Clinical trials: Child Malnutrition
Malaria, Pneumonia
Study of Post-Training Supports for Health Workers in Benin
The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a package of interventions to support health workers in Benin (in West Africa) who had been trained to use Integrated Management of…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Measles
- Trial name
- NCT00510679
- Testing
- Health worker supports (supervision, job aids, incentives)
- Where
- Benin
- Volunteers
- 1,577 people
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pneumonia, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
CPAP Improving Mortality for Pneumonia in African Children Trial
Pneumonia mortality rates in African countries like Malawi are high and increased further in children -exposed or infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as well as those that are severely malnourished or severely…
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Malnutrition, Hypoxemia
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT02484183)
- Testing
- bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 646 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Severly Acutely Malnourished Children
Family Centered Developmental Intervention on Severely Acutely Malnourished Children
Children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) are at serious risks that compromise their growth and development. Studies have shown the benefits of psychosocial intervention in mitigating the negative consequences of SAM.
- Trial name
- NCT03036176
- Testing
- Play-based family centered stimulation, no intervention
- Volunteers
- 339 people
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
HIV Infections, HIV/AIDS
Evaluation of a Home-based Community Health Worker Program in Rural Eastern Cape, South Africa
The purpose of this early Phase 2 comparison trial is to evaluate the impact of community health worker (CHW) home visitors on pregnant women and their children in a rural setting in the rural Eastern Cape of South Africa.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, HIV/AIDS, Depression, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT03517878
- Testing
- Comprehensive CHW Program
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,490 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Malnutrition, Child
The "Self Evaluation of Food Intake" (SEFI) as a Screening Test for Hospital Malnutrition in Children Over 10 Years
The goal is to find a simple tool that can be used by medical and paramedical staff and that is reliable to identify children at risk for malnutrition.
- Trial name
- SEFI (NCT04536974)
- Testing
- SEFI tool
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 368 people
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood
Severe Acute Malnutrition and Child Development Clinical Trial in Mwanza
This is a randomized clinical trial to learn whether ready-to-use therapeutic foods enriched with choline and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) together with psychosocial stimulating activities work well to improve child development in…
- Trial name
- BRIGHTSAM (NCT06781918)
- Testing
- Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), Psychosocial stimulation
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania
Malnutrition
Effectiveness of Targeting Food Aid to Malnourished Children Compared to Targeting All Children Under Two Years
The objective of this study is to compare two approaches to targeting donated supplementary food to young children. The study compares the effectiveness of the widely-used curative approach where targeting is based on the child's…
- Trial name
- NCT00210418
- Testing
- Fortified food rations, Education and communication to improve feeding practices
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Obesity, Vitamin D Deficiency
Effect of Exercise on Vitamin d in Obese
The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of exercise-induced lipolysis on vitamin D status in obese children. Two types of exercises that have different effects on lipolysis were used.
- Trial name
- NCT05066490
- Testing
- Endurance exercise, Resistance exersises.
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Taif University
Malnutrition, Cerebral Palsy
Nutritional Assessment in Children With Cerebral Palsy
This cross-sectional study aims to assess the current practice of nutritional assessment and management in children with cerebral palsy and to determine the frequency of undernutrition among them.
- Trial name
- NCT07879222
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Malnutrition, Child, Intestinal Worms
Reducing Malnutrition and Helminthic Infectious Disease Among Primary School Children by the School Nurses
Title: Reducing malnutrition and helminthic infectious disease among primary school children by the school nurses: School-based non-randomized study in a developing country Introduction: Globally, malnutrition alone with the…
- Trial name
- NCT05012592
- Testing
- Health Awareness Program TO Reduce Malnutrition and Helminth Infestation among Primary School children
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 604 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hiroshima University
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, HIV
Neighborhood Alcohol & HIV Prevention in South African Townships (Philani)
The purpose of this study is to test a mother-to-mother intervention during pregnancy and after delivery with mothers in South Africa, most of whom are at risk delivering babies with fetal alcohol syndrome, babies that are…
- Conditions
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, HIV, Nutrition Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00996528
- Testing
- Philani Intervention Program
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,239 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
Cobalamin Status in Young Children With Gastrointestinal Symptoms or Feeding Problems
During fetal life and infancy, an adequate cobalamin status is important for normal growth and central nervous system development.
- Trial name
- NCT00710359
- Testing
- Hydroxycobalamin (Vitamin B12 Depot, Nycomed Pharma)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Vitamin A Deficiency, Inflammation
Validation and Simplification of the Retinol Isotope Dilution Technique in Burkinabe Schoolchildren
Two cross-sectional, repeated-pass, community-based studies will be carried out during the school year. The first study will be conducted from November to December.
- Trial name
- RID_VAB (NCT06759493)
- Testing
- Retinol isotope dilution technique
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso
Malnutrition, Child
Cash Transfers to Increase Dietary Diversity in Grand Gedeh County, Liberia
The investigators aim to evaluate the efficacy of a cash transfer and nutrition education program delivered by community health assistants to increase dietary diversity among children 6 to 23 months of age in Grand Gedeh County…
- Trial name
- NCT04101487
- Testing
- Cash Transfer, Cash Transfers and Nutrition Education
- Where
- Liberia
- Volunteers
- 599 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
X-Linked Hypophosphataemia
A UK Multicentre, Health-Related Quality of Life Study for Children and Adolescents With XLH
This study aims to provide Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) data from children and adolescents with growing skeletons in the United Kingdom (UK), including those treated with burosumab or alternative XLH treatment, as part…
- Trial name
- NCT04819490
- Where
- 6 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Kyowa Kirin Pharmaceutical Development Ltd
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Treating Moderate Malnutrition in 6-24 Months Old Children
Child malnutrition is intimately associated to poverty and may be due to sub-optimal feeding behaviours, food insecurity at household level, or a combination of both.
- Trial name
- LUCOMA (NCT01115647)
- Testing
- Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), CBS++, CCC
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 2,088 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Whooping Cough, Malaria
Study of the Environmental Factors Modulating Children Immune Response in Northern Senegal
Longitudinal survey in Northern Senegal to investigate the environmental factors modulating the immune response to childhood vaccines and to malaria.
- Conditions
- Whooping Cough, Malaria, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- AnoPalAnoVac (NCT01545115)
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 410 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biomedical Research Center EPLS
Hyperhomocysteinemia, Obesity
Effect of Folic Acid Supplementation on Plasma Homocysteine Level in Obese Children
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether folic acid supplementation could reduce plasma homocysteine in obese children and to determine the association between dietary folate, serum folate and homocysteine level…
- Trial name
- NCT01766310
- Testing
- Folic Acid
- Where
- 2 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health
Malnutrition, Child, Malnutrition
Safety Study of SMOFlipid to Evaluate the Risk of Developing EFAD and/or PNAC in Pediatric and Adult Patients
Evaluate the risk of developing EFAD and/or PNAC in adult and pediatric patients 1 month of age and older, who are anticipated to need 8 weeks or longer of parenteral nutrition treatment with SMOFlipid.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Child, Malnutrition, Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD), Parenteral Nutrition Associated Cholestasis
- Trial name
- NCT06049680
- Testing
- SMOFlipid® (lipid injectable emulsion)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Fresenius Kabi
Physical Disorder, Mental Health Wellness
Study of Arsha Vidya Chhatralaya Initiative on Health and Functioning of Disadvantaged Tribal Children
India's poor tribal communities have far worse health and social indicators than the general population. Most tribal people live in remote forested or desert areas where illiteracy, trying physical environments, malnutrition…
- Conditions
- Physical Disorder, Mental Health Wellness, Social Function Disorder, Childhood or Adolescent, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT03578159
- Testing
- Chhatralaya
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NMP Medical Research Institute