and community-based care and using locally-adapted protocols
- Trial name
- NCT01917734
- Testing
- Therapeutic feeding for children with SAM
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 2,740 people
- Sponsor
- Victor M. Aguayo