Clinical trials: Fortification
Vitamin A Deficiency, Iron-deficiency
Effect of Household Use of Multiple Micronutrient-fortified Bouillon on Micronutrient Status Among Women and Children in Two Districts in the Northern Region of Ghana
Background: Micronutrient (MN) deficiencies are severe and widespread in West Africa, particularly among young children and women of reproductive age.
- Conditions
- Vitamin A Deficiency, Iron-deficiency, Folate Deficiency, Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT05178407
- Testing
- Multiple micronutrient-fortified bouillon cube, Control bouillon cube (iodine-only)
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 2,372 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
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
Iron Deficiency
Iron Bioavailability From Encapsulated Ferrous Sulphate
Salt is one of the very few regularly purchased food item in all socioeconomic classes including poor remote areas with subsistence farming.
- Trial name
- NCT02353325
- Testing
- non-encapsulated FeSO4, encapsulated FeSO4, before cooking, encapsulated FeSO4, after cooking
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Metabolic Syndrome
Individualized Maternal Milk Fortification for Feeding the Preterm Infants
Neonatal nutrition has to face a contradictory and conflicting nutritional regimen like a high percentage of amino acids from the first day of life in order to achieve normal neurodevelopment versus metabolic complications…
- Trial name
- NCT01947972
- Testing
- Tailored protein fortification
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Congenital Heart Defect
Exclusive Human Milk Feeding in Infants With Single Ventricle Physiology
A randomized, blinded, controlled trial to evaluate growth velocity and clinical outcomes in infants with single ventricle physiology fed an exclusive human milk diet prior to, and throughout the post-operative period following…
- Trial name
- NCT02860702
- Testing
- Human Milk Derived Fortifier, Human/Bovine Milk
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Postnatal Growth Disorder
Individualized Fortification of Breast Milk for Preterm Infants - A Pilot Study
To analyze the weight gain of very low birth weight infants during a minimum period of three weeks before 36 weeks postmenstrual age when infants are fed with breast milk that has been individually fortified.
- Trial name
- IFO Pilot (NCT01305642)
- Testing
- Individualized fortification of breast milk
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster Children's Hospital
Stunting
Effect of Double Fortification (Iron and Zinc) in Synbiotic Milk to Under 5 Years Stunted Children Growth
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of double fortification (iron and zinc) in synbiotic milk (L.plantarum Dad13 and fructooligosaccharides) on under 5 years stunted children growth, gut microbiota…
- Trial name
- NCT03495401
- Testing
- fortified synbiotic milk, non-fortified synbiotic milk
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gadjah Mada University
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Evaluation of Prolact-Plus Human Milk Fortifier
Prolacta Bioscience has developed the first purely human fortifier, Prolact-Plus, that can provide a source of many of the required nutrients for premature, newborn infants, particularly protein and calories.
- Trial name
- NCT00486590
- Testing
- Prolact-Plus Human Milk Fortifier
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Prolacta Bioscience
Lactation
Lactation Fortification Study
To investigate the impact of nutrient supplementation during lactation on levels in breast milk.
- Trial name
- NCT01747668
- Testing
- Similac Prenatal Vitamin soft-gel capsule
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Stunting
Zambia Micronutrient Powder Trial Effectiveness Study
Addressing micronutrient deficiencies in Zambia is recognized as a national priority by the government due to its major contribution to morbidity and mortality among children, especially infants in their formative years.
- Trial name
- NCT01878734
- Testing
- Micronutrient Powders
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 631 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Anemia; Deficiency, Nutritional, With Poor Iron Absorption
Fe Absorption in Mother and Child Pairs From Wheat Fortified With Iron With and Without Phenolic Containing Beverages
In Senegal, iron deficiency affects 39% of and 82% of women and children between 12 and 50 months indicating that iron deficiency is a major health problem.
- Trial name
- Fe_Senegal (NCT02437955)
- Testing
- Ferrous sulfate fortified bread with tea, ferrous sulfate fortified bread with water, Ferrous fumarate fortified bread with tea
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Multimorbidity
Personal Resources of Elderly People With Multimorbidity
PREFER II aims at developing psychological targeted theory- and evidence-based intervention components, which support older people with multiple illnesses in performing more physical activity.
- Trial name
- PREFER (NCT01577134)
- Testing
- Social-cognitive resource intervention, no intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 310 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- German Centre of Gerontology
Hypovitaminosis D, Cardiovascular Diseases
Effect of vitaminD3 or 25(OH)D3 Fortified Dairy on Vitmain D Status and CVD Risk Markers
This study aims to compare the acute effect of consuming milk and butter fortified with either vitamin D3 or 25 (OH) D3 on serum/plasma vitamin D status in humans.
- Trial name
- NCT02535910
- Testing
- vitamin D3, 25(OH) D3, Control
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Iron Deficiency
Malaria and the Safety of Iron Supplements and Iron Fortification
The primary study hypothesis of the investigators is that administration of an iron supplement between meals at a dose like that used in the Pemba trial (~1 mg Fe/kg) during P.
- Trial name
- MIA (NCT01156896)
- Testing
- Ferrous sulfate
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Premature Birth, Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight
Additional Protein Fortification in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
Postnatal growth is a crucial in premature infants as it could be correlated with the long-term cognitive development. Optimal nutritional care is required to reduce the initial weight loss and further growth deficit.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight, Growth Failure
- Trial name
- PROTSUP (NCT02515266)
- Testing
- nutrition: protein intake
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse
Change in Serum 25 Hydroxyvitamin D Levels
Mozzarella Cheese Vitamin D and Bioavailability
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of heat on the bioavailability of vitamin D in industrially fortified mozzarella cheese baked with pizza.
- Trial name
- NCT01919905
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
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
Vitamin D Deficiency
Effects of Vitamin D Fortification on Vitamin D Metabolite Profiles and Status in Vitamin D Insufficient Individuals
This is a cross-sectional study designed to compare plasma/serum and urine vitamin D metabolite profiles of vitamin D sufficient and insufficient individuals. There are two phases of this study.
- Trial name
- VITD-2013 (NCT02422784)
- Testing
- Rooibos Iced-Tea (Control), Rooibos Tea - Vitamin D3, Rooibos Tea- Vitamin D3 & Calcium
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Neural Tube Defects - Spina Bifida and Anencephaly
Blood Folate and Homocysteine Levels Following Administration of Folic Acid According to Different Daily Dosing Schedules:a Simulation of Food Fortification
The aim of this study is to examine whether the same total daily dosage of folic acid, when taken as a single daily dose or as multiple divided doses throughout the day, results in different blood folate and homocysteine levels…
- Trial name
- NCT00207558
- Testing
- folic acid
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prematurity; Extreme, Failure to Thrive in Newborn
Targeted Fortification of Donor Breast Milk in Preterm Infants
This study is a randomized controlled trial comparing standard fortification of donor breast milk to targeted fortification of donor breast milk in preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Prematurity; Extreme, Failure to Thrive in Newborn, Growth Retardation, Growth Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04294368
- Testing
- Similac Human Milk Fortifier Extensively Hydrolyzed Protein Concentrated Liquid, Similac Liquid Protein Fortifier, Nestle Microlipid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University