Clinical trials: Severe Malnutrition
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Efficacy and Acceptability of RUTFs in Indonesia
Severe wasting or Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) continues to be a major public health problem in Indonesia, affecting more than 2 million children under 5 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT05614505
- Testing
- Ready to use therapeutic foods
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
Severely Malnourished Infants Who Are Less Than 6 Months Old
Rehabilitation of Malnourished Infants With F-100 or Diluted F-100
Hypothesis: During rehabilitation phase of management of severe acute malnourished Bangladeshi infants less than 6 months old, rates of weight gain will be significantly more in children fed F-100 and diluted F-100 compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT01558440
- Testing
- Infant Formula, F-100, Diluted F-100
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Moderate and Severe Undernutrition
Transition to Scale of Nutrition and Psychosocial Stimulation Program for Malnourished Children
We hypothesize that it is feasible to integrate a program of Nutritional Care and Pychosocial Stimulation into the Community Clinics in Bangladesh and thereby improve malnourished children's growth and development after a year of…
- Trial name
- TTS Bangladesh (NCT02208531)
- Testing
- Psychosocial Stimulation and Nutritional Care
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 6,400 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Severe and Moderate Malnutrition
Community Based Management of Malnutrition
Malnutrition is the leading cause of death in children in developing countries, especially Pakistan. According to World Health Organization about 60% of all deaths, occurring among children aged less than five years in developing…
- Trial name
- NCT00941434
- Testing
- RUTF
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in Severe Malnourished Children
1. RUTF would be more effective (quicker catch-up growth by promoting more tissue accrue resulting decrease stay in rehabilitation ward) in treating children with SAM during the rehabilitation phase than khichuri /halwa; 2.
- Trial name
- RUTF (NCT01331044)
- Testing
- Plumpy Nut, Khichuri and Halwa
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Pneumonia Childhood
Effectiveness Trial of Day-care vs. Usual Care of Severe Pneumonia & Malnutrition in Children
Background: At present pneumonia and malnutrition have become the leading causes of mortality among <5-year-old children in developing countries.
- Trial name
- Day-care (NCT02669654)
- Testing
- Day-care management of Severe Pneumonia
- Where
- 2 sites in Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Acute Malnutrition, Severe
Reduced Dosage and/or Visitation Protocol for the Treatment of Acute Malnutrition in Kenya
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) places children at significant risk of mortality. Outpatient treatment programs are effective but there is a need to increase treatment coverage and reduce costs of treatment.
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Acute Malnutrition, Moderate, Wasting
- Trial name
- RSWITCH (NCT07420062)
- Testing
- WHO-reduced, WHO-full, Kenya-IMAM
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,274 people
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Synbiotics for the Management of Malnutrition (Children)
In this study, dose related effect of synbiotics on the blood indices of severely acute malnourished (SAM) children (6-59 months) was carried out in hospitalized setting.
- Trial name
- NCT06722404
- Testing
- Standard therapeutic foods, Therapeutic foods plus Synbiotics
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore - Pakistan
Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
A Retrospective Study of the Natural History of Patients With Severe Perinatal and Infantile Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
This study aims to characterize the natural history of patients with severe perinatal or infantile onset HPP.
- Trial name
- NCT01419028
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Severe Acute Malnutrition
The Effect of Routine Antibiotic Use in the Outpatient Treatment of Severely Malnourished Children Without Complications
This study will be conducted as a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to compare routine antibiotic prescription vs.
- Trial name
- NCT01613547
- Testing
- Amoxicillin
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 2,412 people
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Malnutrition, Developmental Disabilities
Promoting Physical Growth and Positive Development in Severely Stunted Guatemalan Children
This study seeks to evaluate the impact of an intensive home-based education intervention targeting severely stunted Guatemalan children for catch up growth and improved development.
- Trial name
- NCT02509936
- Testing
- Home-based nutrition education, Standard-of-care nutrition support
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 324 people
- Sponsor
- Wuqu' Kawoq, Maya Health Alliance
Malnutrition Severe, Antibiotic Resistance
First Line Antimicrobials in Children With Complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition
Children with severe malnutrition who are admitted sick to hospitals have a high mortality(death rate), usually because of infection.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition Severe, Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Toxicity
- Trial name
- FLACSAM (NCT03174236)
- Testing
- Ceftriaxone, Benzyl penicillin, Metronidazole
- Where
- 8 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
Safety and Efficacy Study of Asfotase Alfa in Severely Affected Infants With Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
This clinical trial studies the safety and efficacy of asfotase alfa in infants and young children with infantile onset HPP.
- Trial name
- NCT00744042
- Testing
- asfotase alfa
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Evaluating RISQ System Implementation in Acutely Malnourished Children in Chad (CRIMSON)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the Responses to Illness Severity Quantification (RISQ) system implementation on mortality and processes of care in a nutritional program treating children 6 to 59 months of…
- Trial name
- CRIMSON (NCT06123390)
- Testing
- The Responses to Illness Severity Quantification (RISQ) System
- Where
- Chad
- Volunteers
- 14,671 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Performance of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference for Detection of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Indonesian Under-Fives
WHO recommends 11.5 cm as a cut-off point of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) to detect and/or diagnose severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in under-five.
- Trial name
- NCT06545240
- Testing
- Mid-upper arm circumference
- Where
- 2 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 421 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Comparison of Treatment of SAM in Children 6-59 Months With RUTF and RUSF in Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan
In Pakistan, around 15% of children under five are wasted, which is almost twice that of the global prevalence 7.5%. There is a demand for a reliable and consistent locally available severe acute malnutrition (SAM) treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT04174846
- Testing
- Ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), Ready-to-use-supplementary food (RUSF)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Non-routine Use of Antibiotics (Amoxi-light)
To evaluate, in routine operational settings of treatment of uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in children aged 6-59 months, the risk of nutritional recovery and hospitalization with non-routine use of amoxicillin…
- Trial name
- NCT03370003
- Testing
- Standard medical care
- Volunteers
- 2,876 people
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Malnutrition, Pneumonia
Trial in Childhood Pneumonia With Malnutrition
The impetus for this study came from the findings of the investigators' recently published study entitled "Day-care management of severe and very severe pneumonia, without associated co-morbidities such as severe malnutrition, in…
- Trial name
- NCT00968370
- Testing
- Day-care clinic, Hospital Management
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 440 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Wasting
Simplified Treatment Protocol for Acute Malnutrition in Venezuela
Global acute malnutrition (GAM) in children under five is defined by being too thin for a given height and/or having the Mid-upper arm circumference less than a given threshold.
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Wasting, Child Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT05543759
- Testing
- Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)
- Where
- Venezuela
- Volunteers
- 307 people
- Sponsor
- UNICEF - Venezuela
Stunting, Severe Acute Malnutrition
Changes in Nerve Electro Physiologic Properties in Children Before and After Correction of Malnutrition
The goal of this clinical trail study is to measure neurophysiologic parameters to assess the effect of malnutrition on the peripheral nervous system and their response to treatment in three categories (SAM, severe wasting, and…
- Conditions
- Stunting, Severe Acute Malnutrition, Wasting
- Trial name
- NCT05891457
- Testing
- Nutritional Intervention
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh