Clinical trials: Child Nutritional Status
Child Development
Follow up of Long Term Neurodevelopmental Impact of the Type of Feeding During the First Year of Life at 10 Years Old
The Chilean infant Nutrition Trial was a prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled study conducted in Santiago, Chile, between 2016 and The study aimed to evaluate growth and body composition changes between birth and two…
- Trial name
- NCT06917625
- Testing
- Imaging
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Corporación de Apoyo de la Investigación Científica en Nutrición
Healthy
Efficacy of 3 Nutritional Supplements to Improve Diverse Outcomes in Children Under 2 Years of Age and Pregnant Women
The Mexican poverty alleviation program, Oportunidades provides a fortified food supplement to all beneficiary children under 2 years of age, and all pregnant and lactating women.
- Trial name
- NCT00531674
- Testing
- fortified milk-based beverage, Sprinkles, tablets
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mexican National Institute of Public Health
Critically Ill Child, Nutritional Status
Height Measurement in Critically Ill Children
Height/length has to be assessed accurately in critically ill children, as its value is required to assess nutritional status, to calculate nutritional requirements, to calculate body surface area (involved in drug…
- Conditions
- Critically Ill Child, Nutritional Status, Height, Length
- Trial name
- EvTaRéaP (NCT03572504)
- Testing
- critically ill children
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Obesity, Childhood, Lifestyle Intervention
Obesity-fertility Cohort Study: Protocol for the Assessment of Children Aged 6-12 Years and Their Mothers
Maternal preconception obesity and adverse gestational metabolic health increase the risk of childhood obesity in offspring. A group of investigators from Université de Sherbrooke therefore developed a lifestyle intervention…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Lifestyle Intervention, Preconception Care
- Trial name
- NCT06402825
- Testing
- Fit-for-Fertility program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Rickets
Ultrasound Imaging and Quantitative Vibro-Acoustic Assessment of Rickets Under the Age of Ten
The goal of this study is to find out if the use of ultrasound pictures of bones can spot changes in the growth areas of children with rickets, a condition that affects how bones harden.
- Trial name
- NCT06385938
- Testing
- Ultrasound with quantitative vibro-acoustic assessment
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Malnutrition, Anemia
Building Capacity for Sustainable Livelihoods and Health
Despite recent economic growth in Ghana, the prevalence of childhood malnutrition remains high. Wasting prevalence affected 29% among 6- to 8-months-old infants in 2008.
- Trial name
- NCT01985243
- Testing
- Nutrition and agriculture, Iron-rich food & business literacy
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada, Ghana
- Volunteers
- 3,390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Vitamin D Deficiency
Role of Vitamin D Supplementation in Children With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
This study was designed to determine whether vitamin D supplementation improved symptoms in children with irritable bowel syndrome, a condition associated with repeated abdominal pain and changes in bowel habits.
- Trial name
- NCT07914478
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Teaching Hospital
Bone Marrow Disease, Stem Cell Transplant Complications
Tube Feeding in Children Having a Bone Marrow Transplant
The purpose of this study is to assess the problems and a range of nutritional and clinical outcomes that occur with two feeding tubes used by children having a bone marrow transplant.
- Conditions
- Bone Marrow Disease, Stem Cell Transplant Complications, Enteral Feeding Intolerance, Gastrostomy
- Trial name
- NCT04804631
- Testing
- Enteral feeding tubes
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Child Health
Functional Constipation in Children
Is Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Functional Constipation In Children
Constipation is one of the most common causes of patient visits to pediatric clinics. Prevalence of constipation is estimated between 1.9-27.2% in the USA (Rasquin et al., 2006).
- Trial name
- NCT06657313
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Benha University
Smoking, Overweight
Pilot-Testing a Family-Based Intervention to Improve Child Outcomes and Increase Family Activity
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a family-based program to improve physical activity and tobacco outcomes in a small pilot of middle school students and their families.
- Conditions
- Smoking, Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- HFDC (NCT01969760)
- Testing
- Healthy Families DC Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cassandra Stanton, PhD
Asthma in Children, Obesity
Managing AsThma AnD Obesity Related Symptoms (MATADORS) Feasibility Study
The purpose of this 4 week pilot study is to test the use of a mobile application (also commonly referred to as an app) designed to help increase self-management strategies among youth that have asthma and obesity.
- Conditions
- Asthma in Children, Obesity, Obesity, Adolescent, Obesity, Childhood
- Trial name
- MATADORS (NCT05742646)
- Testing
- MATADORS, MATADORS Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Obesity, Childhood
Wise Social Psychological Interventions to Improve Outcomes of Behavioral Weight Control in Children With Obesity
A 2-arm, parallel group, randomized controlled trial to evaluate overall differences in body mass index (BMI) trajectories over 6 months between 10-16-year-old children with obesity randomized to receive the wise social…
- Trial name
- NCT04422951
- Testing
- Wise interventions -- values self-affirmation and growth mindset -- plus usual care behavioral treatment, Education plus usual care behavioral treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Hypovitaminosis D
Rapid Normalization of Vitamin D in Critically Ill Children: A Phase II Dose Evaluation Randomized Controlled Trial
Documented roles for vitamin D in calcium homeostasis, cardiovascular and respiratory health, inflammation, innate immunity, and neuromuscular function have led to the hypothesis that deficiency might represent a modifiable risk…
- Trial name
- VITdAL-PICU (NCT02452762)
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- 4 sites in Austria, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Efficacy and Acceptability of RUTFs in Indonesia
Severe wasting or Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) continues to be a major public health problem in Indonesia, affecting more than 2 million children under 5 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT05614505
- Testing
- Ready to use therapeutic foods
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
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
Childhood Obesity
Respiratory Effects of Obesity in Children
In obese children, excess fat on the thorax exerts an unfavorable burden on the respiratory system, particularly during exercise; however, it is unclear if this burden reduces exercise tolerance, provokes dyspnea on exertion, or…
- Trial name
- NCT03376880
- Testing
- 1 year follow-up testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Validation Studies
d13C Added Sugar Intake Biomarker: Determining Validity in Children
Added sugars (AS) constitute a significant source (~ 16%) of the total daily calories consumed by youth. The role of AS in health is contentious, and the reliance on self-reported dietary data is an often-cited flaw in existing…
- Trial name
- NCT02455388
- Testing
- High added sugar diet, Low added sugar diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 370 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Obesity, Childhood, Insulin Resistance
Studying the Effect of Mediterranean Diet on Insulin Resistance Among Obese Children and Adolescents
Insulin resistance is a common complication of childhood obesity. It is considered to be an important link between adiposity and the risk factor of type 2 diabetes in children.
- Trial name
- NCT04313452
- Testing
- the effect of Mediterranean diet on insulin sensitivity among obese children and adolescents aged
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Jordan
Pediatric Obesity
Developmental Trajectories of Reinforcer Pathology and Childhood Obesity
The goal of this observational study is to understand how children's food preferences, physical activity, and decision-making change over time and how these behaviors relate to body weight and overall health.
- Trial name
- TRACK (NCT07229508)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Feeding Behaviors
Validation of a Digital Diet Method for Use With Preschoolers
The Validation of a Digital Diet Method project is very innovative because it links three methods to address the gap in measuring food intake of HS preschool children.
- Trial name
- NCT01725347
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
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