Clinical trials: Infant and Young Children
Child Nutrition and Early Child Development
Engaging Fathers for Effective Child Nutrition and Development in Tanzania
This study aims to evaluate the independent and combined effectiveness of engaging both mothers and fathers in bundled parenting and nutrition behavior change packages on early child nutrition and development.
- Trial name
- EFFECTS (NCT03759821)
- Testing
- Nutrition, mothers, Nutrition, mothers and fathers, Nutrition+parenting, mothers
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 960 people
- Sponsor
- Project Concern International
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Complementary Feeding
Impact Evaluation of a Multi-Sectoral Community-Based Approach to Improving Infant and Young Child Feeding in Amhara, Ethiopia
Alive \& Thrive is an initiative that aims to scale up nutrition to save lives, prevent illness, and ensure healthy growth and development through improved infant young child feeding (IYCF) practices.
- Trial name
- A&T-2 Ethiopia (NCT02775552)
- Testing
- A&T community-based interventions, Mass media
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 3,120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Prevent Whooping Cough, Prevent Diphtheria
Adsorption of Cell-free Diphtheria and Tetanus (Three-component) Combined With Vaccine Phase III Clinical Trial
The immunogenicity and safety of the adsorption of cell-free diphtheria and tetanus (three-component) combined vaccine were evaluated at 2 months, 4 months and 6 months.
- Conditions
- Prevent Whooping Cough, Prevent Diphtheria, Prevent Tetanus
- Trial name
- NCT07112144
- Testing
- DTacP, DTaP, DTacP-IPV/Hib
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Changchun BCHT Biotechnology Co.
Infant Malnutrition
Nutrition Education Intervention to Enhance Complementary Feeding Practices Among Infants in Southern Ethiopia
Child undernutrition is a worldwide public health problem that has persisted in African countries. For instance, the most recently reported prevalence rates of stunting (38%), underweight (24%), and wasting (10%) among children…
- Trial name
- NCT04504617
- Testing
- Nutrition education intervention to enhance complementary feeding practices
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Rotavirus
Molecular Epidemiology of Rotavirus Diarrhea Among Infants and Young Children Attending Maua Methodist Hospital, Kenya
Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe infantile diarrhoea disease in infants and young children below five years worldwide.
- Trial name
- Rotavirus (NCT00820261)
- Testing
- oral rehydration therapy for diarrhea cases
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 630 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Primate Research
Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Flexible Electronics for Early Assessment
The morbidities associated with very low birth weight (VLBW) infants constitute a major health problem and a significant emotional and financial burden for families and our nation.
- Trial name
- NCT03034785
- Testing
- FlexiMitt
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wyss Institute at Harvard University
Constipation - Functional, Abdominal Pain (AP)
Co-Development and Validation of Colonic Symptom Pictograms for Young People
Severe constipation affects 10% of children, often leading to significant physical and emotional distress. While constipation is commonly associated with impaired bowel movements, it is fundamentally linked to abnormalities in…
- Conditions
- Constipation - Functional, Abdominal Pain (AP), Nausea and Vomitting, Bloating
- Trial name
- NCT07337343
- Testing
- Pictogram comprehension and validation
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Auckland, New Zealand
Focus of Study is Healthy Chinese Lactating Mother 0-270 Days
Evaluation of the Nutrients Composition of Breast Milk of Chinese Lactating Mothers and Their Nutrition Intake
To understand breast milk composition during different lactating stages.
- Trial name
- MING (NCT01971671)
- Testing
- no intervention.
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 560 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Evaluating the Side Effects and How Well Anticancer Drugs Work in Very Young Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood in the laboratory from young patients with cancer may help doctors learn how carboplatin, cyclophosphamide, and etoposide affect the body and how patients will respond to treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00897871
- Testing
- carboplatin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide phosphate
- Where
- 21 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Ataxia Telangiectasia
Biomarkers for Babies and Young Children With Ataxia Telangiectasia
The goal of this observational study is to identify progressive changes of quantitative brain and lung imaging, serum and movement-related biomarkers reflecting disease progression in pre-symptomatic infants and very young…
- Trial name
- BOBCAT (NCT07709728)
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Cystic Fibrosis
Study to Evaluate Biological & Clinical Effects of Significantly Corrected CFTR Function in Infants & Young Children
This is a two-part, multi-center, prospective longitudinal, exploratory study of highly effective cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators and their impact on children with cystic fibrosis (CF).
- Trial name
- BEGIN (NCT04509050)
- Testing
- Ivacaftor or elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor
- Where
- 35 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Sonya Heltshe
Wasting, Nutrition Disorder, Child
Food Supplement Treatment for Wasting Children in Indonesia
Assessing program efficacy of under five food supplementation (PMT Biscuits) is needed after the first 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding, children were introduced to liquid and semi-solid food.
- Trial name
- NCT03509155
- Testing
- National portion & IYCF counseling, Adjusted portion & local food counseling
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 720 people
- Sponsor
- SEAMEO Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition
Malaria
A Surveillance Study of Diseases Specified as Adverse Events of Special Interest, of Other Adverse Events Leading to Hospitalisation or Death, and of Meningitis in Children in Africa Prior to Implementation of the RTS,S/AS01E Candidate Vaccine
The purpose of this pre-licensure cohort study was to estimate the incidence of adverse events of special interest (AESI), other adverse events (AE) leading to hospitalisation or death, meningitis and malaria in sub-Saharan…
- Trial name
- NCT02374450
- Testing
- Blood collection
- Where
- 5 sites in Burkina Faso, Ghana and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 36,366 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Hypophosphatasia
Extension Study of Protocol ENB-002-08 - Study of Asfotase Alfa in Infants and Young Children With Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
This clinical trial studied the long term safety and efficacy of asfotase alfa in infants and young children with infantile onset HPP who completed study ENB-002-08 (NCT00744042).
- Trial name
- NCT01205152
- Testing
- asfotase alfa
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, United Arab Emirates and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Gut Microbiome, Neurocognitive Correlates of Eating Habits
Tiny Tummies - A Milk Study
This is a 12-month, 2-arm randomized controlled trial (n=150) examining whether toddlers randomized at 12 months of age to 1.5 cup-equivalents/day of cow's milk-based dairy versus oat milk-based dairy, and followed to 24 months…
- Conditions
- Gut Microbiome, Neurocognitive Correlates of Eating Habits, Infants and Young Children, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT07839156
- Testing
- Daily cow's milk products, Daily Oat Milk Exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Malaria
Study to Assess the Vaccine Efficacy Against Malaria Infection, in Children Immunized With the Primary and Yearly Booster of the RTS,S/AS01E Vaccine, as Part of Their Participation in the Malaria-094 (204889/NCT03276962) Study.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine against both clinical and asymptomatic malaria infections by detecting Plasmodium falciparum (P.
- Trial name
- NCT03281291
- Where
- 2 sites in Ghana, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Malaria,Falciparum
A Study to Determine if a New Malaria Vaccine is Safe and Induces Immunity Among Kenyan Adults, Young Children and Infants
This is a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of R21/MM in healthy Kenyan participants from the different age groups.Participants will receive 3 vaccinations 4 weeks apart.
- Trial name
- NCT03580824
- Testing
- R21 in Matrix- M adjuvant vaccine
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Hypochondroplasia
A Study of Vosoritide Versus Placebo in Children With Hypochondroplasia Aged 0 to < 36 Months
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of daily administration of vosoritide in participants with HCH aged 0 to < 36 months over a 52-week period.
- Trial name
- NCT07126262
- Testing
- Vosoritide
- Where
- 26 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical
Cystic Fibrosis
Controlled Ventilation CT in CF Infants
The objective of the study is to implement a new method of performing chest CT imaging in young children with cystic fibrosis at Packard Children's Hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT01200888
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Acute Pain
COA-APTIC Cognitive Interview Study of Caregiver and Clinician Assessment of Acute Pain in Infants and Young Children
Evaluate the content validity and comprehensibility of a caregiver observer-reported outcome assessment and clinician-reported assessments for acute pain in children aged 0 to <2 years.
- Trial name
- COA-APTIC (NCT06164028)
- Testing
- cognitive interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University