Clinical trials: Child Nutrition
Overweight and/or Obesity, Children - Malnutrition
Family-Based Nutrition Intervention to Prevent Overweight and Obesity in School-Age Children.
This proposal aims to enhance the well being of schoolchildren and their families through a mobile application and multidisciplinary intervention model grounded in authoritative parenting principles and social cognitive theory.
- Conditions
- Overweight and/or Obesity, Children - Malnutrition, Preventing Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT07159971
- Testing
- School B, Control
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Claudia Teresa Tovar Palacio
Maternal Nutrition, Child Nutrition
Climate-Responsive Nutrition, WASH, and Heat Counselling for Maternal and Child Health in Sindh, Pakistan
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a climate- and gender-responsive integrated package of nutrition, hygiene (WASH), and heat-adaptation counselling can improve maternal and child health and nutrition outcomes…
- Trial name
- IGNIT3 (NCT07819994)
- Testing
- Training of Lady Health Workers (LHWs), Training of Healthcare Providers (HCPs) at Facilities
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Child Nutrition, Feeding Behavior
The Effect of Therapeutic Play on Eating Behaviors in Primary School Children
Primary health care is a comprehensive, community-based approach that aims to maximize health, well-being, and their equitable distribution through three main components (WHO, 2025).
- Conditions
- Child Nutrition, Feeding Behavior, Emotional Eating
- Trial name
- NCT07817485
- Testing
- HEALTHY EATING GAME
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Child Malnutrition
7-Day vs 1-Day Packaging for Small Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements in Ghana (SQLNS:7D-1D Comparison)
This cluster-randomized crossover trial evaluates whether the packaging format of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) affects caregiver adherence and acceptability when SQ-LNS are delivered through routine…
- Trial name
- SQLNS:7Dv1D (NCT07129109)
- Testing
- small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS)
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 505 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Malnutrition, Child
Increasing the Coverage of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) Treatment in Ethiopia
The R-SWITCH intervention aims to address the low coverage of treatment for severe wasting (SAM) by leveraging existing community groups to deliver an integrated package focused on prevention, screening, referral, and treatment…
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Malnutrition, Child, Wasting
- Trial name
- R-SWITCH (NCT06380504)
- Testing
- R-SWITCH integrated intervention package
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,080 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Malnutrition, Child
Hens Hatching Hope
The study is a prospective community-cluster non-randomized trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of a program that will provide 30-day egg vouchers to mothers of 6 to 24 month-old children living in rural areas of Intibucá…
- Trial name
- NCT04721197
- Testing
- Egg vouchers, Standard of Care
- Where
- Honduras
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia Southern University
Malnutrition in Children
Impact of School Meal Program on Child Nutrition and Academic Performance
This study will assess the impact of a school meal program on the nutritional status and academic performance of primary school children in Lahore, Pakistan.
- Trial name
- NCT07800208
- Testing
- School Meal Program
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 496 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore - Pakistan
Child Malnutrition
Growth and Nutritional Impact of Small Fish Powder Supplementation in Infants
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of supplementing the diets of infants aged 6-7 months with small fish powder on growth outcomes in the Garoua 1st Health District, Northern Cameroon.
- Trial name
- NCT07794085
- Testing
- Small Fish Powder, Millet Flour
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Food and Nutrition Research, Yaounde
Nutrition Education, Eating Behaviour
Piaget-Based Nutrition Education in Preschools
This explanatory sequential mixed-methods study evaluated a six-week Piaget-based nutrition education programme for preschool children.
- Conditions
- Nutrition Education, Eating Behaviour, Food Consumption, Child Nutrition
- Trial name
- PNEP (NCT07700173)
- Testing
- Piaget-Based Nutrition Education Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 268 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uşak University
Malnutrition in Children, Children Exposed to HIV
A Trial Testing a Two-way SMS Platform to Recognize and Prevent Wasting Among HIV-infected and HIV-exposed Uninfected Children in Kenya
The goal of this study is to test if a two-way text-message (SMS) maternally administered malnutrition monitoring system (MAMMS) that delivers infant and young child feeding (IYCF) education and supports caregivers in monitoring…
- Trial name
- MAMMS IYCF R33 (NCT06842732)
- Testing
- Maternal Administered Malnutrition Monitoring System - Infant and Young Child Feeding (MAMMS IYCF) intervention, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 776 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
School Attendance, School Dropouts
Peanut-based School Meals in Rural Ghana to Improve Attendance and Retention
The goal of this clinical trial is to test daily provision of peanut paste-based milk-containing ready-to-use school food (PM-RUF) in children 5-17 years of age in Ghana .
- Conditions
- School Attendance, School Dropouts, School Enrollment, School Feeding Programs
- Trial name
- Peanut-SMART (NCT06397989)
- Testing
- Ready-to-use school food, Standard meal
- Where
- 20 sites in Ghana
- Volunteers
- 5,731 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Child Obesity, Nutrition, Healthy
Healthy Start: Family Childcare Providers and Parents
The preschool years are a critical time for shaping food preferences and eating behaviors, which affect dietary behaviors in adults and life-long risks for obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT06978270
- Testing
- Healthy Eating: Provider and Parent Components, Healthy Start: Reading Readiness Childcare Proiver and Parent Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
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
Executive Function Disorder, Emotional Regulation
Evaluation of Executive Function and Emotional Regulation in Children in Bangladesh
The study explores the impact of malnutrition at enrollment on executive function (EF) and emotional regulation (ER) in malnourished 1-year-old children and whether specially designed brain directed therapeutic feeds improve…
- Conditions
- Executive Function Disorder, Emotional Regulation, Malnutrition, Child
- Trial name
- NCT05629624
- Testing
- Chickpea based RUSF, E-RUSF, Outcome reference group/RUSF
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 297 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Malnutrition, Child, Nutrition Poor
Implementation of P-INPAC
The framework for Pediatric Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care (P-INPAC) was developed by the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force (CMTF); however, it has not been implemented in a research setting.
- Trial name
- P-INPAC (NCT06645639)
- Testing
- Pediatric Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care Pathway (P-INPAC)
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
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
Zinc Deficiency, Mother and Child Malnutrition
Multi-Omic Profiling of a Zinc-Biofortified Maize Intervention in Guatemalan Mothers and Children
A trial evaluating the systemic and ecological impact of zinc-biofortified maize consumption on cellular zinc status, inflammatory biomarkers, and gut microbiota composition in a cohort of Guatemalan mothers and children.
- Trial name
- NCT07585318
- Testing
- F3 Biofortified Maize, Conventional Maize
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama
Malnutrition in Children, Undernutrition
Nutrition Intervention Among Ethnic Minority Children Aged 5-16 Years in Tra Vinh Province, Vietnam
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a nutrition health education intervention among ethnic minority children aged 5-16 years in Tra Vinh Province, Vietnam.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition in Children, Undernutrition, Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT07583667
- Testing
- Nutrition Health Education
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 811 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Maternal and Child Health, Maternal Nutrition
Social Networks for Improving Maternal & Child Health
Brief Summary: Improving Maternal and Child Health via Indigenous Structures The goal of this cluster randomized controlled community trial is to assess the effect of community-based interventions using indigenous community…
- Trial name
- SoNIMCH (NCT07522047)
- Testing
- Community-based Health and Nutrition Counseling via Indigenous Social Support Structures (ISSS)
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahir Dar University
Malnutrition, Infant, Malnutrition, Child
Efficacy of Mobile Health Application in Promotion of Exclusive Breast Feeding and Young Child Feeding Practices in Pakistan
Early life nutrition is the key modifiable determinant of child growth, development, survival and diseases of adult onset. Pakistan ranks highest for neonatal mortality rate (44.2/1000 live births (LBs)) globally.
- Trial name
- NCT05590351
- Testing
- First diet: m-health coaching application, Face to Face counselling
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University