Clinical trials: Feeding
Breastfeeding
Information on Breast Milk Substitutes at Hospital Discharge
Background: Although exclusively breastfeeding is recommended up to six months, current breastfeeding rates are still far from recommended targets.
- Trial name
- NCT03208114
- Testing
- Receiving written information on breast milk substitute
- Volunteers
- 802 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Cognitive Deficit in Attention, Executive Dysfunction
Maternal Choline Supplementation and Offspring Cognition in Adolescence
The goal of this 13-year follow up of a randomized control trial is to study the effect of maternal choline supplementation on offspring cognition in adolescence.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Deficit in Attention, Executive Dysfunction, Emotional Regulation
- Trial name
- CholTeens (NCT05859126)
- Testing
- Maternal Choline Supplementation 930 mg/d, Maternal Choline Supplementation 480 mg/d
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorder
Harnessing Mobile Technology to Reduce Mental Health Disorders in College Populations
The prevalence of mental health problems among college populations has risen steadily in recent decades, with one third of today's students struggling with anxiety, depression, or an eating disorder (ED).
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Eating Disorders
- Trial name
- iAIM EDU (NCT04162847)
- Testing
- SilverCloud Health Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6,205 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
The Effect of Prenatal Hand Expression on the Rate of Exclusive Breastfeeding to Two Months
Despite recommendations by several health authorities, the rate of sustained exclusive breastfeeding for two months is less than fifty-five percent in Canada.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Breast Milk Collection
- Trial name
- NCT05066438
- Testing
- Antenatal hand expression
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Breastfeeding
The Effect of Varied Intensities of Breastfeeding Peer Support on Duration of Breastfeeding Among Oregon WIC Participants
The U.S. Surgeon General has recommended that peer counseling to support breastfeeding become a core service of the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).
- Trial name
- NCT02120248
- Testing
- Telephone-based breastfeeding peer counseling
- Volunteers
- 1,948 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon WIC Program
Eating Disorder, Exposure
Online Imaginal Exposure
This study evaluates if imaginal exposure therapy can decrease symptoms of eating disorders and anxiety, and test an online format of IE to maximize its ability to reach as many individuals with eating disorders as possible.
- Conditions
- Eating Disorder, Exposure, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa
- Trial name
- Online IE (NCT03712748)
- Testing
- Imaginal Exposure therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Breastfeeding
Nursing Students& Breastfeeding Education& Simulation
The study aimed to determine the effect of different simulation methods on nursing students' self-confidence, satisfaction, and clinical breastfeeding management knowledge and skills in managing and supporting breastfeeding in…
- Trial name
- NCT06116448
- Testing
- high-fidelity simulation, hybrid simulation, telesimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Obesity, Binge Eating Disorder
fMRI and Ghlrein in Obesity and Binge Eating Disorder
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) may be associated with he development of obesity. However, the pathogenesis of BED is currently unclear, thus making the development of treatment and prevention strategies for BED difficult.
- Trial name
- NCT02038712
- Testing
- Fed Condition, Fasted condition, Blood samples
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Obesity and Nutrition Research Center
Asthma
Effect of Fasting on the Asthma Inflammasome
Background: Research shows that restricting calories has a positive effect on immune cell health in healthy people. Researchers want to learn if it will help people with asthma.
- Trial name
- NCT02471300
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Psychological Distress
Psychological Mobile Interventions to Reduce Distress
Investigating the effectiveness of two mobile psychological interventions and the mechanisms of change involved in reducing the symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress, on an adult population with a mild to moderate level of…
- Trial name
- NCT05294809
- Testing
- PsyPills, Online-Contingent Attention Training, OCAT
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Babes-Bolyai University
Immaturity, Oral Intolerance
Effect of Kangaroo Care on Heart Rate Variability
Physiological processes leading to a preterm infant to be able to feed orally has not been fully understood. The investigators hypothesized that maturation of autonomic nervous system may play a major role in this process and…
- Conditions
- Immaturity, Oral Intolerance, Postnatal Adaptation
- Trial name
- NCT01865409
- Testing
- Kangaroo Care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Fatih University
Critical Illness, Enteral Nutrition Intolerance
Predictive Value of Gastrointestinal Blood Flow for Enteral Nutrition Intolerance in Critically Ill Patients
This study aims to explore the correlation between gastrointestinal blood flow and the incidence of enteral nutrition intolerance (ENI) and its symptoms in critically ill patients, construct and compare predictive models…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Enteral Nutrition Intolerance, Enteral Nutrition Feeding, Prediction Models
- Trial name
- NCT07521111
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Ruijin Hospital
Dyslipidemia, Obesity & Overweight
Time-Restricted Eating With or Without Energy Restriction in Dyslipidemic Women With Owerweight or Obesity
Background/Objectives: It is unclear whether the effects of time-restricted eating (TRE) on body composition and blood lipids are independent of energy restriction (ER), and whether combining the two confers additional benefit.
- Trial name
- NCT07871565
- Testing
- TRE, ER, TRE+ER
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Low; Birthweight, Breast Feeding, Exclusive
Indonesia After Discharge LBW Infant HMF Supplementation Study
Low birth weight (LBW) infant (1800-2449 gram) will be given the new human milk fortifier (HMF) which contains protein, lipid, carbohydrate and micronutrients after discharge.
- Conditions
- Low; Birthweight, Breast Feeding, Exclusive, Gestational Age and Weight Conditions
- Trial name
- DAHLIA (NCT04954807)
- Testing
- human milk fortified
- Where
- 4 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 163 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Body Image Disturbance, Eating Disorder Symptom
Evaluating Body Acceptance Programs for Young Men
While eating disorders in males are often overlooked, up to 7 million men in the United States will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime.
- Conditions
- Body Image Disturbance, Eating Disorder Symptom, Eating Behavior, Dysmorphic Features
- Trial name
- NCT05258409
- Testing
- Media Advocacy (MA), More than Muscles (MTM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Auburn University
Binge-Eating Disorder
eBEfree - an ICT Adaptation of BEfree
The eBEfree project aims at testing the effectiveness of an information and communication technology-based delivery version of BEfree in individuals with obesity and Binge Eating Disorder (BED).
- Trial name
- eBEfree (NCT04101032)
- Testing
- eBEfree
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Coimbra
Healthy, Overweight and Obesity
Westlake Precision Nutrition Study 2 (WePrecision2)
This is a dietary intervention study, which aims to explore different diet challenges for glucose metabolism, including carbohydrates and fasting dietary pattern.
- Trial name
- WePrecision2 (NCT05800730)
- Testing
- refined carbohydrate breakfast, whole grain breakfast, energy-restricted diet
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Westlake University
Neoplasia, Cancer
Short-Term Fasting During Chemotherapy in Patients With Gynecological Cancer- a Randomized Controlled Cross-over Trial
Hypothesis: Fasting before (48h) and one day after chemotherapy may protect normal cells from the adverse effects of chemotherapy.
- Conditions
- Neoplasia, Cancer, Fasting
- Trial name
- FIT (NCT01954836)
- Testing
- initial fasting, Secondary fasting
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Suboptimal Breastfeeding
MINDFULNESS-BASED BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION PROGRAM
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of a mindfulness-based breastfeeding education program on breastfeeding outcomes among mothers who are not exclusively breastfeeding.
- Trial name
- MIND-BF (NCT07647211)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Breastfeeding Education Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Firat University
Premature Infant, Eating Disorder
Effects of Oral Stimulation in Preterm Infants
Preterm infants with gestational age inferior to 34 weeks were included in the study. A prospective experimental group received the oral stimulation protocol and the effects of the intervention were compared with a historical…
- Trial name
- NCT03911674
- Testing
- Oral manual stimulation of feeding in preterm infants
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- CEU San Pablo University