Clinical trials: Growth Disorders
Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
Determination of Clinical Phenotypes of Intrauterine Growth Restriction in Term Infants Based on Body Composition
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is defined as the inability of the fetus to fulfill its genetic growth potential. "Small for gestational age" (SGA) is the most commonly used indicator for diagnosing IUGR.
- Trial name
- Restrigrowth (NCT07483424)
- Testing
- Small for gestational age (SGA) infants, Adequate for gestational age (AGA) infants
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central
Intrauterine Growth Restriction
MRI Assessment of Placental Health
The ultimate goal of this project is to develop methods that allow informed decision-making on the delivery time of fetuses that are at increased risk of stillbirth due to IUGR.
- Trial name
- NCT02297724
- Testing
- Oxygen
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Diabetic Macular Edema, Cataract
Steroid vs. Anti-vascular Endothelial Growth Factor for Diabetic Macular Edema Prior to Phacoemulsification
The primary objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of antecedent intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy vs.
- Trial name
- STAMP (NCT03832179)
- Testing
- Bevacizumab, Ranibizumab, Aflibercept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bay Area Retina Associates
Child Malnutrition
Intervention on Development and Growth at Children in Poverty
Children in extreme poverty lack adequate care and face increased health risks. The earlier poverty strikes in the developmental process, the more deleterious and long-lasting its effects.
- Trial name
- RAI (NCT02988180)
- Testing
- basic services, the play-based developmental stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Overweight and Obesity
Califormula Study: Calibrated Formula Feeding to Optimize Infant Growth
The purpose of this voluntary research study is to determine if calibrated formula feeding recommendations can promote optimal growth for the first 6 months after birth for mothers with a pre-pregnancy body mass index of 25 or…
- Trial name
- NCT05104073
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Effects of Growth Hormone Supplementation to Adults With Growth Hormone Deficient on Metabolism and Adipose Tissue Molecular Phenotype
This study is designed as a follow up study to that performed in 2005. In the Baseline study (2005) extensive clinical whole body metabolic phenotyping was combined with in depth molecular and cellular biology analyses aimed at…
- Trial name
- GHAT (NCT01616095)
- Where
- 3 sites in Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Slovak Academy of Sciences
Headache, Pituitary Tumor
The TMS Treatment for Postoperative Headache in GH Tumor
Headache is a very common main complaint of patients with GH pituitary tumor, which has seriously affected the normal work and life of patients.
- Conditions
- Headache, Pituitary Tumor, Acromegaly
- Trial name
- NCT04529356
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation, Acetaminophen
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huashan Hospital
Nutritional Stunting, Nutritional Anemia
Association Between Intakes of Protein, Calcium and Milk With Gene Expression and Linear Growth of School Aged Children
Protein is one type of nutrients known as the cause of stunting in developing countries since the mid-1970s (1) but then less attention on protein intake with the assumption that protein intake is sufficient.
- Conditions
- Nutritional Stunting, Nutritional Anemia, Nutritional Deficiency, Nutrigenetic
- Trial name
- NCT03895151
- Testing
- Milk supplementation, Food Based Recommendation (FBR) nutrition education
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SEAMEO Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition
Hyperopia, Amblyopia
Effect of Peripheral Defocus on Axial Growth in Hyperopes
Hyperopia, also known as farsightedness, is a common type of refractive error where distant objects may be seen more clearly than objects that are near.
- Conditions
- Hyperopia, Amblyopia, Anisohyperopia
- Trial name
- NCT02686879
- Testing
- Multifocal contact lenses, Single vision contact lenses
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aston University
Malnutrition, Diarrhea
Evaluation of Zinc and / or Micronutrient Supplementation on Intestinal Flora, Diarrheal Disease Burden, Intestinal Mucosal Integrity and Growth Among Children of Pakistan
Information on the mechanisms of zinc is still in developing phase. Ecological and biological implications of long term zinc supplementation at population level requires assessment.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Diarrhea, Pneumonia, Growth
- Trial name
- NCT00705445
- Testing
- Micronutrient Supplementation without Zinc, Micronutrient Supplementation with Zinc, Nutritional Counselling and Education
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 2,745 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Infertility, Female, Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
Use of Autologous Exosomes vs Platelet Growth Factors to Regenerate the Ovary in Women With Infertility (Exosomas2024-1)
Ovarian stromal fibrosis resulting from each ovulation and due to aging is characterized by a decrease in hyaluronic acid concentrations, loss of synthesis and migration proteins CD63 and CD81, decreased miRNA125, miRNA21…
- Trial name
- Exosom2024-1 (NCT06773572)
- Testing
- Autologous Exososomes procedure obtained from the patients' own platelets., Patient group for activated platelet growth factors, the control group
- Where
- Venezuela
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biotech Fertility C.A.
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
Growing up With the Young Endocrine Support System (YESS!)
Transition from paediatric to adult endocrinology is a challenge for adolescents, families and doctors. Up to 25% of young adults with chronic endocrine disorders are lost to follow-up ('drop-out') once the young adult moves out…
- Conditions
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism, Growth Hormone Deficiency, Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency
- Trial name
- YESS (NCT04252001)
- Testing
- YESS! game, Snake '97, Transition-toolkit
- Where
- 7 sites in Belgium, Netherlands and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- dr. Laura C. G. de Graaff-Herder
Malnutrition
Trial on the Acceptability of Modified Lipid Based Nutrient Supplements Among Malawian Infants
The use of lipid-based nutrients (LNS), such as Nutributter or fortified spread (FS), have been associated with improved growth and development outcomes among infants in Ghana and Malawi.
- Trial name
- iLiNS-ACCEPT-M (NCT00885144)
- Testing
- Nutributter, LNS-20gM, LNS-20gNoM
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
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
Childhood Obesity, Epigenetics
Early Childhood Obesity Programming by Intrauterine Growth Restriction
The molecular mechanisms underlying developmental programming of childhood obesity remain poorly understood. Here, the investigators address major questions about early childhood obesity programming by studying CD3+ T-cells from…
- Trial name
- NCT03402139
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 163 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Use of GDF15 as a Biomarker for Early Diagnosis of DM and Monitoring of Progress of Complications in Asians
Significant differences in the expression of individual Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF-15) proteins among Taiwanese harboring different mitochondrial genotypes are noted, and their blood serum levels also exhibited…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetic Polyneuropathy, Diabetic Nephropathies
- Trial name
- NCT04119167
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Injury of Optic Nerve
The Phase I Study of Recombinant Human Nerve Growth Factor Injection
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single/multiple dose study of recombinant human nerve growth factor injection in healthy Chinese volunteers on safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics
- Trial name
- NCT04232332
- Testing
- Recombinant human nerve growth factor injection,experimental, Recombinant human nerve growth factor injection,single dose, Recombinant human nerve growth factor injection,multiple dose
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tongren Hospital
Atherosclerosis
Special Turku Atherosclerosis Risk Factor Intervention Project for Children (STRIP)
1062 children at the age of 7 months and their families were randomized 1:1 in an intervention arm and a control arm. The intervention families has received child-oriented and individualized nutritional and life-style counseling…
- Trial name
- NCT00223600
- Testing
- Nutritional and life style counseling
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 1,062 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Turku
Ectopic Lipids, Insulin Sensitivity
The Effect of Dietary Fat Load and Physical Exercise on the Flexibility and Partitioning of Ectopic Lipids.
This study aims at assessing the effect of standardized dietary fat load and short-term aerobic exercise on systemic lipolysis, flexibility and partitioning of ectopic fat stores (intramyocellular = IMCL, intrahepatocellular =…
- Conditions
- Ectopic Lipids, Insulin Sensitivity, Aerobic Exercise, Fat Load
- Trial name
- NCT01467193
- Testing
- Fat diet, 2h standardized aerobic exercise
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Diagnosis of Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency (AGDH)
Investigation of a New, Oral Growth Hormone Secretagogue, AEZS-130 as a Growth Hormone Stimulation Test.
The diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in adults is established by laboratory testing in patients with an appropriate clinical history of hypothalamic pituitary disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00448747
- Testing
- AEZS-130 (formerly ARD-07), L-ARG+GHRH
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AEterna Zentaris