Clinical trials: Complementary Food
Health, Recreational Activities
Improving the Anabolic Action of Plant-based Foods Using Complementary Proteins
In a crossover design 10 young healthy adults (20-35 y) will receive stable isotope tracer infusions and perform a single bout of resistance exercise.
- Conditions
- Health, Recreational Activities, Muscle Protein Synthetic Response to Protein, Muscle Protein Synthesis
- Trial name
- CompProtein (NCT06781723)
- Testing
- Resistance Exercise, Isolated Mixture, Rice and Beans
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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
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
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
Trial to Test the Growth-Promoting Effect of Fortified Spreads When Used as Complementary Food for Infants
This study tests the hypothesis that infants receiving fortified spread as a complementary food for one year grow better and do not become malnourished as often as infants who are provided with maize-soy flour for complementary…
- Trial name
- NCT00131209
- Testing
- fortified spread (RUTF), maize and soy flour
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
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
Stunting, Anemia
Linear Programming Approach to Develop Local Specific Food-based Complementary Feeding Recommendation
Stunting and anemia amongst under-two children are attributable to poor nutrient intakes. The study evaluates the effectiveness of nutrition education on local specific food-based complementary feeding recommendation (CFR) to…
- Conditions
- Stunting, Anemia, Complementary Feeding Recommendation, Linear Programming
- Trial name
- NCT03895164
- Testing
- Enhanced NE, Standard NE
- Where
- 2 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 926 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SEAMEO Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition
Iron Deficiency, Anemia
Iron Absorption From Complementary Food Fortificants (CFFs) and Acceptability of CFFs by Beninese Children
Iron deficiency (ID) is still a main public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Iron deficient children have an increased risk for anemia which is associated with adverse infant development that might be partly irreversible.
- Trial name
- NCT01321099
- Testing
- NaFeEDTA, Phytase, Vitamin C
- Where
- Benin
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Thinness, Food Habits
Promotion of Egg and Eggshell Powder Consumption Improve Nutritional Status of Children in Halaba Ethiopia
Young children in Ethiopia lack sufficient protein and micronutrients for growth and development. The overall purpose is to assess the effects of promoting egg and eggshell powder consumption on improving the nutritional status…
- Conditions
- Thinness, Food Habits, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices
- Trial name
- NCT02791100
- Testing
- Promotion of chicken eggs
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 287 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
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
Infant Nutrition Disorders, Feeding Patterns
Effectiveness of a Dietary Counseling to Prevent Early Consumption of Added Sugar and Ultra-processed Foods
The purpose of the study is to prevent the early introduction of added sugar and ultra-processed foods and evaluate the impact on breastfeeding duration, complementary feeding quality, growth and prevalence of caries during the…
- Conditions
- Infant Nutrition Disorders, Feeding Patterns, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Trial name
- NCT03841123
- Testing
- Dietary Counseling
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 516 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
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
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
Micronutrients
Comparison of the Efficacy and Acceptability of Three Types of Micronutrient Supplements in Ghana
1. At 12 mo of age, all three intervention groups will have significantly better iron and vitamin A status than the NI group. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00379158
- Testing
- Micronutrient supplements
- Volunteers
- 393 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
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
Malnutrition
Effects of Fortified Complementary Foods on Vitamin A Status and Body Pool Size in Ghanaian Infants.
This study tried to prove that children given food supplements containing vitamin A would have better liver vitamin A stores than children given food supplements without vitamin A over a 5 month period.
- Trial name
- vitapool (NCT01751009)
- Testing
- Vitamin A supplements, Sprinkles without Vitamin A
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana
Integrated Community-based Intervention Package, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
An Integrated Community-based Intervention Package in Improving Maternal and Neonatal Health Outcomes
This study aims to improve maternal, neonatal and infant health outcomes through an integrated community-based intervention package in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia.
- Conditions
- Integrated Community-based Intervention Package, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Morbidity;Newborn, Complementary Feeding
- Trial name
- ICBIP-MNH) (NCT05517577)
- Testing
- Behaviour Change Communication and Male involvement intervention
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 624 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Growth Disorders, Infant Malnutrition
Effect of a Complementary Food Supplement on Growth and Morbidity of Ghanaian Infants
Prevention of malnutrition in infants and children requires access and intake of nutritious food starting at birth with exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life, breastfeeding in combination with complementary foods…
- Conditions
- Growth Disorders, Infant Malnutrition, Micronutrient Deficiency, Protein Malnutrition
- Trial name
- TRIUMF (NCT03181178)
- Testing
- Macro-micronutrient complementary food supplement, A micronutrient powder, Nutrition education
- Volunteers
- 1,204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nevin Scrimshaw International Nutrition Foundation
Pre Proof of Concept Clinical Trial
'Pre-Proof of Concept (Pre-POC)' Clinical Trials to Optimize Lead Microbiota-directed Complementary Food (MDCF) Prototypes for Their Ability to Repair Microbiota Immaturity and Establish Their Organoleptic Acceptability
Burden: According to Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey 2014, prevalence of stunting in under-five children is 36%. Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is prevalent in about 3% of them.
- Trial name
- MDCF (NCT03084731)
- Testing
- Microbiota Directed Complementary Food (MDCF)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh