Clinical trials: Growth Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa
Effects of Anorexia Nervosa on Bone Mass in Adolescents
This study is to determine the effects of anorexia nervosa on bone mass and hormone levels in adolescents. Whether administration of estrogen, a normal hormone present during puberty, can help maintain bone development in girls…
- Trial name
- NCT00088153
- Testing
- Physiologic Estrogen/progesterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Diarrhea, Stunting
Zinc-MNP Trial for Prevention of Diarrhea and Promotion of Linear Growth
This is a randomized, double-blind, community-based efficacy trial of different doses, forms, and frequencies of zinc supplementation for the prevention of diarrhea and promotion of linear growth among children 9-11 months of age…
- Trial name
- NCT03406793
- Testing
- Standard MNP, High zinc, low iron MNP, High zinc, low/no iron on alternating days
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 2,886 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Spinal Cord Injury
Effect of Low-Dose Baclofen Administration on the GH-IGF1 Axis Study
Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) is used as a measure of the body's ability to produce growth hormone. Growth hormone is important for muscle tissue as well as many other tissues in the body.
- Trial name
- NCT00871455
- Testing
- Baclofen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Stillbirth, Fetal Death
Investigating the Structured Use of Ultrasound Scanning for Fetal Growth
Fetal growth restriction during pregnancy represents one of the biggest risk factors for stillbirth (Gardosi et al, 2013), with 'about one in three term, normally formed antepartum stillbirths are related to abnormalities of…
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Fetal Death, Fetal Growth Retardation, Small for Gestational Age
- Trial name
- OxGRIP (NCT03662178)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 56,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy, Muscle Weakness
The Effects of Lifting Light or Heavy Weights on Muscle Growth and Strength in Trained Young Men
When practicing weightlifting regularly the body makes new proteins within the muscle. These new proteins can increase the size of the cells within the muscle to make them larger, a process called hypertrophy.
- Trial name
- NCT02139865
- Testing
- 30% 1RM, 80% 1RM
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Preeclampsia
Association of Assisted Reproductive Technologies Parameters With the Perinatal Outcome
The goal of this prospective cohort study is to examine how different parameters of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are associated with the perinatal outcome in individuals with singleton or multiple gestations.
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Preeclampsia, Stillbirth, Placenta Previa
- Trial name
- NCT06918236
- Where
- 6 sites in Bulgaria, Greece and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 12,084 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
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.
Plantar Fasciitis
Serum CTGF in Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
This observational study aims to evaluate serum Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF/CCN2) levels in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis compared with asymptomatic controls.
- Trial name
- NCT07785453
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital
Fetal Growth Retardation, Preeclampsia
The Role of Pro-angiogenic Immune Cells in Human Pregnancies
Identification of the presence of proangiogenic immune cells in normal human placentas may enable predication of some pregnancy disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT01177020
- Testing
- Biological specimen
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Malnutrition, Child, Enteropathy
Study of Environmental Enteropathy and Malnutrition in Pakistan
Environmental Enteropathy (EE) is an acquired sub-clinical inflammatory gut condition in which alterations in intestinal structure, function, and local and systemic immune activation lead to impaired vaccine responses, decreased…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Child, Enteropathy, Vaccine Response Impaired, Stunting
- Trial name
- SEEM (NCT03588013)
- Testing
- Nutritional education, Ready to Use Therapeutic Food, Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with biopsy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 416 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Diagnosis of GHD With IGF-I/IGFBP-3 Ratio
Growth Hormone (GH) Deficiency & Insulin Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-I)/ Insulin Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 (IGFBP-3) Ratio
A 35-month cross-sectional observational study was conducted at an outpatient university hospital in Amman, Jordan. We obtained a comprehensive medical and laboratory evaluation for 134 short-statured children (64 boys and 70…
- Trial name
- NCT02424240
- Testing
- IGF-1/IGFBP-3 ratio
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Jordan
Docosohexaenoic Acid Supplementation of Mothers to
DHA Supplementation for Lactating Mothers
The purpose of this research study is to find out whether preterm infants are receiving enough of the essential and long chain fatty acids important for brain development and immune function.
- Trial name
- DHA-1 (NCT01732874)
- Testing
- Expecta 200 mg, Expecta 1 gram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Nasogastric Tube, Orogastric Tube
Effects of Intermittent Feeding Methods With Nasogastric and Orogastric Tubes in Preterm Infants
The study is a randomized controlled, prospective, double-blind trial planned to compare the effects of intermittent feeding methods using nasogastric and orogastric tubes on the growth, nutrition, and physiological parameters of…
- Trial name
- NCT06765720
- Testing
- Intermittent feeding method with nasogastric tube, Intermittent feeding method with orogastric tube
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Transient Tachypnea of Newborn
The Possible Effect Of Amniotic Fluid pH On Neonatal Morbidities In Maternal Inflammation/Infection Associated Pregnancies
Amniotic fluid (AF) pH can be affected by the maternal and/or fetal conditions such as PPROM, prematurity or fetal distress. It is known that fetal urine is the major content of AF since 20th gestational week.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Transient Tachypnea of Newborn, Intrauterine Growth Retardation
- Trial name
- NCT02691559
- Testing
- Amniotic fluid analysis by blood gas device
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital
Infertility, Poor Ovarian Reserve
Ovarian PRP Injections for Improved Embryo Quality Using Embryo Quality Score
Patients will have ovarian PRP treatments and embryo development will be observed using time-lapse imaging and AI software.
- Conditions
- Infertility, Poor Ovarian Reserve, Embryo Growth Disorder, in Vitro Fertilization
- Trial name
- NCT07020546
- Testing
- Ovarian Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Generation Next Fertility
Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Preeclampsia
Is Serum YKL-40 Capable of Predicting Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) and Preeclampsia?
Objective: To investigate the role of maternal serum YKL-40 and uterine artery doppler, at gestational age 12, 20, 25 and 32 weeks, and the relation to preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction.
- Trial name
- NCT00836524
- Testing
- ultrasound
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zealand University Hospital
Premature Birth, Breastmilk Collection
Targeted Nutrition for Moderate to Late Preterm Infants
This study will be comparing the postnatal growth of moderate to late preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) born between gestational ages of 30 weeks 0 days to 35 weeks and 6 days who are receiving enteral…
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Breastmilk Collection, Postnatal Growth Restriction
- Trial name
- NCT05515614
- Testing
- Targeted Fortification, Enfamil Liquid Human Milk Fortifier
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Chronic Skin Ulcer, Diabetic Foot
Plasma and Scarring of Diabetic Ulcers
Diabetic foot is defined by World Health Organization as a syndrome in which the presence of neuropathy, ischemia and infection cause tissue damage or ulcers from minor trauma.
- Conditions
- Chronic Skin Ulcer, Diabetic Foot, Plasma Protein; Transport Protein
- Trial name
- NCT04145154
- Testing
- Application of platelet rich plasma in chronic wounds of diabetic origin
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Guanajuato
Choroidal Neovascularization
Imatinib Mesylate Combined With Intravitreal Ranibizumab in the Treatment of Choroidal Neovascularization Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration
The purpose of study is to determine if Lucentis combined with imatinib mesylate will help treatment in patients with newly diagnosed choroidal neovascularization.
- Trial name
- NCT00403156
- Testing
- Imatinib Mesylate /Ranibizumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vitreous -Retina- Macula Consultants of New York
Premature Infants
Post-Discharge Growth and Development of Infants Who Received Targeted Fortification in the NICU
Extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants are at risk for slow growth, metabolic abnormalities, and poor neurodevelopmental outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04190875
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine