Clinical trials: Underweight
Malnutrition, Stunting
Child Health, Nutrition and Microbiome Development
Childhood malnutrition is a global public health issue with devastating consequences on the health, well-being, and psychosocial development of children.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Stunting, Wasting, Underweight
- Trial name
- CHAMP (NCT05793294)
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Khyber Medical University Peshawar
Anorexia in Adolescence, Anorexia Nervosa
3-Dimensional Optical Scanning to Assess and Monitor Malnutrition in Eating Disorders (3D-ED) Study
People with anorexia nervosa often become medically unstable because of severe malnutrition and require hospitalization for nutritional rehabilitation.
- Conditions
- Anorexia in Adolescence, Anorexia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, Atypical, Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating/Purging Type
- Trial name
- 3D-ED (NCT07726524)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Underweight, Malnutrition
Study of Effect of Microfinance on Under 5 Health in Rural India
Investigators propose a feasibility and pilot study for a cluster randomised controlled trial. The proposed trial will evaluate the effects of an economic intervention (microfinance) in self-help groups of poor and marginalised…
- Trial name
- NCT01845545
- Testing
- Early provision of microfinance
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 2,469 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Growth Disorders, Low Weight
Long Term Effects of Nutritional Supplementation on Final Height
The proposed study is an extension study to two ongoing double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled studies evaluating the effect of gender-specific nutritional supplementation on growth of short and lean adolescent boys and…
- Conditions
- Growth Disorders, Low Weight, Short Stature
- Trial name
- NCT03323177
- Testing
- Gender specific nutritional standardized formula, Follow-up only
- Where
- Israel
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Neurodevelopment, Child Growth
Building Opportunities for Nurturing Care to Enhance Child Development in Eastern and Southern Africa
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to adapt and test a package of interventions to provide nurturing care for children aged 0-2 years in three countries (Botswana, Kenya, Zimbabwe).
- Trial name
- BONDS (NCT07430826)
- Testing
- Friendship Bench, Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Curriculum, Play-Based Curriculum
- Volunteers
- 1,260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Multiple Sclerosis
Safety and Efficacy of Fingolimod in Pediatric Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of fingolimod vs. interferon beta-1a i.m. in pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Trial name
- NCT01892722
- Testing
- Interferon beta-1a, Fingolimod
- Where
- 73 sites in United States, Australia and 23 more
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Schistosomiasis, Anemia
Schistosomiasis Effect on Response to Vaccines, Anaemia and Nutritional Status of Children of Northern Senegal
SchistoVAN aims to study the role of schistosomiasis infection in the modulation of the immune response of children to childhood vaccine antigens, as well as the impact of this infection on their nutritional status and their…
- Conditions
- Schistosomiasis, Anemia, Underweight, Stunting
- Trial name
- SchistoVAN (NCT01553552)
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biomedical Research Center EPLS
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
Confirming the Efficacy/Mechanism of Family Therapy for Children With Low Weight ARFID
This study is examining the efficacy and mechanism of family therapy compared to usual care for children between the ages of 6 and 12 who are diagnosed with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT04450771
- Testing
- Family-based Treatment for ARFID, Manualized Non-Specific Usual Care for ARFID
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 285 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Underweight Children Aged 6-23 Month Old (WAZ < -1)
Innovative Nutrition and mHealth Evidence Building Project
The project is the collaboration with the lead agencies National Institute of Public Health, World Vision and Emory University World Vision has a history of successfully implementing "Positive Deviance/Hearth (PDH)" programs…
- Trial name
- NCT03399058
- Testing
- Group 1 5+5+5 (Control), Group 2: 5+5+5 & PDH, Group 3: 5+5+5 & PDH lite+mHealth
- Where
- 3 sites in Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Public Health, Cambodia
Eating Disorders
Comparing CBT-T to CBT-E in Non-low-weight Adults With Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are a difficult to treat illness with significant psychological and physical sequelae. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has been the most researched and supported intervention for eating disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT03984539
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy-Enhanced, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy-Ten
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Growth Problem, Low Weight
Evaluating the Effect of Nutritional Supplementation on Growth of Short and Lean Adolescents Girls
Study design: Double blind, randomized, placebo controlled study. Participants will be randomly assigned either to the intervention group or the placebo control group.
- Trial name
- NCT02397200
- Testing
- Nutritional supplementation standardized formula
- Where
- 3 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
Percutaneous Intervention Versus Observational Trial of Arterial Ductus in Low Weight Infants
Patent Ductus Arteriosus is a developmental condition commonly observed among preterm infants. It is a condition where the opening between the two major blood vessels leading from the heart fail to close after birth.
- Trial name
- PIVOTAL (NCT05547165)
- Testing
- Percutaneous Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closure (PPC), Responsive Management Intervention, Echocardiogram, cardiac
- Where
- 24 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Neonatal Death, Infectious Disease
Vitality in Infants Via Azithromycin for Neonates Trial
Nearly half of child deaths occur during the neonatal period, and 80% of those occur in babies with low birthweight. Although tremendous progress has been made towards reducing under-five mortality globally, declines in neonatal…
- Conditions
- Neonatal Death, Infectious Disease, Nutritional Deficiency
- Trial name
- VIVANT (NCT05763693)
- Testing
- Azithromycin at Baseline, Azithromycin at Day 21
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
Malnutrition
Trial to Alleviate Malnutrition With Fortified Spread Given as a Food Supplement to Underweight Infants
This study tests the hypothesis that underweight 6-17-month old infants receiving fortified spread as a food supplement for 12 weeks grow better during the supplementation than infants who are provided with maize-soy flour…
- Trial name
- NCT00131222
- Testing
- Food supplement: fortified spread, Food supplement: maize and soy flour
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
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
Anemia, Stunting
School Lunch Program (SLP) Towards Nutrition Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Nutrition Status of Adolescents
The main objective of this study is to assess the impact of the school lunch program and nutrition education towards the change in knowledge, attitude, and behavior on balanced nutrition and clean and healthy lifestyle behavior…
- Conditions
- Anemia, Stunting, Underweight
- Trial name
- NCT03638557
- Testing
- Nutritious Lunch
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 413 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pertanian Bogor
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Preliminary Percutaneous Intervention Versus Observational Trial of Arterial Ductus in Low-weight Infants
This is a pilot study to collect preliminary data for a larger, multicenter clinical trial proposal. The study will examine two strategies commonly used to treat preterm infants diagnosed with a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA).
- Trial name
- PIVOTAL (NCT03982342)
- Testing
- Cather closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), Conservative management of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Stunting, Underweight
Spirulina Supplementation and Infant Growth, Morbidity and Motor Development
Background: In developing countries, micronutrient deficiency in infants is associated with growth faltering, morbidity, and delayed motor development.
- Conditions
- Stunting, Underweight, Pneumonia, Pneumocystis, Cough
- Trial name
- NCT03523182
- Testing
- Spirulina, Control
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 501 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Programme Against Malnutrition
Anorexia Nervosa
Interoceptive Exposure for Adolescents With Low Weight Eating Disorders
This project includes a parallel group randomized controlled trial comparing two psychological treatments: 1) Exposure-based Family Therapy (IE) vs.
- Trial name
- NCT05763849
- Testing
- Interoceptive Exposure Treatment (IE), Family-Based Treatment (FBT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai