Clinical trials: Complementary Food
Diet, Growth
The prEgnanCy and eArly Childhood nutrItion triaL (ECAIL)
The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial among 800 socially disadvantaged pregnant women and their families to test the effectiveness of a multi-component home visitation nutrition program, compared…
- Conditions
- Diet, Growth, Infant, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- ECAIL (NCT03003117)
- Testing
- Experimental: Intervention Program, Active comparator: Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 607 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- French Red Cross
Healthy Participants, Infants
First Complementary Foods and the Infant Gastrointestinal Microbiota
This study evaluates the effect of different complementary foods on the gastrointestinal microbiota of exclusively human milk fed infants.
- Conditions
- Healthy Participants, Infants, Gastrointestinal Microbiota
- Trial name
- NCT05492253
- Testing
- Infant fruit, Infant vegetable, Infant meat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Infant Development
Effect of a New Infant Cereal on Weight Gain
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new infant cereal has an effect on weight gain and intestinal microbiota compared to a standard cereal in healthy infants .
- Trial name
- CEOBE (NCT02165956)
- Testing
- New Infant Cereal, Standard Infant Cereal
- Where
- 5 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laboratorios Ordesa
Anemia, Malnutrition
Efficacy of Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (LNS) for Pregnant and Lactating Women and Their Infants
In Ghana, low micronutrient intakes among pregnant women are a major problem. The standard nutritional intervention during pregnancy is iron-folic acid tablets, but adherence is low.
- Conditions
- Anemia, Malnutrition, Stunting
- Trial name
- NCT00970866
- Testing
- Iron and Folic Acid (IFA), Multiple Micronutrient (MMN) group, Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements (LNS) group
- Where
- 4 sites in Ghana
- Volunteers
- 3,499 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Anemia, Malnutrition
Home Fortification of Complementary Foods in Bihar India
This study evaluates the program effectiveness of home fortification along with infant and young child feeding (IYCF) counseling as a strategy to address anemia and complementary feedings gaps in a program setting of the…
- Trial name
- NCT02593136
- Testing
- Home Fortification Product (HFP), Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Practices Counseling
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 11,861 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Microbiota, Complementary Food
Community-based Clinical Trial With Microbiota-directed Complementary Foods (MDCFs) Made of Locally Available Food Ingredients for the Management of Children With Primary Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Background (brief): Burden: A total of 52 million children under 5 are suffering from acute malnutrition globally, of whom 33 million have moderate acute malnutrition (MAM).
- Conditions
- Microbiota, Complementary Food, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT04015999
- Testing
- Microbiota Directed Complementary Food (MDCF), Ready to Use Supplementary Food (RUSF)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Feeding Practices, Food Acceptance
Textured Food Introduction Information and Parental Feeding Practices
The purpose of this study is to conduct an intervention with 60 parents of 8 months old children to test the effect of recommendations, compared to usual care, promoting the introduction of textured foods between 8 and 15 months…
- Trial name
- PATATE (NCT04570059)
- Testing
- Counselling on textured food introduction between 8 and 15 months
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Malnutrition, Stunted Growth
What Promotes Healthy Eating? The Roles of Information,Affordability,Accessibility,Gender, and Peers on Food Consumption
Pre-school undernutrition is a global problem with life long adverse consequences. One form of undernutrition, chronic undernutrition or stunting, affects 171 million children under the age of 5 worldwide.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Stunted Growth, Growth, Feeding, Complementary
- Trial name
- NCT03229629
- Testing
- Behavior change communication, Food Voucher (Monetary)
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,243 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Food Allergy in Children
Nutritional and Anthropometric Characteristics of Children With Food Allergy
This observational study evaluates the nutritional habits and anthropometric measurements of children aged 0-6 years with food allergy (FA). Children with FA (case group) and healthy children (control group) were included.
- Trial name
- NCT07530861
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 185 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Necmettin Erbakan University
Moderately Malnourished Children
Development and Acceptability Testing of Ready-to-use-complementary Food Supplement (RUCFS) for Children in Bangladesh
The prevention of malnutrition among children under 5 years of age requires consumption of nutritious food, including exclusive breast feeding for the first six months of life, followed by breastfeeding in combination with…
- Trial name
- NCT01553877
- Testing
- Pushti packet, Rice based Ready to Use Complementary Food Supplements, Chick-pea based Ready to Use Complementary Food Supplements
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
HIV Infections
RiSolubles™, the Soluble Fraction of Rice Bran for HIV-Infected Patients
HIV infection is a growing problem in Israel with over 4000 known patients who are either infected with the virus or have developed AIDS.
- Trial name
- NCT00480350
- Testing
- rice based food supplement
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Bacterial Infections
Changes in Microbiota and Iron Status After Iron Fortification of Complementary Foods
Infants and children under two years are the group with the highest rates of iron deficiency anemia. Provision of sufficient dietary iron to this age group is a challenge, and in-home iron fortification of complementary foods…
- Trial name
- NCT01111864
- Testing
- fortification with iron and micronutrients, Sprinkles
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Healthy
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Soy-fiber-maize Complementary Food in Malawi.
The purpose of this intervention study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of soy-fiber-maize versus soy-maize complementary foods on bowel movement frequency, transit time, growth, gastrointestinal symptoms…
- Trial name
- NCT03385590
- Testing
- Soy-fiber-maize, Maize
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Micronutrient Deficiencies
Effect of Sprinkles With and w/o Fe on Zn Absorption in Kenyan Toddlers
The investigators propose to study the effects of increased iron intake by home fortification of complementary foods on the gastrointestinal microbial development, inflammatory responses, and zinc (Zn) absorption.
- Trial name
- NCT02101723
- Testing
- MNP + Zn/Fe, MNP + Zn
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Adiposity, Body Composition, Beneficial
Growth and Body Composition in Breastfed Infants - Study on Age of Introduction of Complementary Foods in Iceland
The purpose of this prospective cohort study is to investigate breast-milk and breastfeeding among infants who are exclusively and partially breastfed at 6 months of age in terms of characteristics that are hypothesised to…
- Conditions
- Adiposity, Body Composition, Beneficial, Growth Acceleration
- Trial name
- IceAge2 (NCT02586571)
- Testing
- Breastfeeding
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iceland
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Complementary Feeding
Preparation of Complementary Feeding in Spain: a Cross-sectional Study
Study design: Cross-sectional study, survey based Study population: spanish people, caregivers of infants under 2 years old. Sample size: 1925 surveys.
- Trial name
- NCT03675607
- Testing
- Complementary feeding behaviours
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,925 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academia Española de Nutrición y Dietética
Diarrhea, HIV Infections
The Healthy Life Choices Project in HIV-Positive Patients
This randomized clinical trial is designed to determine the efficacy of a dietary intervention to reduce the frequency of bowel movements and improve stool consistency as compared with subjects assigned to a control group.
- Trial name
- NCT00017810
- Testing
- Dietary intervention, HIV Self-Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Undernutrition
Shelf-Stable MDCF-2 for Children With Undernutrition
Background: Children with acute malnutrition have immature gut microbial communities compared to age-matched children with healthy growth that can not be repaired by existing therapeutic foods (Subramanian et al., Nature. 2014).
- Trial name
- NCT05094024
- Testing
- Central kitchen-prepared version of MDCF-2, MDCF-2 shelf-stable foil pouch prototype with green banana powder, MDCF-2 shelf-stable foil pouch prototype with sweet potato
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Infant Growth, Infant Body Fat
Effect of Protein From Complementary Foods on Infant Growth, Body Composition and Gut Health
Current research shows that dairy protein accelerates infant weight gain, which is a risk factor for later on obesity and metabolic syndrome. However, dietary protein from other sources haven't been studied yet.
- Conditions
- Infant Growth, Infant Body Fat, Infant Gut Microbiome
- Trial name
- NCT02142647
- Testing
- a high-protein complementary diet with meat, a high-protein complementary diet with dairy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Growth Failure
Preterm Infants on Early Solid Foods
Introduction: Preterm infants with a birth weight less than 1500 grams have special nutritional needs in comparison to full-term neonates.
- Trial name
- PIES-Project (NCT01809548)
- Testing
- Early intervention group, Late intervention group
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 177 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna