Clinical trials: Growth; Stunting, Nutritional
Fetal Growth Retardation
Study to Examine Insulin Resistance During Growth Hormone Treatment for Short Stature Due to Low Birthweight
Insulin resistance is common among children with low birthweight. Moreover, growth hormone treatment for ensuing short stature also causes insulin resistance. Our objective is to examine these processes.
- Trial name
- NCT00120497
- Testing
- somatropin (rDNA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Adrenal Insufficiency, Growth Disorder
Evaluation of Children With Endocrine and Metabolic-Related Conditions
Background: Endocrine glands give off hormones. Researchers want to learn more about the disorders that affect these glands in children. These disorders might be caused by changes in genes.
- Conditions
- Adrenal Insufficiency, Growth Disorder, Endocrine Diseases, Metabolic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02769975
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Growth Disorders, Metabolic Syndrome
The Effect of Milk and Meat on IGFs in Prepubertal Boys
The objective of the study is to examine whether a 7-day high protein intake from either milk or meat in healthy, prepubertal children can increase fasting levels of serum IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and IGF-I/IGFBP-3 as well as insulin…
- Trial name
- NCT00378859
- Testing
- Skim milk, Lean meat
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Obesity, Small for Gestational Age
Maternal Obesity and Small for Gestational Age Infants
The purpose of this retrospective pilot study is to address the effect that obesity, in the absence of other comorbidities, has on birth weight.
- Trial name
- NCT00371657
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Constitutional Growth Delay, Nutrition Disorders
Nutrients and Hormones: Effects in Boys With Disordered Growth
The purpose of the study is to find out if patients with constitutional delay of growth have a mismatch between energy intake and utilization (as measured by doubly labeled water) and to compare the improvement in growth and…
- Conditions
- Constitutional Growth Delay, Nutrition Disorders, Growth Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00139451
- Testing
- Pediasure, GH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Undernutrition
Nutributter Programming to Prevent Undernutrition: an Evaluation
This randomized, controlled effectiveness study examines Nutributter programming within an integrated package of maternal and child health services offered by Haiti's Ministry of Health (MSPP) to prevent undernutrition among…
- Trial name
- NPPU (NCT01552512)
- Testing
- Nutributter Program, Integrated Package
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 1,228 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Schistosomiasis, Anemia
Schistosomiasis Effect on Response to Vaccines, Anaemia and Nutritional Status of Children of Northern Senegal
SchistoVAN aims to study the role of schistosomiasis infection in the modulation of the immune response of children to childhood vaccine antigens, as well as the impact of this infection on their nutritional status and their…
- Conditions
- Schistosomiasis, Anemia, Underweight, Stunting
- Trial name
- SchistoVAN (NCT01553552)
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biomedical Research Center EPLS
Reproductive Effects, Pregnancy
Vitamin D and Pregnancy: Camden Study
Vitamin D is present in food either naturally or by fortification and included in nutritional supplements. It is also synthesized photochemically by the skin from ultraviolet B radiation.
- Trial name
- NCT02032459
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rowan University
Child Malnutrition, Feeding Behavior
Nutrition Intervention Integrated With Food Voucher to Improve Child Growth and Feeding Practices
Brief Summary: Background: The period from birth to two years of age is the "critical window" for the promotion of optimal growth, health, and development.
- Conditions
- Child Malnutrition, Feeding Behavior, Growth; Stunting, Nutritional
- Trial name
- NCT03641001
- Testing
- Child feeding counselling, food voucher, micronutrient powder, WASH
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 410 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
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
Stunting, Malnutrition, Child
Effectiveness of SNF and SBCC to Prevent Stunting Among Children in Afghanistan: a Quasi-experimental Study
Over the years, there has been some progress made in reducing stunting in Afghanistan, the prevalence remains high with half of the provinces experiencing rates above the WHO alert threshold.
- Trial name
- NCT04581993
- Testing
- Super Cereal - wheat soya blend with sugar, Lipid-based nutrient supplement-medium quantity (LNS-MQ), Social and behavior change communication (SBCC)
- Where
- Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 33,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Visceral Leishmaniasis, Malnutrition
Visceral Leishmaniasis and Malnutrition in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
The project Visceral Leishmaniasis and Malnutrition is a cohort study that aimed to assess the association between malnutrition and visceral leishmaniasis (VL).
- Trial name
- VL&MNEthio (NCT02148822)
- Volunteers
- 520 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Iron-Deficiency Anemia, Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Impact of Iron Deficiency Anemia on Neurobehavioral and Cognitive Development in Children Aged 6 to 24 Months
The goal of this observational study is to explore the relationship between iron-deficiency anemia and neurobehavioral development in children aged 6-24 months.
- Conditions
- Iron-Deficiency Anemia, Neurobehavioral Manifestations, Growth Disorders, Nutritional Status
- Trial name
- NCT06662045
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Pingshan District Maternal & Child Healthcare Hospital of Shenzhen
Undernutrition, Stunting
The Effectiveness of HBM-based Education Program on Improve Knowledge and Behaviors
The randomized controlled trial design with one intervention arm (nutrition education and complementary feeding) and one control (usual care) arm (1:1 ratio).
- Conditions
- Undernutrition, Stunting, Wasting, Underweight
- Trial name
- NCT05517395
- Testing
- health nutrition education, usual care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Preeclampsia, Gestational Hypertension
Serum Vasohibin, Cardiotrophin, Endocan & Perinatal Outcomes
Investigation of the relationship between maternal serum vasohibin-1, vasohibin-2, cardiotrophin -1 and endocan concentrations at the 11th and 14th weeks of gestation and adverse perinatal outcomes.
- Conditions
- Preeclampsia, Gestational Hypertension, Gestational Diabetes, Preterm Birth
- Trial name
- NCT06416995
- Testing
- first trimester serum diagnostic test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Umraniye Education and Research Hospital
Malnourished Children, Stunting of Growth
Comprehensive Nutritional Support for Children in Zambia (ZamCNC) - A Pilot Investigation
In a recently completed intervention study, more than 50% of children in Lusaka were found to be stunted by age two, even when nutritional supplements were provided.
- Trial name
- ZamCnC (NCT07153913)
- Testing
- Intensive growth support
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Günther Fink
Maternal Obesity Complicating Pregnancy, Birth,or Puerperium, Child Malnutrition
Addressing the Double Burden of Malnutrition in Guatemala
Globally, populations are experiencing increases in the double burden of malnutrition, commonly defined as maternal overweight/obesity and child stunting in the same household.
- Trial name
- NCT06750120
- Testing
- Family food ration, Optimal weight counseling, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 1,532 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Stunting
Impact of Life-size Growth Charts on Understanding of Stunting
Randomized control trial testing whether exposure to a wall hanging (growth mat) enabling parents to physically compare their children's height against the World Health Organization (WHO) standards for height-for-age in…
- Trial name
- NCT04579328
- Testing
- Exposure to Growth Mats
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,019 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Malnutrition, Child, Growth; Stunting, Nutritional
Samaki Salama: Small-scale Fisheries for Healthy Nutrition and Ecosystems
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a bundled intervention to address malnutrition and its intersections with nutrition security and fisheries sustainability in Kilifi, Kenya.
- Trial name
- NCT05254444
- Testing
- Social marketing, social marketing + gear modification
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Growth Failure, Stunting
ELICIT 2.0: Pilot Study of the Effect of Maternal Protein Supplementation During Lactation on Childhood Growth
Haydom Global Health Research Center in north central Tanzania represents an important rural setting for performing high-quality medical research in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Conditions
- Growth Failure, Stunting, Malnutrition, Protein Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT04565314
- Testing
- Plumpy'Mum
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia