Clinical trials: Growth Disorders
Healthy, Growth Hormone Deficiency
Effects of GH and Lirglutide on AgRP
This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over study with 4 arms. Healthy and GH deficient adults ages 18-45 years will be studied. Arms will consist of 21-day treatment periods and be separated by 8-week washout periods.
- Trial name
- NCT05681299
- Testing
- growth hormone and lirglutide, growth hormone, liraglutide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Gaucher Disease, Bone Diseases
Biomarkers Related to Bone in Pediatric Gaucher Disease
Aims of the observational study is to establish novel blood-based biomarkers for grading bone disease in pediatric patients with Gaucher disease (GD).
- Trial name
- NCT06116071
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lysosomal and Rare Disorders Research and Treatment Center, Inc.
Gestational Diabetes, Gestational Hypertension
sFlt-1:PlGF Ratio in Gestational Diabetes: PREDICTION (PREeclampsia in DIabetiC gestaTION) Study
The ratio of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1) to placental growth factor (PlGF) is elevated in pregnant women before the clinical onset of preeclampsia and can be used to predict the preeclampsia.
- Conditions
- Gestational Diabetes, Gestational Hypertension, Pre-Eclampsia
- Trial name
- PREDICTION (NCT04877119)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Pisana
Child Development
LIFE Child (LIFE Leipzig Research Centre for Civilization Diseases)
The Leipzig Research Centre for Civilization Diseases (LIFE) Child Study is a prospective longitudinal population-based study with a life course approach to health and disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02550236
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 7,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig
Growth Disorders
Growth Chart Parameters, Risk Factors
comparison between growth chart parameters and different risk factors which can cause abnormal growth chart parameter
- Trial name
- NCT05841264
- Testing
- good feeding, cleaning
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Cleft Palate, Plasma Rich in Growth Factors
Role of Plasma Rich Growth Factor in Repair Primary Cleft Palate
Does the plasma-rich growth factor (PRGF) with primary cleft palate repair accelerate wound healing and prevent post-operative oronasal fistula occurrence?
- Trial name
- PRGF (NCT06889181)
- Testing
- Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
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
Infant Nutrition Disorders, Health Behavior
Sharing Histories: Test of a Teaching Method for Community Health Workers
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an innovative methodology for training Community Health Workers that will improve their effectiveness in educating mothers to adopt best practice health behaviors in…
- Trial name
- NCT02903602
- Testing
- Sharing Histories training method for CHW, Standard training method for CHW
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Future Generations Graduate School
Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR)
Reproducibility of the Measurement of the Right Portal Vein Diameter
Although routine ultrasound is offered during the third trimester of pregnancy, less than a quarter of newborns with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) are suspected antenatally.
- Trial name
- PORTALGROWTH1 (NCT04617964)
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poitiers University Hospital
Healthy Volunteers Only
Efficacy of Buccal Pad of Fat, Advanced Platelet Rich Fibrin, Fibrin Glue and Oxidized Cellulose Plug in Management of Oro-Antral Communication, Comparative Clinical Study
Evaluation of the efficacy of different treatment protocols in the management of Oro-Antral Communications.
- Trial name
- OAC (NCT06220877)
- Testing
- Buccal Pad of Fat, A-PRF, fibrin glue
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- October 6 University
Stunting, Severe Acute Malnutrition
Changes in Nerve Electro Physiologic Properties in Children Before and After Correction of Malnutrition
The goal of this clinical trail study is to measure neurophysiologic parameters to assess the effect of malnutrition on the peripheral nervous system and their response to treatment in three categories (SAM, severe wasting, and…
- Conditions
- Stunting, Severe Acute Malnutrition, Wasting
- Trial name
- NCT05891457
- Testing
- Nutritional Intervention
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Varicocele, Scrotal Disorder
Testicular Growth During Puberty in Boys With and Without a Left-sided Varicocele
Prospective observational study. A varicocele is defined as a dilatation of the veins in the plexus pampiniformis in the testicles. Varicoceles are a diagnostic dilemma and a therapeutic challenge.
- Trial name
- NCT03540056
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
Obesity, Growth
Essential Fatty Acids During Complementary Feeding
The objective of this intervention study is to examine the effect of n-3 LCPUFA on growth and body composition, intestinal health and microbiotic composition, immune function and risk markers for later diseases in 9-18 months old…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Growth, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- EFiON (NCT00631046)
- Testing
- Fish Oil, Sunflower Oil
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Nutritional Deficiencies
Development and Health of Rural Chinese Children Fed Meat as a Daily Complementary Food From 6-18 Mos of Age
Inadequate feeding of infants and toddlers impairs physical and cognitive development and is a major contributor to early childhood infectious disease illnesses and preventable mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT00726102
- Testing
- Meat, Cereal, fortified rice cereal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,488 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Childhood Obesity
Translational Investigation of Growth and Everyday Routines in Kids (TIGER Kids) Fitness Ancillary
The purpose of this ancillary study is to examine cardiorespiratory fitness, cognitive factors related to appetite, and objectively-measured food intake in a subsample of children and adolescents with overweight to severe obesity…
- Trial name
- NCT03611296
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Cholera, Diarrhea
Cholera-Hospital-Based-Intervention-for-7-days
The Cholera Hospital Based Intervention for 7 Days (CHoBI7) randomized controlled trial for transition to scale aimed to: (1) Develop and evaluate scalable approaches to integrate the CHoBI7 intervention into the services…
- Conditions
- Cholera, Diarrhea, Stunting
- Trial name
- CHoBI7 (NCT04008134)
- Testing
- CHoBI7 health facility program, CHoBI7 mHealth program, CHoBI7 home visit program
- Volunteers
- 2,626 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Short Stature, Growth Hormone Deficiency
The IGFBP-3 Stimulation Test: A New Tool for the Diagnosis of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children.
This project is designed to answer the question: Is there an acute IGFBP-3 response in normal children? Our specific hypothesis states that under the influence of growth hormone secretagogues, intact IGFBP-3 molecule will undergo…
- Trial name
- NCT00235599
- Testing
- IGFBP-3 Stimulation Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Breast Cancer
A Dose-Finding Study of Subcutaneous Herceptin (Trastuzumab) in Healthy Male Volunteers and Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)-Positive Females
This two-part study is designed to select the subcutaneous (SC) dose of Herceptin that results in comparable exposure to intravenous (IV) Herceptin in healthy male participants and in HER2-positive female participants.
- Trial name
- NCT00800436
- Testing
- Herceptin
- Where
- 3 sites in Australia, New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Traumatic Brain Injury, Fatigue
Brain and Gut Plasticity in Mild TBI or Post-acute COVID Syndrome Following Growth Hormone Therapy
Patients with a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) or post acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) and abnormal growth hormone secretion, as measured by glucagon stimulation test, will be treated with replacement growth…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Fatigue, Cognitive Impairment, COVID-19
- Trial name
- NCT03554265
- Testing
- Somatropin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Diabetes, Obesity
ST of TN-Salud Con La Familia: Prevent Onset of Ped Obesity
Preventing the onset of pediatric obesity and diabetes in Latino families The investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial of a family-based community centered intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT00808431
- Testing
- Lifestyle counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University