Clinical trials: Development; Delayed, Malnutrition
Maternal Distress, Perinatal Depression
A Common Elements-based Intervention to Improve Maternal Psychological Well-being and Mother-infant Interaction
Background: Millions of children in low resource settings are at high risk of poor development due to factors such as undernutrition, inadequate stimulation and maternal depression.
- Conditions
- Maternal Distress, Perinatal Depression, Development Delay, Language Delay
- Trial name
- NCT04252807
- Testing
- Intervention arm, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Human Development Research Foundation, Pakistan
Growth Disorders, Malnutrition, Fetal
Evolutionary Nutrition Pilot: Enhancing Fetal Growth and Brain Development
Globally, 250 million children do not reach their developmental potential and 155 million are stunted, yet few population-based studies have examined the direct effects of nutrient deficiencies on early brain development.
- Conditions
- Growth Disorders, Malnutrition, Fetal, Stunting, Development; Delayed, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT05242224
- Testing
- Evolutionary Nutrition Package
- Where
- Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Nutritional Deficiencies, Developmental Delay
Project Grow Smart: Intervention Trial of Multiple Micronutrients and Early Learning Among Infants in India
Project Grow Smart evaluates the impact fortification with multiple micronutrient powders (MNP) vs. placebo (one vitamin) on child development (primary outcome) and on micronutrient status, growth, and morbidity (secondary…
- Trial name
- GrowSmart (NCT01660958)
- Testing
- MNP, Early Learning
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 834 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Malnutrition, Stunting
Controlled Trial to Test the Efficacy of Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements to Prevent Severe Stunting Among Infants
This study tests the hypothesis that infants receiving milk-powder containing fortified spread (lipid-based nutrient supplement) as a complementary food for one year have lower incidence of severe stunting (poor length gain) than…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Stunting, Developmental Delay
- Trial name
- LCNI-5 (NCT00524446)
- Testing
- Milk-containing fortified spread, Soy-containing fortified spread, Maize-soy flour
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Child Developmental Delay, Child Malnutrition
Maternal B12 Supplementation to Improve Infant B12 Deficiency and Neurodevelopment
Vitamin B12 plays a key role in the development and normal functioning of the brain and nervous system. Unborn and new-born infants derive their vitamin B12 stores almost entirely from maternal B12 stores.
- Conditions
- Child Developmental Delay, Child Malnutrition, Maternal Exposure, Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
- Trial name
- MATCOBIND (NCT03783104)
- Testing
- B12 Supplement
- Where
- 2 sites in India, Nepal
- Volunteers
- 720 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Arrest of Bone Development or Growth, Constitutional Delay of Growth and Puberty
YoUng Adolescents' behaViour, musculoskeletAl heAlth, Growth & Nutrition
More children will survive to adulthood today than at any other point in human history, as evidenced by the proportion of live births and absolute numbers.
- Conditions
- Arrest of Bone Development or Growth, Constitutional Delay of Growth and Puberty, Malnutrition, Child, Gestational Diabetes
- Trial name
- YUVAAN (NCT05603793)
- Testing
- Knowledge, Attitude & Practices
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
Cobalamin Status in Young Children With Developmental Delay
During fetal life and infancy, an adequate cobalamin status is important for normal growth and central nervous system development.
- Trial name
- NCT00710138
- Testing
- Hydroxycobalamin (Vitamin B12 Depot, Nycomed Pharma)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital