Clinical trials: Child Malnutrition
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Microbiota Directed Food for Children With Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) refers to a condition characterized by a significant deficit in weight-for-length measurements in children aged 6 to 59 months.
- Trial name
- NCT06305442
- Testing
- Microbiota-Directed Food, Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Malnutrition, Infection
Effectiveness of Supplementary Feeding During Infection Among Moderately Malnourished Children
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an outpatient-based strategy of short-term, ready to use supplementary food (RUSF) among moderately malnourished children with acute infections achieves greater improvement in…
- Trial name
- MODMAL (NCT00890695)
- Testing
- Ready to use supplementary food (RUSF)
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Maltreatment
Reduce Childhood Maltreatment and Promote Development
Background (brief): 1. Burden: The uniqueness of each child is tremendously influenced by interaction between nature and nurture during critical period of brain development that promotes foundation of brain architecture through…
- Trial name
- NCT03031236
- Testing
- Psychosocial stimulation, Cognitive behavioral therapy and positive parenting practice
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 306 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
X-linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH)
Prevention of Spontaneous Dental Abscesses in Children With X-linked Hypophosphatemia : a RCT
This study is a prospective, randomized, single-blind, split-mouth, national multicenter trial, comparing the efficacy of a self-etch adhesive system combined (SAM) with a flowable composite to that of a fluoride varnish for the…
- Trial name
- PRADEX (NCT04872907)
- Testing
- adhesive system, fluoride varnish, flowable composite
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Vitamin D Deficiency, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 Deficiency, Selective
Vitamin D3-enhanced Eggs in Preschool Children
This is double-blind, controlled fiel trial, to compare fortified egg with D3-or 25(OH)D3 and non-fortified eggs in healthy preschool-age children 12 to 60 months of age, affiliated to day-care centers at Secretaria de Desarrollo…
- Trial name
- VD3-egg (NCT06096194)
- Testing
- vitamin D-enhanced egg, Control
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 275 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico
Nutrition Poor
Mangrove-sword Bean-food Bar on the Weight and Weight for Age Z Score of Under-five Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effect of the food bar made from api-api mangrove (Avicennia marina) and sword bean (Canavalia ensiformis) blends on the weight and Weight-for-Age Z score affected by a landslide…
- Trial name
- MFB (NCT05878886)
- Testing
- Emergency Food Product
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Diet; Deficiency
Cross-sectional Dietary Intake Survey on Ivorian School-Aged Children and Women of Reproductive Age
A cross-sectional dietary intake study was conducted with 423 Ivorian school aged children (SAC, 6-12 years) and 423 women of reproductive age (WRA, 15-49 years) from four cities, recruited by two-stage random sampling.
- Trial name
- AN (NCT06175130)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 846 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FrieslandCampina
Hypophosphatasia
Safety and Efficacy Study of ENB-0040 in Juvenile Patients With Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
This Clinical Trial is being conducted to study Hypophosphatasia (HPP), a bone disorder caused by gene mutations or changes. These gene mutations cause low levels of an enzyme needed to harden bone.
- Trial name
- NCT00894075
- Testing
- ENB-0040
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Chronic Malnutrition, Stunting of Growth
Nutritional Intervention With Tenebrio Molitor Powder in Children With Chronic Malnutrition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a dietary supplement based on Tenebrio molitor (mealworm flour) can improve nutritional status and biomarkers of micronutrient deficiency in children aged 2-10 years.
- Trial name
- SANTE (NCT07284095)
- Testing
- Tenebrio Molitor powder, Control Group (Maize-Soy supplement)
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra
Malnutrition
Non Randomized Controlled Intervention Study Comparing Two Interventions of Nutritional Supplement on Malnutrition, Health and Mortality
The hypothesis for the study is that 12 months of a Ready-To-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) distributions have a greater impact on children's health than the standard RUSF distributions during the hunger gap period (june to…
- Trial name
- NRCI-ASPE (NCT02085044)
- Testing
- Ready-to-Used Supplement Food administration
- Where
- Chad
- Volunteers
- 5,700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- France Broillet
Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Malnutrition, Child
Expanding Coverage of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) Treatment in Kenya
Child wasting is a type of malnutrition which occurs when a child becomes too thin. This medical condition increases the risk of becoming sick or dying.
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Malnutrition, Child, Wasting
- Trial name
- R-SWITCH (NCT06441305)
- Testing
- SWITCH intervention package
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Undernutrition, Underweight
Satiation Study With Children Attending a Tertiary Feeding Clinic
This is a pilot study of children attending the Glasgow feeding clinic (GFC) which looks after children with severe feeding problems who commonly have low appetite and extreme thinness.
- Trial name
- NCT04851327
- Testing
- High Energy preload, Low energy preload, Test meal
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Mild and Moderate Malnourished Children
Feasible Means to Address Moderately Malnourished Children Within BINP Communities
The Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Project (BINP) of the Government of Bangladesh has started showing reduction in malnutrition of women and children under two years of age in last 3 years of it's activities.
- Trial name
- NCT00372242
- Testing
- Prospective Longitudinal Interventional Stury
- Volunteers
- 1,231 people
- 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, Wasting
Treatment of Acute Malnutrition in Outpatient Care Services in Venezuela: a Prospective Cohort Research
The goal of this observational study is to compare the effectiveness, safety, and efficiency of the simplified protocol, which includes the following three modifications: a) use of a single treatment product (RUTF), b) reduced…
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Wasting, Child Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT06287827
- Testing
- Simplified protocol, Standard protocol
- Where
- 4 sites in Venezuela
- Volunteers
- 299 people
- Sponsor
- UNICEF - Venezuela
Vitamin D Deficiency, Thoracic Surgery
Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency Following Pediatric CHD Surgery: a Phase II Dose Evaluation Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Usual Care With a High Dose Pre-operative Supplementation Regimen Based on the Institute of Medicine Daily Upper Tolerable Intake Level
Our research group has shown that almost all children with congenital heart disease (CHD) are vitamin D deficient following heart surgery.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Thoracic Surgery, Pediatric Disorders, Heart Defects, Congenital
- Trial name
- HICCUPS 2 (NCT01838447)
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Feeding Malnourished Children Different Types of Fatty Acids to Promote Neurocognitive Development
An appropriate balance of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids is important for support of neurocognitive development in healthy infants and toddlers.
- Trial name
- NCT03094247
- Testing
- Amoxicillin, HO-RUTF, D-HO-RUTF
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 2,897 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Child, Hospitalized, Vitamin D Deficiency
Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Improvement of Pneumonic Children
In Egypt, according to UNICEF 2018, Acute Respiratory Tract Infection (ARTIs)was estimated to account for 11% and 19% of the under-five and post-neonatal mortalities respectively.
- Conditions
- Child, Hospitalized, Vitamin D Deficiency, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT04244474
- Testing
- A single one ml injection
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 191 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Malnutrition, Child
Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children 6 to 59 Months Old With Standard Ready To Use Therapeutic Food Compared to a Newly Formulated Lipid Optimized Ready To Use Therapeutic Food
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to learn if a newly formulated Lipid-Optimized Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (LO-RUTF) can treat severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months.
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Malnutrition, Child, Neurocognition, Child
- Trial name
- NCT07345884
- Testing
- Lipid-Optimized Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Child Malnutrition
Developing Low-Cost Universal Malnutrition Screening for Low Income Countries - the MAMMS Trial
Acute malnutrition affects 52 million children, costs $2.1 trillion globally, and contributes to 45% of deaths among children under five years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT03967015
- Testing
- Maternal Administered Malnutrition Monitoring System (MAMMS)
- Where
- 3 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington