Clinical trials: Growth Disorders
Hypoglycemia Non-Diabetic, Gastric Bypass Status Complicating Pregnancy, Birth, or Puerperium
Bariatric Surgery and Consequences for Mother and Baby in Pregnancy
Background Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is a well-established treatment of obesity, most often performed in women during their reproductive years. Adverse events related to RYGB include hypoglycemia.
- Trial name
- BAMBI (NCT03713060)
- Testing
- Mixed meal test
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Oral Biofilm, Mouthwash
Antiplaque Effect of Essential Oils and 0.2% Chlorhexidine on an in Situ Model of Oral Biofilm Growth.
The accumulation and maturation of oral biofilm in the gingival margin is widely recognised to be the primary aetiological factor in the development of chronic gingivitis.
- Conditions
- Oral Biofilm, Mouthwash, Periodontitis
- Trial name
- NCT02124655
- Testing
- Essential oils, 0.2% chlorhexidine, Sterile water
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Santiago de Compostela
Stunting
Cluster Randomized, Parallel-group, Prospective, Follow-up Effectiveness Study in Kenyan Children 6-35 Months
Malnutrition is a public health problem in Kenya, with 26% of children under-five years of age stunted, and 26% of pre-school children, 26% of women of reproductive age and 42% of pregnant women being anaemic, respectively.
- Trial name
- NCT03448484
- Testing
- Intervention (integrated package), Control
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,927 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fabian Rohner
Threatened Premature Birth, Premature Membrane Rupture
Intervention for Fear of Childbirth in High-Risk Pregnant Women
The aim of the study is to examine the effects of mandala activity applied to pregnant women hospitalized due to high-risk pregnancies on pregnancy stress and fear of childbirth. The study was designed as an experimental study.
- Conditions
- Threatened Premature Birth, Premature Membrane Rupture, Gestational Hypertension, Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR)
- Trial name
- NCT06716710
- Testing
- Art therapy group, Control group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Impacted Mandibular Third Molar, Alveolar Bone Loss
Healing of Mandibular Third Molar Extraction Sockets Using Platelet Concentrates and Photobiomodulation
Surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars is a common procedure that may be associated with postoperative pain, swelling, limited mouth opening, and delayed bone healing.
- Conditions
- Impacted Mandibular Third Molar, Alveolar Bone Loss, Impacted Mandibular Third Molar Extraction
- Trial name
- NCT07324213
- Testing
- Mandibular Third Molar Extraction With Primary Wound Closure, Autologous Platelet Concentrates, Photobiomodulation
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Innovation Center Wroclaw
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
Malnutrition, Child
Cash Transfers to Increase Dietary Diversity in Grand Gedeh County, Liberia
The investigators aim to evaluate the efficacy of a cash transfer and nutrition education program delivered by community health assistants to increase dietary diversity among children 6 to 23 months of age in Grand Gedeh County…
- Trial name
- NCT04101487
- Testing
- Cash Transfer, Cash Transfers and Nutrition Education
- Where
- Liberia
- Volunteers
- 599 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Malnutrition, Child, Development, Child
Grandi Byen: Test of an Integrated Parenting and Nutrition Intervention
The premise of this trial is that a combined nutrition (eggs) and parenting behavior intervention (responsive parenting combined with the reinforcement of animal source foods and improved WASH) will synergistically result in…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Child, Development, Child, Parenting
- Trial name
- NCT04785352
- Testing
- Nutrition Intervention, Grandi Byen
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Alopecia Androgenica
Exosome Treatment and Hair Growth
This study investigates a novel exosome-based plant formulation for treating male pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia), a condition that affects self-esteem and well-being.
- Trial name
- exosome (NCT06930326)
- Testing
- intradermal exosome, 0.9 % NaCl
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- COSMEDICIAN AP SDN BHD
Growth, Tolerance
Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs) Post-market Study on Infants
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) represent the third largest solid component of breast milk. Technology advancements made it possible to supplement infant formulas with HMOs (2'FL, LNnT).
- Conditions
- Growth, Tolerance, Adverse Event, Disorder of Intestine
- Trial name
- NEHMO (NCT04055363)
- Testing
- HMO-supplemented infant formula
- Where
- 6 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Malnutrition, Child, Malnutrition, Infant
Assessing the Effect of Sustainable Small-scale Egg Production on Maternal and Child Nutrition in Rural Zambia
Animal source foods (ASF), such as meat and eggs, are rich in nutrients critical for growth and development. Yet, for poor children in developing countries, ASF consumption is limited by cost, inadequate caregiver knowledge, and…
- Trial name
- NCT02516852
- Testing
- Egg production
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 3,546 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Diarrhea, Pneumonia
Effect of Zinc and Vitamin A Supplementation on Diarrhea, Physical Growth and Immune Response in Malnourished Children
Zinc deficiency is common in developing country children, as food intakes are often low, foods from animal sources are infrequently used, the bioavailability of zinc from staple cereal-based diets is limited and zinc losses occur…
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Pneumonia, Acute Respiratory Tract Infection
- Trial name
- NCT00272116
- Testing
- Zinc and vitamin A single dose at enrollment
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 2,482 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Society for Applied Studies
Osteomalacia
Serum FGF-23 and Vitamin D Deficiency
We aimed to determine the effect of vitamin D replacement therapy on serum FGF-23 concentrations in vitamin D deficient women and to compare the FGF-23 concentrations of vitamin D deficient patients with healthy subjects and…
- Trial name
- NCT01102751
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Hair Thinning
Viviscal Extra-Strength Formulation To Promote Hair Growth And Decrease Shedding In Women With Thinning Hair
The Viviscal Extra-Strength formulation is an oral food/dietary supplement specifically designed to promote hair growth for women suffering from temporary thinning hair.
- Trial name
- NCT02297360
- Testing
- Viviscal Extra-Strength Supplement
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ablon Skin Institute Research Center
Fetal Growth Restriction, Fetal Growth Abnormality
Fetal 3D Study (Fetal Body Composition and Volumes Study)
Normal fetal growth is a critical component for a healthy pregnancy and for ensuring the health and well-being of infants throughout childhood and adolescence.
- Trial name
- NCT03266198
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,809 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Katherine Grantz
Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Low Birth Weight
KBTH-GIRHL Healthy Birth Weight Study: A Cross-Section
This study was designed and conducted in an effort to establish a comparison group for the Ghana PrenaBelt Trial (NTC02379728). The Ghana PrenaBelt Trial examined the effect, on birth weight, of a belt-like device to help…
- Conditions
- Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Pregnancy, Sleep
- Trial name
- KBTH-HBWS (NCT03062228)
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
Healthy Volunteers
Early Environmental and Maternal Determinants of Airway Inflammation in Wheezing Disorders in Infants
This study collects data on microbiological, genetic and environmental factors, as well as lung function parameters (e.g. spirometry, body plethysmography, lung-MRI) to assess the complex interaction of predisposing risk factors…
- Trial name
- NCT04286464
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Stunting in Under-2 Children
Evaluating Bundling of Nutrition-specific Interventions
Background: 1. Burden: The prevalence of stunting among the under-five children in Bangladesh was >55% in 1997, which reduced to 41.9% in 2011.
- Trial name
- NCT02768181
- Testing
- Nutrition-specific Behaviour change communication (BCC), Nutrient supplement to pregnant women (PNS), Nutrienr supplement to children 6m to 2 years
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 2,880 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Healthy, Healthy Nutrition
The BEGIN Study Bifidobacterium Infantis to Newborns: Effects of Modulating the Gut Microbial Composition on Growth, Immune Function and Inflammatory Conditions - a Randomized Placebo-controlled Double-blinded Intervention Trial
The goal of The BEGIN Study, a randomized controlled double-blinded intervention trial, is to learn if probiotics, with Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis Bifin02 (B.
- Trial name
- BEGIN (NCT06452199)
- Testing
- B. infantis
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Glioma, Meningioma
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Levels in Brain Tumor Patients
Objectives: This study is looking at the level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) circulating in the blood stream of patients diagnosed with either a meningioma or a glioma.
- Trial name
- NCT00985036
- Testing
- Blood test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marquette General Health System