Clinical trials: Growth Disorders
Weight Gain, Anemia, Iron Deficiency
Egg Intervention During Pregnancy in Indonesia
The study consists of two arms: 1) intervention group using eggs as supplementary food given from 2nd trimester of pregnancy to birth, and 2) observational group of pregnant mothers.
- Conditions
- Weight Gain, Anemia, Iron Deficiency, Birth Weight, Birth Length
- Trial name
- PRECODE (NCT04694235)
- Testing
- Egg intervention
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 702 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SEAMEO Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition
Nutritional Stunting, Growth Failure
Nutritional Stimulation of Growth in Children With Short Stature
Short stature is a frequent reason for referral to a pediatric endocrinology clinic. Short stature is especially prevalent among those with failure to thrive (whose weight is significantly below the average weight of his/her…
- Trial name
- NCT04226586
- Testing
- Essential Amino Acid (EAA) group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Overactive Bladder
Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Serum Nerve Growth Factor Levels in Women With Overactive Bladder
Nerve growth factor (NGF-R) receptors are between the detrusor muscle fibers and can cause afferent signals. Metabolic syndrome and obesity have been advocated to be risk factors for the development of overactive bladder.
- Trial name
- NGF (NCT02335853)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital
Preeclampsia, Premature Birth
Cohort Study on the Levels of Placental Growth Factor and Nucleosomes in Early Pregnancy and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Objective: This study aims to investigate the association between maternal serum placental growth factor (PLGF) and nucleosome levels in early pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes, and to evaluate their predictive value for…
- Conditions
- Preeclampsia, Premature Birth, Fetal Growth Restriction, Recurrent Miscarriage
- Trial name
- NCT07841197
- Testing
- Measurement of plasma nucleosome and placental growth factor (PLGF) levels
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Periodontitis
Platelet Rich Fibrin With 1% Metformin Gel for Treatment of Intrabony Defects
ABSTRACT: Background: Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) is a second-generation platelet concentrate which releases various growth factors that promote tissue regeneration.
- Trial name
- NCT02283554
- Testing
- open flap debridement (OFD), Platelet rich fibrin (PRF), Metformin
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bangalore
Chronic Kidney Disease-associated Pruritus
Klotho in Chronic Kidney Disease-associated Pruritis (CKD-aP)
Studying whether Klotho and FGF23 have a role in UP and whether their expression change by BB-UVB with the improvement of pruritus.
- Trial name
- NCT03532568
- Testing
- skin biopsy, narrowband ultraviolet B
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Fetal Growth Retardation, Fetal; Slow Growth
Third Trimester Screening of Fetal Growth Restriction
The aim of this trial is to assess the efficacy of two screening protocols for the detection of fetal growth disorders. In Italy at the moment the screening protocol should not be universal but only on clinical indications.
- Trial name
- RELAIS (NCT05787054)
- Testing
- Third trimester ultrasound
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 813 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
HIV, Pregnancy
Maternal Determinants of HIV-exposed and HIV-unexposed Fetal Growth, Birth Outcomes and Early Infant Growth
The purpose of this study is to understand how differences in the nutritional status and concentration of hormones and cytokines associated with cachexia in HIV+ and HIV- pregnant women living in a semi-rural and rural region of…
- Conditions
- HIV, Pregnancy, Malnutrition, Cachexia
- Trial name
- NCT01647841
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 218 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Malnutrition, Stunted Growth
What Promotes Healthy Eating? The Roles of Information,Affordability,Accessibility,Gender, and Peers on Food Consumption
Pre-school undernutrition is a global problem with life long adverse consequences. One form of undernutrition, chronic undernutrition or stunting, affects 171 million children under the age of 5 worldwide.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Stunted Growth, Growth, Feeding, Complementary
- Trial name
- NCT03229629
- Testing
- Behavior change communication, Food Voucher (Monetary)
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,243 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Anemia
Action Against Malnutrition Through Agriculture (AAMA) Plus MNP Study
Helen Keller International (HKI), the ministry of health and population, and ministry of agriculture and cooperatives, of Nepal and local non-governmental organizations (NGO) partners are currently implementing a USAID funded…
- Trial name
- MNP (NCT01488305)
- Testing
- MNP (micro-nutrient powders), AAMA project activities (HFP and IYCF BCC)
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 334 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helen Keller International
Malnutrition, Diarrhea
WASH Benefits Bangladesh
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to measure the independent and combined effects of interventions that improve water quality, sanitation, hand washing, and nutrition on child growth and development in the first years…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Diarrhea, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT01590095
- Testing
- Water quality, Sanitation, Hand washing
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 5,040 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Congenital Heart Disease
Altered Cerebral Growth and Development in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease
Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most frequent inborn defect with an incidence of 1 in 100 newborns per year, i.e. 800 children born in Switzerland per year.
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Congenital Heart Disease, Brain Injuries, Fetal Growth Retardation
- Trial name
- NCT04233775
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
Postpartum Deworming: Improving Breastfeeding and Optimizing Infant Growth
Women of reproductive age are considered a high-risk group for worm infections by the World Health Organization. Maternal infection and anemia contribute to infant malnutrition by affecting milk quality and quantity, and duration…
- Trial name
- NCT01748929
- Testing
- Albendazole
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 1,010 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Androgenetic Alopecia
Development and Standardization Methods
The objective of this study is to establish a standardized methodology that integrates various parameters to comprehensively assess and evaluate hair growth and scalp health.
- Trial name
- NCT06802237
- Testing
- Other
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NovoBliss Research Pvt Ltd
Metabolic Diseases, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions
Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes
This study aims to examine the role of genetic and epigenetic factors, maternal nutrition, lifestyle, emotional health, and other environmental factors in pregnancy or postpartum period that can influence future maternal risk of…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Diseases, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions, Genetic Predisposition, Skin Condition
- Trial name
- GUSTO (NCT01174875)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Breast Cancer
Exercise Controls Tumor Cell Growth Through AMPK Activation
The study investigates the explanation for the positive relation found between exercise and breastcancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01376583
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Diarrhea, Communicable Diseases
Automatic Chlorination and Child Health in Urban Bangladesh
Municipal water networks within industrialized countries typically rely on centralized treatment to manage piped water quality. Optimal water quality at the tap, however, requires well-maintained piped distribution networks, and…
- Trial name
- NCT02606981
- Testing
- Water chlorination by the Flogenic, Active control, vitamin C dosing into water
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,549 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Childhood Obesity
Assessment of Risk Factors for Childhood Obesity and Nutrition Education Intervention on Infant Growth and Development
The period from conception to 2 years of age ('first 1000 days') has been recognized as a critical period for long-lasting programming effects on later obesity and associated NCD and a window of opportunity to implement…
- Trial name
- NCT04047888
- Testing
- Nutrition-based education on infant feeding and practices as well as Non nutrition-based educational message, Non nutrition-based educational message
- Where
- Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of The West Indies
Bloodstream Infections, Short Bowel Syndrome
Enteral Glutamine in Reducing Bloodstream Infections in Short Bowel Syndrome Infants
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effects (good and bad) of supplementation with Glutamine to that of a placebo (L-alanine), on your child and their Short Bowel Syndrome.
- Conditions
- Bloodstream Infections, Short Bowel Syndrome, Development, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT01576003
- Testing
- Glutamine, L-alanine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Childhood Obesity
The Bottle Optimization Testing Tiny Little Eaters Study
The researchers will study how babies respond to bottle nipples with different flow rates over a few days, and how this may affect how much milk they drink, their feeding patterns, and their sleep.
- Trial name
- BOTTLE (NCT07665983)
- Testing
- Feeding
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan