Clinical trials: Diet; Deficiency
Pregnancy, Vitamin D Deficiency
Trial of Vitamin D Supplements to Raise Calcidiol Levels of Pregnant Women in Mongolia
A double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled trial comparing the impact of 600 IU, 2000 IU, or 4000 IU of Vitamin D3 on third trimester 25(OH)D levels and change from baseline.
- Trial name
- NCT02395081
- Testing
- 600 IU Vitamin D3 in prenatal vitamin, 2000 IU Vitamin D3 in prenatal vitamin, 4000 IU Vitamin D3 in prenatal vitamin
- Where
- Mongolia
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Obstruction, Cancer
Intravenous Nutrition in Hospitalized Patients: Comparison of Two Oils
Intravenous nutrition is an important therapy for the recovery of many patients. It is indicated when the patients cannot take food by mouth or use their intestines for feeding.
- Conditions
- Obstruction, Cancer, Ileus, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT01943409
- Testing
- Intralipid, ClinOleic
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 303 people
- Sponsor
- Johane Allard
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride and Nutritional Supplementation in Treating Young Patients With Weight Loss With Cancer
RATIONALE: Cyproheptadine hydrochloride may help improve appetite and lessen weight loss caused by cancer or cancer treatment. It is not yet known whether cyproheptadine hydrochloride is more effective with or without nutritional…
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Malnutrition, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00949117
- Testing
- Ensure, PediaSure, cyproheptadine hydrochloride
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Vitamin D Deficiency
Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of vitamin D repletion on disease activity and disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT01426347
- Testing
- Ergocalciferol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
HIV Positive, Malnourished
IMPAACT P1092: Steady State PK in Malnourished HIV Infected Children
Children living with HIV from sub-Saharan Africa often present with severe malnutrition. In severe malnutrition, metabolic and/or gut structural derangement may lead to inadequate antiretroviral (ARV) absorption and/or erratic…
- Trial name
- NCT01818258
- Testing
- ZDV+3TC+LPV/r
- Where
- 5 sites in Malawi, Tanzania and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group
Healthy Subjects, Vitamin D Deficiency
hCAP18 Levels and Vitamin D Deficiency in Healthy Subjects
Vitamin D deficiency (low levels of vitamin D in the blood) is a common problem. A recently discovered protein, called hCAP18, likely plays an important role in the immune system and may depend on adequate levels of vitamin D.
- Trial name
- NCT00742235
- Testing
- ergocalciferol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Type 1 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus With Hypoglycemia
Maximising Time With a Normal Blood Glucose to Restore the Glucagon Response in Type 1 Diabetes
Almost all people who have had type 1 diabetes for 5 years have a defect in secretion of the hormone Glucagon. This hormone is involved in the body's response to low blood glucose (hypoglycaemia).
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus With Hypoglycemia, Hypoglycemia, Hypoglycemia Unawareness
- Trial name
- NCT04614168
- Testing
- Stepped hyperinsulinaemic-hypoglycaemic clamp study, Insulin pump, Continuous glucose monitor
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
PCOS, Depression
Metformin, Vitamin D, and Depression in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Trial
Open-label randomized clinical trial assessing the efficacy of Metformin versus Vitamin D in improving symptoms of depressed mood in polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Conditions
- PCOS, Depression, Vitamin D Deficiency, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- MINDD (NCT03380091)
- Testing
- Metformin, Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Obesity, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D and Vascular Health in Children
In this study, we will test the central hypothesis that enhancement of vitamin D status in obese and overweight children will improve their vascular health and their cardiovascular disease (CVD) and metabolic syndrome risk…
- Trial name
- NCT01797302
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, SLE
Vitamin D3 in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of vitamin D3 on the expression of alpha interferon (IFN alpha) expression in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with vitamin D deficiency.
- Conditions
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, SLE, Lupus
- Trial name
- NCT00710021
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Secondary Hyperparathyroidism, Chronic Kidney Disease
Study to Assess Patient Management Practices and Quality of Life With Paricalcitol Capsules in the Treatment of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Stage 3-5 Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Not Yet on Dialysis
Paricalcitol capsules (Zemplar®) received marketing authorization in Sweden in late 2007 for the prevention and treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with Stage 3 \& 4 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).
- Trial name
- CAPITOL (NCT01265992)
- Where
- 10 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
Extension Study of Protocol ENB-006-09 - Study of Asfotase Alfa in Children With Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
This clinical trial studies the long term safety and efficacy of asfotase alfa in children with HPP who completed Study ENB-006-09 (NCT00952484).
- Trial name
- NCT01203826
- Testing
- Asfotase Alfa
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Renal Dialysis, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Supplementation in Kidney Disease
This is a double-blind placebo controlled pilot study to determine if vitamin D supplementation in hemodialysis (HD) patients will improve physical function and cognition.
- Trial name
- NCT01229878
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Leg Cramps, Nocturnal
Vitamin D for Painful Nocturnal Leg Cramps
1. Research question: Does vitamin D reduce the frequency and severity of nocturnal leg cramps in older persons who previously took quinine for leg cramps? 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00715429
- Testing
- vitamin d
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Malnutrition, Dietary Modification
Evaluating a Family-based Nutrition and Garden Intervention in Rural Guatemala
This is a pilot quasi-experimental study to evaluate the impact of adding a family garden intervention to an existing wrap-around nutrition intervention for children with chronic malnutrition and their family.
- Trial name
- NCT03689504
- Testing
- Standard of care nutrition support, Home-based nutrition education, Home-based family gardening
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Wuqu' Kawoq, Maya Health Alliance
Craniocerebral Trauma, Intracranial Aneurysm
Hypovitaminosis D in Neurocritical Patients
Vitamin D has been shown to impact prognosis in a variety of retrospective and randomized clinical trials within an intensive care unit (ICU) environment.
- Conditions
- Craniocerebral Trauma, Intracranial Aneurysm, Brain Neoplasms, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT02881957
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Weight Loss, Thinness
Low Indexes of Metabolism - Information to Teams (LIMIT)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether alerting primary care providers by email about low values of BMI, HbA1c% or cholesterol will affect treatment and improve overall survival and other health indexes of people older…
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Thinness, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- LIMIT (NCT02476578)
- Testing
- Volunteers
- 8,584 people
- Sponsor
- Clalit Health Services
Critical Illness
The Energy Dose Study
The investigators have designed this single-center Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) to prospectively compare, for the first time, the clinical efficacy of different energy doses in intensive care unit (ICU) patients requiring…
- Trial name
- NCT01369147
- Testing
- Parenteral Nutrition, Propofol, Clevidipine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Oncologic Complications, Quality of Life
Nutrition and Pharmacological Algorithm for Oncology Patients Study
Loss of appetite is a common symptom of patients with cancer and can cause distress which impacts patients and caregivers. Patients diagnosed with head/neck, lung or pancreatic cancer will be recruited for this study to decrease…
- Conditions
- Oncologic Complications, Quality of Life, Nutrition Poor, Head and Neck Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04155008
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Dronabinol, Mirtazapine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
Safety and Efficacy of Asfotase Alfa in Juvenile Patients With Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
This clinical trial studied the safety and efficacy of asfotase alfa in children with HPP compared to a historical control group.
- Trial name
- NCT00952484
- Testing
- asfotase alfa
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.