Clinical trials: Child Malnutrition
Weight Gain
Caregiver Led Strategies to Malnutrition and Care-giving Among Children With Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this factorial trial is to test and compare the effectiveness of two caregiver led strategies, i.e., the positive deviance nutrition(PD) strategy and the parent facilitator training (PFT) strategies, to malnutrition…
- Trial name
- NCT05592834
- Testing
- positive deviance hearth strategy, Parent facilitator trainings, Control
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Malnutrition, Cancer
Enteral Nutrition Support in Children and Adolescents With Cancer
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Tumor and its therapy have adverse effects on the nutritional status of cancer patients, leading to nutritional support.
- Trial name
- NCT01426750
- Testing
- industrialized oral supplementation (IOS) and tube feeding regimen (TFR) with Nutren
- Sponsor
- Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e a Crianca com Cancer
HIV/AIDS, Hypertension
Evaluating the Impact of a Community Health Worker Program in Neno, Malawi
This protocol concerns the implementation and evaluation of an intervention designed to realign the existing cadre of Community Health Workers (CHW) in Neno District, Malawi to better support the care needs of the clients they…
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Hypertension, Asthma, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT03106727
- Testing
- Household model
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 122,395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Partners in Health
Anemia, Iron Deficiency, Vitamin A Deficiency
Iron and Vitamin A in School Children
The WHO recommended intermittent iron supplementation as a strategy for prevention of anemia and iron deficiency among school age children.
- Conditions
- Anemia, Iron Deficiency, Vitamin A Deficiency, Cognitive Development, Helminthic Infection
- Trial name
- IronVitA (NCT04137354)
- Testing
- Intermittent iron supplement, High-dose Vitamin A supplement
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 504 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
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
Pediatric Cancer, Nutrition Related Cancer
Pediatric Oncology Nutrition Intervention Trial
Nearly 60% of pediatric patients diagnosed with cancer develop malnutrition caused by a combination of disease burden, side effects of chemotherapy, and the intensity of cancer treatment.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Cancer, Nutrition Related Cancer, Nutrition Aspect of Cancer, Muscle Loss
- Trial name
- POINT (NCT06175273)
- Testing
- Oral Nutrition Supplement, Tube Feed, Cyproheptadine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Corey Hawes
Malnutrition, Child, Malnutrition, Infant
Assessing the Effect of Sustainable Small-scale Egg Production on Maternal and Child Nutrition in Rural Zambia
Animal source foods (ASF), such as meat and eggs, are rich in nutrients critical for growth and development. Yet, for poor children in developing countries, ASF consumption is limited by cost, inadequate caregiver knowledge, and…
- Trial name
- NCT02516852
- Testing
- Egg production
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 3,546 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Childhood Cancer, Child Malnutrition
Body Composition and Nutritional Status in Pediatric Patients With Hematological Malignancies
Introduction: Annually 400,000 children are diagnosed with cancer in the world. Approximately 90% live in low/middle-income countries, with survival rates of 10-30%.
- Conditions
- Childhood Cancer, Child Malnutrition, Childhood Obesity
- Trial name
- HM (NCT04764695)
- Testing
- D2O dilution technique
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Sonora
Hypophosphatemic Rickets, Growth Disorders
Effects of GH on Body Proportions and Final Height in X-Linked Hypophosphatemic Rickets
X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLH) is characterized by rickets, disproportionate short stature, impaired renal phosphate reabsorption and vitamin D metabolism.
- Conditions
- Hypophosphatemic Rickets, Growth Disorders, Somatropin Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT00473187
- Testing
- somatropin
- Where
- Germany
- Sponsor
- University of Rostock
Postoperative; Dysfunction Following Cardiac Surgery
Oral Triiodothyronine for Infants Less Than 5 Months & Malnourished Children Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Indonesia
Infants and children undergoing cardiac surgery require mechanical support for circulation called cardiopulmonary bypass. The artificial pump ensures that blood flow to the body is maintained during surgical procedure on the…
- Trial name
- I-TRICC (NCT02222532)
- Testing
- Tetronine
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita Hospital Indonesia
Stunting
Cluster Randomized, Parallel-group, Prospective, Follow-up Effectiveness Study in Kenyan Children 6-35 Months
Malnutrition is a public health problem in Kenya, with 26% of children under-five years of age stunted, and 26% of pre-school children, 26% of women of reproductive age and 42% of pregnant women being anaemic, respectively.
- Trial name
- NCT03448484
- Testing
- Intervention (integrated package), Control
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,927 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fabian Rohner
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Therapeutic Approaches to Malnutrition Enteropathy
The TAME study will evaluate four new approaches which will be compared against the standard care currently in use in the treatment of malnutrition enteropathy in children with severe acute malnutrition.
- Trial name
- TAME (NCT03716115)
- Testing
- Colostrum high protein powder (Neovite), N-Acetyl Glucosamine (GInNAC), Teduglutide
- Where
- 3 sites in Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Malnutrition, Child
Impact of Harvest Lentil Vegetable Blend and Nutrition Education on Turkana Children's Health Outcomes
The goal of this study was to test the effect of an intervention that Integrated supplemental feeding program for children aged 6-59 months with a caregiver intensive nutrition education intervention on the health outcomes of…
- Trial name
- NCT06866626
- Testing
- Theory-Based Nutrition Education Intervention to Improve Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and WASH Practices Among Turkana Caregivers, Harvest Lentil Vegetable Blend
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 602 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Acceptability and Efficacy of 'Fish Surimi Peptide' in Under Five Children Suffering From Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) including moderate acute malnutrition (MAM: weight-for-height z-score <-2 to -3, or mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) 115 to < 125 mm) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in under-5…
- Trial name
- NCT02272543
- Testing
- Fish surimi peptide
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Malnutrition; Moderate
Effectiveness, Tolerability and Safety of Three Formulations in Underfives With Moderate Acute Malnutrition
This is a randomized clinical trial aimed at evaluating the effectiveness, tolerability and safety of standardized milk-based formulation, standardized non-milk based formulation and a hospital-based formulation in the management…
- Trial name
- NCT04323059
- Testing
- Standardized milk-based formulation
- Where
- 3 sites in Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Ekong E. Udoh
Malnutrition
Effective Means to Address Moderately Malnourished Children
Supplementary feeding and intensive IEC at the community level will effectively reduce moderate PEM compared to the control children within 3 months .
- Trial name
- NCT00751582
- Testing
- Food supplementation and nutrition education, Nutrition education, Control Group
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Malnutrition
Prevention of Linear Growth Failure in Infants and Young Children With Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements (iLiNS-DOSE)
The use of lipid-based nutrients (LNS), such as Nutributter or fortified spread (FS), have been associated with improved growth and development outcomes among infants in Ghana and Malawi.
- Trial name
- iLiNS-DOSE (NCT00945698)
- Testing
- Lipid-based nutrient supplement, 10gM, Lipid-based nutrient supplement, 20gM, Lipid-based Nutrient Supplement, 20gNoM
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,920 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Stunting, Dietary Deficiency
Sustainable Undernutrition Reduction in Ethiopia
The causes of malnutrition are complex and addressing the problem requires integrated action among various sectors. Globally, much attention has been given to nutrition-specific interventions to address the immediate causes of…
- Conditions
- Stunting, Dietary Deficiency, Anemia
- Trial name
- SURE (NCT04694898)
- Testing
- Standard programme, SURE intervention
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,292 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Vitamin A Deficiency in Children
The Effects of Biscuits Containing Red Palm Oil on School Children With Vitamin A Deficiency in West and East Malaysia
Based on recent nutrition survey (SEANUTS Malaysia) on a total of 3542 Malaysian Children aged between 6 months to 12 years old, 4.4% of the children had vitamin A deficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT03256123
- Testing
- red palm shortening group, palm shortening group
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 651 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Malaysia Palm Oil Board
Thiamine Deficiency, Congenital Heart Disease
Thiamine Influenced on Substrate Energy Effectiveness in Indonesian Children Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass
This is a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial design. It was conducted with a main purpose of evaluating the effect of thiamine supplementation on serum lactate and lactate-pyruvate ratio after surgery as direct indicators…
- Conditions
- Thiamine Deficiency, Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Trial name
- NCT04453761
- Testing
- Neurobion
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita Hospital Indonesia