Clinical trials: Child Malnutrition
Obesity, Childhood, Malnutrition
Physical Activity and the Home Environment in Preschool-aged Children in Urban Bangladesh
The overall goal of this study is to generate new knowledge regarding the nutritional and environmental determinants of physical activity in young children living in a densely populated urban community in Bangladesh.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Malnutrition, Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT04628897
- Testing
- Exposures
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Down Syndrome
Nutritional Status in Children With Down Syndrome
To evaluate the nutritional status of children with Down's syndrome and to determine the prevalence of nutritional deficiencies among those children.
- Trial name
- DS (NCT06989060)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Malnourished Children, Stunting of Growth
Comprehensive Nutritional Support for Children in Zambia (ZamCNC) - A Pilot Investigation
In a recently completed intervention study, more than 50% of children in Lusaka were found to be stunted by age two, even when nutritional supplements were provided.
- Trial name
- ZamCnC (NCT07153913)
- Testing
- Intensive growth support
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Günther Fink
Maternal Obesity Complicating Pregnancy, Birth,or Puerperium, Child Malnutrition
Addressing the Double Burden of Malnutrition in Guatemala
Globally, populations are experiencing increases in the double burden of malnutrition, commonly defined as maternal overweight/obesity and child stunting in the same household.
- Trial name
- NCT06750120
- Testing
- Family food ration, Optimal weight counseling, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 1,532 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Malnourishment
Cognitive Effects of Omega-3 Supplements in Children With Mild to Moderate Malnutrition
Adequate nutrition is one of the critical biological processes to learning and cognitive development of children. And is understandable that malnourishment affect these processes.
- Trial name
- NCT01199120
- Testing
- Omega 3
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
Health Literacy, Nutrition, Healthy
Addressing Food Insecurity: Plant-Based Food Prescription Program
Reduce food insecurity by improving plant-based health food consumption, access, health and nutrition literacy and the health of the food-insecure families we serve.
- Conditions
- Health Literacy, Nutrition, Healthy, Nutrition Poor, Food Insecurity
- Trial name
- NCT06614920
- Testing
- Plant-Based Food Provision (with or without food prescription), Plant-Based Nutrition Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Malnutrition, Child, Tuberculosis
The Impact of Malnutrition on Immune Responses to Tuberculosis
The aim of this study is to assess immune responses to Mtb in children with MAM compared to well-nourished children and to evaluate the impact of a nutrition intervention on these immune responses.
- Trial name
- TBMAM (NCT05044910)
- Testing
- Ready to Use supplementary food (RUSF)
- Where
- 2 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Tuberculosis Research Centre, India
Malnutrition, Child, Growth; Stunting, Nutritional
Samaki Salama: Small-scale Fisheries for Healthy Nutrition and Ecosystems
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a bundled intervention to address malnutrition and its intersections with nutrition security and fisheries sustainability in Kilifi, Kenya.
- Trial name
- NCT05254444
- Testing
- Social marketing, social marketing + gear modification
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Malnutrition
Validation and Impact of Paediatric Malnutrition Screening Tool in Hospitalised Children
Children hospitalized due to an acute disease may suffer from acute malnutrition or chronic malnutrition caused by chronic diseases.
- Trial name
- STAMP (NCT01563393)
- Testing
- questionnaire STAMP and dietary, No intervention
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 484 people
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Malnutrition Severe
PSYCHOSOCIAL STIMULATIONS AND TREATMENT OUTCOME OF SEVERE ACUTE MALNOURISHED CHILDREN
A playroom and a playground are already part of the stabilization unit and are furnished with basic facilities for engaging the SAM children in play-based motor, language, and personal-social activities.
- Trial name
- NCT06653790
- Testing
- Psychosocial stimulations
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Malnutrition, Child, Arsenic Poisoning Chronic
Effect of Chronic Arsenic Exposure on Malnutrition of Under Five Children
Early life malnutrition is associated with later life health problems, Particularly Stunting, which is a height-for-age Z score less than -2 standard deviation of World Health Organization median.Underweight is weight-for-age Z…
- Trial name
- NCT03893721
- Testing
- arsenic exposure
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Child Malnutrition
An Intervention for Primary Caregivers to Improve Outcomes in Children With Severe Malnutrition
This cluster-randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effectiveness of a four-day hospital-based intervention program for primary caregivers of children with severe malnutrition.
- Trial name
- NCT03072433
- Testing
- Counseling Intervention Package, Standard of Care
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Malnutrition
Trial to Alleviate Malnutrition With Fortified Spread Given as a Food Supplement to Underweight Infants
This study tests the hypothesis that underweight 6-17-month old infants receiving fortified spread as a food supplement for 12 weeks grow better during the supplementation than infants who are provided with maize-soy flour…
- Trial name
- NCT00131222
- Testing
- Food supplement: fortified spread, Food supplement: maize and soy flour
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Vitamin D Deficiency, Dental Caries
Maternal Vitamin D Levels in Pregnancy and Dental Caries in Children
The main aim of this study is to investigate potential associations between maternal pre- and postnatal vitamin D level and oral health outcomes (caries and developmental defects of enamel) in their children at 7-9 years of age.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Dental Caries, Dental Enamel Hypoplasia
- Trial name
- NCT03273725
- Testing
- Dental examination including taking a saliva sample.
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tannhelsetjenestens Kompetansesenter Midt-Norge
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Maternal Risk Factors for Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Case-Control Approach
New research suggests that about 1 in 8 children may be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States. This could be due to several reasons which remain unknown.
- Conditions
- Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autistic Disorder, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- NCT05453708
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 239 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Walden University
Malnutrition, Pneumonia
Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition Network
The CHAIN Network aims to identify modifiable biomedical and social factors driving the greatly increased risk of mortality among young undernourished children admitted to hospital with acute illness, as inpatients and after…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Sepsis
- Trial name
- CHAIN (NCT03208725)
- Where
- 8 sites in Bangladesh, Kenya and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 4,335 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Malnutrition, Child
Milk Matters in Malnutrition, is it the Lactose or Dairy Protein?
This study is to look at the types of sugar and protein composition in the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition and its effects on gut health.
- Trial name
- NCT04216043
- Testing
- RUSF skimmed milk powder, RUSF milk protein concentrate and sucrose, RUSF soy protein and whey permeate
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 1,102 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Nutritional Status in Children With ALL in Guatemala
This study proposes to investigate the association of nutritional status of a children assessed by body mass index (BMI), triceps skinfold thickness (TSFT), and mid upper arm circumference (MUAC), with body composition, measured…
- Trial name
- NCT03471416
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED), Stunting
Maternal Probiotic Intervention to Improve Gut Health-Trial II-Pakistan
Burden: Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED) is an enteropathic condition characterised by altered gut permeability, infiltration of immune cells, and changes in villous architecture and cell differentiation.
- Trial name
- MPIGH-II (NCT07207434)
- Testing
- Oral Vancomycin, VE818
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Kwashiorkor, Marasmus
Effectiveness of Oral Antibiotics in the Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition
The need for oral antibiotics as part of the case management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the outpatient setting has not been studied in a prospective trial.
- Trial name
- NCT01000298
- Testing
- Amoxicillin, Cefdinir
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 2,767 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine