Clinical trials: Child Nutritional Status
Child Malnutrition
Effects of Prebiotics on Metagenomic Diversity and Abundance in Young Children With Acute Malnutrition
Malnutrition is a major global public health issue, contributing to poor health and early morbidities in children under five, particularly in developing countries.
- Trial name
- P-MAM (NCT06155474)
- Testing
- Prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS) Powder, Starch Only, RUTF + Starch
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Punjab
Obesity
Ready. Set. ACTION! A Theater-Based Obesity Prevention Program for Children
The goal of Ready, Set, ACTION! (RSA) is to test the feasibility of implementing a theater-based after-school program to promote healthy eating, physical activity, and positive body image with children in grades four through six.
- Trial name
- RSA (NCT00604513)
- Testing
- Ready. Set. ACTION! Protocol, Control
- Volunteers
- 181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Growth Acceleration, Overweight or Obesity
Diet and Well-being of Young Danish Children
The overall objective with the study was to contribute to the scientific basis for dietary and life strategies, policies and dietary guidelines to infants and young children in Denmark and with special focus on prevention of…
- Conditions
- Growth Acceleration, Overweight or Obesity, Biomarkers of Metabolic Syndrome, Programming and Tracking
- Trial name
- SKOT I (NCT02170428)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 263 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Gastroesophageal Reflux, Nervous System Diseases
Comparative Anti-Reflux Procedures in Neurologically Impaired Children
This trial is a randomized controlled trial of two standard anti-reflux procedures, Nissen fundoplication versus gastrojejunal feeding tubes (GJ tubes), in children and adolescents with functional and intellectual impairment who…
- Conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux, Nervous System Diseases, Fundoplication, Enteral Nutrition
- Trial name
- CARPNIC (NCT01307982)
- Testing
- Fundoplication, Gastrojejunal (GJ) feeding tube
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Overweight and Obesity
Healthy Weight at Home: A Pilot Weight Loss Program for Parents of Children With a Disability
The objective of this study is to design, implement, and pilot a lifestyle-based, 12-week, weight loss program for parents of children with a disability. This weight loss program supports weight loss among parents.
- Trial name
- NCT04697225
- Testing
- weight loss strategies, weight loss coaching sessions and email support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Towson University
Complementary Feeding, Linear Programming
Optimized Complementary Feeding With or Without Home Fortification Prevents Decrease of Micronutrient and Growth
Malnourished among under-five children characterized by growth faltering is a public health concern in Indonesia. It requires serious action from the governments because of the prevalence of underweight, stunting, and wasting are…
- Conditions
- Complementary Feeding, Linear Programming, Nutritional Status, Micronutrient Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT03891589
- Testing
- Nutritional education program, Home fortification (Taburia)
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 215 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Udayana University
Chronic Diseases in Children
Food as Medicine Study
The Food as Medicine (FAME) intervention aims to improve dietary quality in lower income, primarily ethnic minority youth through food navigation that bridges clinical care and community food resources.
- Trial name
- FAME (NCT07162350)
- Testing
- Food Navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Parkland Health and Hospital System
Depression, Postpartum, Malnutrition, Child
Decreasing Stunting by Reducing Maternal Depression in Uganda: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (CRCT) for Improved Nutrition Outcomes
The project seeks to test the integration of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Groups within Care Group projects and investigate whether the treatment of maternal depression with Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Groups improves the…
- Trial name
- NCT03573713
- Testing
- Care Groups, IPT-G
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,248 people
- Sponsor
- Food for the Hungry
Congenital Heart Disease, Dysbiosis
The Influence of Probiotics on Metabolome and Heart Rate Variability in Heart Failure of Structure Heart Disease
Poor body weight gain and failure to thrive is a very common condition in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) with advanced HF and/or cyanosis, which are considered a predictor of morbidity and complicate the prognosis…
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease, Dysbiosis, Malnutrition, Child, Probiotics
- Trial name
- NCT06872320
- Testing
- Lactobacillus Rhamnosus
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Iron Deficiency, Anaemia in Children
Effect of a Dietary Iron Program on Iron Status and IQ in Children in Phatthalung Province, Thailand
Iron deficiency (ID) continues to be one of the most prevalent disorders, which can adversely affect cognitive ability in childhood.
- Trial name
- NCT05878379
- Testing
- Dietary Iron Program
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Pneumonia, Vitamin D Deficiency
Kabul Vitamin D Supplementation Trial
Background: Pneumonia is the leading cause of childhood mortality, accounting for 19% of the 10.6 million deaths that occur each year1.
- Trial name
- NCT00548379
- Testing
- vitamin D
- Where
- 2 sites in Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 3,048 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Sedentary Behavior, Adipose Tissue
Participatory Intervention to Improve Nutrition and Physical Activity in Schoolchildren From Acatlán de Juárez, Jalisco
This is a community project carried out jointly by the Technological Institute of Higher Studies of the West (ITESO), the University Center of Tonalá of the University of Guadalajara (CUTonalá) and the University Center of Health…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Adipose Tissue, Child Obesity
- Trial name
- Acatlan (NCT04679246)
- Testing
- Participatory intervention
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iberoamerican Institute of Sports Science and Human Movement
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, Cardiovascular Disease
Effects of Physical Activity on Cardiovascular Risk Markers in School-Aged Mexican Children
Childhood obesity is a public health problem; in Mexican children a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors are present. Physical activity has been proposed as a strategy to reduce this risk.
- Trial name
- NCT00836446
- Testing
- physical activity
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Perinatologia Isidro Espinosa de los Reyes
Malnutrition
Effect of Home-fortification With Sprinkles in Hematologic and Nutritional Status in Preschool Children in Medellín
Objective: To acquire the local scientific evidence, to evaluate the effects of micronutrient Sprinkles™ powder, both the nutritional status and haematological values in the vulnerable preschool population, to corroborate the…
- Trial name
- NCT01917032
- Testing
- Sachets containing a blend of micronutrients in powder form (Iron, Zinc, Folic Acid, Vitamin A and C), sprinkled onto home made food
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CES University
Overweight, Childhood, Obesity in Children
The Bloom Study - a Safe and Healthy Start in Life
The aim of the Bloom Study is to promote healthy weight development among infants through a home-based health promoting intervention implemented in the Danish setting of community health nurses.
- Trial name
- NCT06705400
- Testing
- Multi-behavioural
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D of Chinese Children and Adolescents
The aim of this study was to assess the vitamin D status and analyze risk factors for vitamin D inadequacy of Chinese children and adolescents aged 6-17y.
- Trial name
- NCT03221972
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people
- Sponsor
- Lichen Yang
Prediabetic State
A Mediterranean Intervention on Prediabetic Children
Prediabetes is a pathological condition where the blood glucose concentration is higher than normal concentrations but lower than those considered in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) diagnosis.
- Trial name
- INTKIDMEDPRED (NCT05424107)
- Testing
- KIDMED
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 254 people
- Sponsor
- Pilar Aparicio Martinez
Preterm Birth, Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Assessment of Body Composition in Premature Children Submitted to an Early Stimulation Program
This is a cross-sectional study of a randomized clinical trial to investigate nutritional aspects of pre-scholar aged children born preterm submitted to an early stimulation program versus conventional care program.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Early Intervention, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- NCT05399667
- Testing
- Early stimulation, Conventional care
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Obesity
Clinic, Family & Community Intervention for Children With Overweight and Obesity (Stanford GOALS)
Stanford GOALS is a large-scale, community-based randomized controlled trial of an innovative, interdisciplinary, multi-component, multi-level, multi-setting (MMM) approach to treating overweight and obese children.
- Trial name
- NCT01642836
- Testing
- MMM, Health and Nutrition Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
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