Clinical trials: Child Malnutrition
Diarrheal Disorder
Long-term Impact and Intervention for Diarrhea in Brazil
The primary objectives of this study are to determine the effect of 1 year supplementation of Vitamin A, Zinc, and Vitamin A plus Zinc compared to placebo on the Height for Age Z Score (HAZ) and the number of episodes of diarrhea…
- Trial name
- NCT00133406
- Testing
- Glutamine, Vitamin A, glycine
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 321 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Child Malnutrition, Feeding Behavior
Nutrition Intervention Integrated With Food Voucher to Improve Child Growth and Feeding Practices
Brief Summary: Background: The period from birth to two years of age is the "critical window" for the promotion of optimal growth, health, and development.
- Conditions
- Child Malnutrition, Feeding Behavior, Growth; Stunting, Nutritional
- Trial name
- NCT03641001
- Testing
- Child feeding counselling, food voucher, micronutrient powder, WASH
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 410 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Malnutrition Severe, Vaccination
OptiMAx Will Test Whether SQ-LNS Incentivises Vaccination Uptake in Rural Chad and Niger, With a Cost Effectiveness Analysis. It Will Also Look at Whether Having Received SQ-LNS Before Becoming Malnourished Leads to Better Outcomes for Children Treated Under the OptiMA Protocol.
Malnutrition and infectious disease form a vicious circle, posing a double threat to vulnerable children in low- and middle-income countries.
- Trial name
- OptiMAx (NCT07592260)
- Testing
- small quantity lipid-based supplement (SQ-LNS)
- Where
- 2 sites in Chad, Niger
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance for International Medical Action
Malnutrition
District-based Mainstreaming Nutrition Project in Rural Pakistan
This study aims to provide evidence regarding the feasibility of integrating an enhanced maternal and child care health education package into the existing curricula of the National Program for Family Planning and Primary Health…
- Trial name
- NF Nutrition (NCT00816946)
- Testing
- Enhanced education
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Asthma, Vitamin D Deficiency
Rapid vs Maintenance Vitamin D Supplementation in Deficient Children With Asthma to Prevent Exacerbations.
The role of vitamin D in respiratory health remains uncertain. Whether vitamin D reduces clinically important exacerbations of childhood asthma remains uncertain.
- Trial name
- NCT01395589
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 597 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Iron-deficiency, Nutritional Deficiency
Iron Status of Women and Young Children in the United States
This analysis describes the distribution of TBI and the prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) among toddlers, non-pregnant women, and pregnant women.
- Trial name
- NHANES (NCT03274726)
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Congenital Heart Disease
Effect of Feeding With Nutrient Dense Formula in Malnourished Infants and Children With Congenital Heart Defects
Infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) are usually born with a normal weight but develop malnutrition over time, and about 20-50% of these children are usually malnourished. Malnutrition in these patients is multifactorial.
- Trial name
- NCT04795076
- Testing
- Infant formula
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University
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
Stunting, Malnutrition, Child
Effectiveness of SNF and SBCC to Prevent Stunting Among Children in Afghanistan: a Quasi-experimental Study
Over the years, there has been some progress made in reducing stunting in Afghanistan, the prevalence remains high with half of the provinces experiencing rates above the WHO alert threshold.
- Trial name
- NCT04581993
- Testing
- Super Cereal - wheat soya blend with sugar, Lipid-based nutrient supplement-medium quantity (LNS-MQ), Social and behavior change communication (SBCC)
- Where
- Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 33,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Malnutrition, Child
Community-based, Controlled, Open-label, Cluster-randomized Trial for the Reduction of Chronic Malnutrition in Children Under Two Years of Age, With Three Intervention Arms Grouped by Clusters, in Two Provinces in Southern Angola, Huíla and Cunene.
The severity of the stunting in the provinces of Huíla and Cunene, Angola, in children aged 6 to 59 months is considered to be very high, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of 2018.
- Trial name
- NCT05571280
- Testing
- Nutritional Supplementation, Money transfers, Standard intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Angola
- Volunteers
- 1,423 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
HIV Infections, Immune Activation
The University of Zimbabwe College of Health Science (UZ-CHS) BIRTH COHORT Study
Background Commencement of lifelong highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) immediately after HIV diagnosis (option B+), for treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has greatly improved maternal-infant health in sub…
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Immune Activation, Comorbidities
- Trial name
- UZ-CHS-BC (NCT04087239)
- Testing
- HIV
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zimbabwe
Vitamin D Deficiency
The Effect of Vitamin D Supplements on Vitamin D Status, Cardiometabolic Health and Immune Defense in Danish Children
The main purpose of this study is to investigate whether and in which doses vitamin D intake is needed in order to maintain an adequate vitamin D status in 4-8 year-old Danish children during wintertime.
- Trial name
- ODIN Junior (NCT02145195)
- Testing
- Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Malnourished Children
Enhancing Growth Monitoring Visits in Joshipur Rural Municipality, Kailai, Nepal
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if health workers training on growth promotion and monitoring guideline and Female Community Health Volunteers mobilization for increasing demand for growth monitoring and promotion…
- Trial name
- NCT06743451
- Testing
- Health workers training on GMP guideline, Female community health volunteers' mobilization for inviting mothers and caretakers
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
Malnutrition, Child
Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Under-Five Children With Malnutrition in Sohag, Egypt
This study aims to estimate the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in under-five children with malnutrition.
- Trial name
- NCT06716060
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
X Linked Hypophosphatemic Rickets
Growth Hormone Treatment in Children With Hypophosphatemic Rickets
This study evaluates the effect on height of a two year treatment with growth hormone in 19 children with X linked hypophosphatemic rickets.
- Trial name
- GH-XLH (NCT02720770)
- Testing
- norditropine simplex
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Bicetre Hospital
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Malnutrition
Effect of Enteral Docosahexaenoic Acid Administration in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if enteral docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) administration during the first three months of treatment reduces the deterioration of nutritional status, treatment toxicity and early mortality in…
- Trial name
- DHA-ALL (NCT01051154)
- Testing
- Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Coordinación de Investigación en Salud, Mexico
Undernutrition, Stunting
The Effectiveness of HBM-based Education Program on Improve Knowledge and Behaviors
The randomized controlled trial design with one intervention arm (nutrition education and complementary feeding) and one control (usual care) arm (1:1 ratio).
- Conditions
- Undernutrition, Stunting, Wasting, Underweight
- Trial name
- NCT05517395
- Testing
- health nutrition education, usual care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Cerebral Palsy (CP), Malnutrition in Children
Assessment of Nutritional Status Using Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Z-Score in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Children with cerebral palsy are at increased risk of malnutrition due to motor impairment, feeding difficulties, and chronic health problems.
- Trial name
- NCT07351695
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Anaemia
Triple Outcome Evaluation of Red Teff Intervention for Infant Anemia, Environmental Health, and Economic Feasibility in Ethiopia: A Self-controlled Pre-post Study
Background. Childhood anemia affects more than 40% of under-five children in Ethiopia, where iron supplementation has achieved limited success and locally grounded, sustainable strategies are needed.
- Trial name
- NCT07912697
- Testing
- Red teff (Eragrostis teff) porridge
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Debre Markos University
Malnutrition
Randomized Controlled Trial in South Africa Comparing the Efficacy of Complementary Food Products on Child Growth
Complementary food supplements (CFS), fortified products that are mixed with the infant's usual complementary foods, have the potential to improve nutrition among infants.
- Trial name
- TSWAKA (NCT01845610)
- Testing
- Fortified fat-based paste with essential fatty acids, DHA, ARA, phytase, L-lysine, potassium, phosphorous, magnesium and manganese, Fortified fat-based paste with essential fatty acids
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North-West University, South Africa