Clinical trials: Growth & Development
Diabetes in Pregnancy, Diabetes, Gestational
Effect of Maternal Diabetes on Brain Development, as Measured by Neonatal Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Alterations in the intrauterine environment can have profound effects on fetal development. Diabetes during gestation results in multiple deleterious short-term outcome differences, and is correlated with long-term developmental…
- Conditions
- Diabetes in Pregnancy, Diabetes, Gestational, Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Perinatal Disorders of Growth and Development
- Trial name
- NCT02968628
- Testing
- Video Electroencephalogram (EEG), Point-of Care Blood Sugar Testing, Medical Record Data Extraction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Growth and Development
A Study to Investigate the Impact of Fortified Malt Based on Immunity Outcomes in School Children
This study will test the hypothesis that a fortified malt based food may improve immunity outcomes in 7-10 year old school age children.
- Trial name
- NCT02542865
- Testing
- Fortified malt based food
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 924 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Growth, Child Development
Growth and Body Composition in Children
This study is planned to measure and compare body composition indexes and growth between typically developing children and those with disabilities in South Korea for understanding the nutritional and growth status.
- Conditions
- Growth, Child Development, Disability, Developmental
- Trial name
- NCT03653754
- Testing
- Measurement of growth and body composition
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 428 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Catholic University of Korea
Child Development, Growth
Health and Early Life Microbiota
The aim of this cohort is to identify environmental, lifestyle and genetic factors that modify the human intestinal microbiota development during the first years of life, and to identify early microbiota features that associate…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Growth, Allergy, Overweight
- Trial name
- HELMi (NCT03996304)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 1,055 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Growth and Development
To Investigate the Impact of a Nutritional Supplement on Bone Turnover Markers in Indian Healthy Premenopausal Women (25- 45 Years) After 6 Months of Intervention
To investigate the effect of nutritional supplement on bone turnover markers (which are sensitive and respond quickly to nutrition or drug intervention) in Indian healthy premenopausal women after 6 months of intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT03155269
- Testing
- Fortified Beverage Powder, Non fortified beverage Powder
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Growth and Development
Efficacy of a Carbohydrate Drink on Speed, Agility and Power in School Going Children
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of a beverage containing carbohydrate powder fortified with micronutrients on agility, speed, and power in school going children
- Trial name
- NCT02428127
- Testing
- Carbohydrate beverage powder, Calorie matched beverage powder, Water
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Growth and Development
Study Comparing Blood Levels of Fatty Acids After Consuming Two Forms of Cod Liver Oil
This study is designed to compare the incremental area under the curve from 0 to 24h (iAUC0-24h) of plasma levels of n-3 fatty acids (sum of total and free eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)) after…
- Trial name
- NCT02428699
- Testing
- Emulsified cod liver oil product, Non-emulsified cod liver oil product
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Growth and Development
Suitability of an Infant Formula With L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate for the Particular Nutritional Use in Infants
The study is designed to show equivalence of an infant formula containing L-5- Methyltetrahydrofolate (MTHF) compared to a standard infant formula containing folic acid in respect to weight gain of healthy term infants receiving…
- Trial name
- MEFOLIN (NCT02437721)
- Testing
- infant formula containing folic acid, infant formula containing MTHF
- Where
- 2 sites in Serbia
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- dsm-firmenich Switzerland AG
Growth & Development, Formula Feeding of Healthy Full Term Infants
Evaluation of Different Protein Content of Formulas on Nutrition Status of Infants.
Human milk (HM) is the gold standard of early infant nutrition. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommend that newborns be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life.
- Conditions
- Growth & Development, Formula Feeding of Healthy Full Term Infants, Breast Feeding of Healthy Full Term Infants
- Trial name
- NCT03513991
- Testing
- Infant formula
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro
Growth and Development
A Study to Investigate the Impact of a Multiple Micronutrient (MMN) Beverage Powder on Vaccine Response in School Children
This will be a double blind, two-arm, parallel-group, stratified for gender, randomised, controlled study in participants aged 7-10 years (yrs).
- Trial name
- NCT02551627
- Testing
- Test Product, Control
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Growth and Development
Investigation of Iron Uptake From Micronutrient Fortified Powder Versus From Tailored Control in Milk
The present study supplements iron as part of multiple micro-nutrient supplementation to demonstrate that intake of a micronutrient fortified powder in milk helps increase the uptake of key micronutrients like iron due to unique…
- Trial name
- NCT02254460
- Testing
- Test, Control
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Early Child Development and Growth
The Pakistan Early Childhood Development Scale Up Trial
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the integration of an early child 'stimulation and care for development' intervention, either alone or in combination with an 'enhanced care for nutrition' intervention, delivered…
- Trial name
- PEDS (NCT00715936)
- Testing
- Control, ECD, Enhanced Nutrition
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,489 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Stunting, Child Development
Improving Early Childhood Development in Zambia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a community-based early childhood development (ECD) program on children's physical and cognitive development.
- Trial name
- IECDZ (NCT02234726)
- Testing
- Early Childhood Development Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Zambia
- Volunteers
- 526 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zambia Center for Applied Health Research and Development
Growth and Development
Validation of a Smart Phone App to Non-invasively Measure the Size of Children
Smart phones are omnipresent. Apps exist to calculate size of medical equipment and doses of medication if a valid weight or age is entered. During emergency situations, these values are often unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT02805192
- Testing
- Size Measurement by a Smart phone App
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 627 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Contraception, Newborn
Effect of t of the Etonogestrel Releasing Implant on Infant Growth and Development
This study aims to assess whether there is change in the growth and development of newborns whose mothers will have a etonogestrel (ENG) releasing implant inserted in the first 24 to 48 hours of delivery compared with those with…
- Conditions
- Contraception, Newborn, Child Development, Growth
- Trial name
- NCT02469454
- Testing
- early insertion, conventional insertion
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Growth, Tolerance
Growth of Healthy Term Infants Fed Formula Containing DHA-B
The primary objective is to determine if the weight gain of healthy term infants fed a commercially available term infant formula supplemented with DHASCO® is similar to that of infants fed the same formula supplemented with a…
- Conditions
- Growth, Tolerance, Infant Development
- Trial name
- NCT02144402
- Testing
- infant formula with DHASCO, infant formula with DHASCO-B
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- dsm-firmenich Switzerland AG
Diarrhea, Malnutrition
Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences for Child Health and Development
Malnutrition is considered one of the most prevalent risk factors for morbidity and mortality in children under five. An estimated 20% of children in the developing world are malnourished [1] and poor nutrition is linked to more…
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Malnutrition, Stunting, Wasting
- Trial name
- MAL-ED (NCT02441426)
- Where
- 8 sites in Bangladesh, Brazil and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 1,796 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
Growth and Development
fMRI Study to Investigate Hemodynamic Changes in Brain Resulting From Supplementation of Bacopa Monnieri Extract and Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation.
The study will aim to compare the effects of a beverage powder fortified with multiple micronutrients and Bacopa monnieri extract (test product) to a non-fortified isocaloric beverage powder (control product) on cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT02345187
- Testing
- Beverage powder fortified with Bacopa Monnieri Extract and Multiple Micronutrient supplementation, Non-fortified isocaloric beverage powder
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Health Behavior, Disorder of Growth and Development
The Effects of Dietary Palmitic Acid Triacylglyceride Position on Intestinal Parameters in Infants (InFat_005)
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of high sn-2 palmitic acid based infant formula on intestinal parameters in term formula fed infants.
- Trial name
- NCT01116115
- Testing
- InFat™ based infant formula, Standard vegetable oil based infant formula
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Enzymotec
Cognitive Development, Growth
Developmental Effects of Infant Formula Supplemented With LCPUFA
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects on visual development, growth, cognitive development, tolerance, and blood chemistry parameters in term infants fed one of four study formulas containing various levels of DHA…
- Trial name
- NCT00753818
- Testing
- DHA and ARA, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mead Johnson Nutrition