Clinical trials: Child Malnutrition
Infant Malnutrition, Fetal Growth Retardation
DEUX OEUFs: Cracking the Potential of Eggs to Improve Child Growth and Development
This proposed randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effect of maternal egg consumption during pregnancy on birth length.
- Trial name
- NCT06405360
- Testing
- Egg consumption
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 464 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Paediatric Oncology, Malnutrition in Children
Development of a Digital Personalised Nutrition Tool for Adolescents Undergoing Cancer Treatment
This study aims to develop and test MybYte, a smartphone tool designed to support personalised nutrition for teenagers aged 12-18 undergoing cancer treatment.
- Trial name
- MybYte (NCT07865117)
- Testing
- The MybYte tool, a digital personalised nutrition tool for adolescents undergoing cancer treatment
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Down Syndrome, Vitamin D Deficiency
Effect of Exercise Intensity on Vitamin D
Children with Down's syndrome (DS) are more liable to vitamin D deficiency. Treating this deficiency with supplements is associated with the risk of intoxication due to increased intestinal absorption or decreased vitamin D…
- Trial name
- NCT05024110
- Testing
- High intensity treamill exercise training., Moderate intensity treamill exercise training.
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Taif University
Maternal Care Patterns, Child Nutrition Disorders
Relationship Between Maternal Awareness About Vitamin D for Under- Five Years Children and Their Health Status Outcomes
The observational study aims to identify the relationship between maternal awareness about vitamin D for under-five-year-old children and their health status outcomes.
- Conditions
- Maternal Care Patterns, Child Nutrition Disorders, Vitamin D Deficiency
- Trial name
- Vit-D (NCT06562426)
- Testing
- Descriptive group on vitamin D awareness
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
Cobalamin Status in Young Children With Developmental Delay
During fetal life and infancy, an adequate cobalamin status is important for normal growth and central nervous system development.
- Trial name
- NCT00710138
- Testing
- Hydroxycobalamin (Vitamin B12 Depot, Nycomed Pharma)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Acute Malnutrition With no Complications
Microbiome-Directed Food for Sustained Recovery From Acute Malnutrition
The goal of this experimental study is to test the efficacy of a new formulation - The microbiome-directed food (MDF) to treat acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 23 months.
- Trial name
- MDF (NCT05586139)
- Testing
- Microbiome-directed food - MAM, Ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF), Microbiome-directed food (MDF) - SAM
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 6,200 people
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Optimizing Acute Malnutrition Management in Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in Democratic Republic of Congo
Acute malnutrition affects 51 million children under the age of 5 worldwide. Malnutrition contributes to nearly half of all child deaths each year, with the forms characterized by wasting or oedema (acute malnutrition) associated…
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition, Moderate Acute Malnutrition, Child Malnutrition, Acute Malnutrition
- Trial name
- OptiMA-DRC (NCT03751475)
- Testing
- Nutritional Strategy - OptiMA, Effective nutritional standard strategy
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 896 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for International Medical Action
GI Tolerance
The Effects of a High-fiber Formula in Children With Failure to Thrive
The present study is designed to determine the gastrointestinal tolerability of enteral nutritional products, physicians and parents' overall perception of enteral nutrition products as well as providing basic demographic…
- Trial name
- NCT02819401
- Testing
- pediatric formula
- Where
- 17 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 345 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Gastrointestinal Tolerance of Under-five Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition to ONS Compared to F-75/F-100
The primary outcome of the study is to identify gastrointestinal tolerance of under-five children with severe acute malnutrition to ready-to-drink high energy (1.5 kcal/ml) and standard energy (1 kcal/ml) oral nutrition…
- Trial name
- NCT04715204
- Testing
- High Energy Oral Nutrition Supplement, Standard Energy Oral Nutrition Supplement, Formula-75/Formula-100
- Where
- 2 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Malnutrition in Children
Practice of Nutrition Package in Myanmar
The goal of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to study the effectiveness of the Nutrition Package (Yingyangbao) on improving malnutrition in children and adolescents aged 7-15 in Myanmar.
- Trial name
- NCT06827964
- Testing
- Soy-based Nutrition Package, Probiotics
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tsinghua University
HIV Positive, Malnourished
IMPAACT P1092: Steady State PK in Malnourished HIV Infected Children
Children living with HIV from sub-Saharan Africa often present with severe malnutrition. In severe malnutrition, metabolic and/or gut structural derangement may lead to inadequate antiretroviral (ARV) absorption and/or erratic…
- Trial name
- NCT01818258
- Testing
- ZDV+3TC+LPV/r
- Where
- 5 sites in Malawi, Tanzania and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group
Malnutrition, HIV/AIDS
Nutritional Rehabilitation in Senegalese HIV-infected Children and Adolescents
Severe (SAM, Body Mass Index-z < -3) and moderate (MAM, -3 ≤ BMI-z < -2) acute malnutrition, highly prevalent in HIV-infected children and adolescents, is an independent risk factor of death, even when antiretroviral treatment…
- Trial name
- SNAC'S (NCT03101852)
- Testing
- Plumpy Nut, Plumpy Sup
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
Overweight and Obesity, Stunted Growth
Intervention in Children With Malnutrition
Malnutrition is an epidemiologic problem with high prevalence in Mexico. Mexican children present a double burden of malnutrition characterized by the coexistence of undernutrition and micronutrient deficiency alongside excess…
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Stunted Growth, Malnutrition, Child, Nutrient Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT04915638
- Testing
- Experimental intervention group with enriched cookies
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marta Alicia Menjivar Iraheta
Environmental Enteric Dysfunction, Zinc Deficiency
Effects of EED on Zn Absorption and Retention in Children From a Standard Dose
The overall objective is to determine the impact of EED on zinc absorption and homeostasis, and its impact on the absorptive capacity of vitamin A absorption of young children (18-24 months of age) in an austere setting with high…
- Conditions
- Environmental Enteric Dysfunction, Zinc Deficiency, Vitamin A Deficiency
- Trial name
- ZEED1 (NCT02760095)
- Testing
- 3 mg zinc sulfate supplement, 0.5 mg of 13C10-retinyl-acetate
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
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
Malnutrition, Child, Development, Child
Grandi Byen: Test of an Integrated Parenting and Nutrition Intervention
The premise of this trial is that a combined nutrition (eggs) and parenting behavior intervention (responsive parenting combined with the reinforcement of animal source foods and improved WASH) will synergistically result in…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Child, Development, Child, Parenting
- Trial name
- NCT04785352
- Testing
- Nutrition Intervention, Grandi Byen
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
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
Child Nutrition Disorders
Nutritional Status, Food Intake and Fecal Microbiota of Brazilians Toddlers
Food intake pattern and lifestyle are associated with the nutritional status and intestinal microbiota composition, and such factors are important for the proper growth and development during early childhood, as well as for the…
- Trial name
- Nutrilife (NCT02950740)
- Volunteers
- 228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Early Life Nutrition Brazil
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Kwashiorkor
Effectiveness of Alternative Diets During the Stabilization Phase on Children With Complicated SAM
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a life threatening condition and is defined by 1) a weight-for-height Z-score more than three standard deviations (SD) below the median based on the 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) growth…
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition, Kwashiorkor, Nutritional Edema, Marasmus
- Trial name
- NCT05020847
- Testing
- Standard F75, Alternative F75 with CMV, Alternative F75 without CMV
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 297 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Acute Malnutrition, Severe
The Relapse to Acute Malnutrition Prevention (RAMP) Trial
This individually randomized controlled trial uses a 2x2 factorial design to evaluate the effects of azithromycin and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) on sustained nutritional recovery following initial…
- Trial name
- RAMP (NCT07871955)
- Testing
- Azithromycin, Small-quantity Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements
- Where
- South Sudan
- Volunteers
- 3,750 people
- Sponsor
- Action Against Hunger USA