Clinical trials: Infants Growth
Infant Malnutrition, Malnutrition in Pregnancy
Supplementing Maternal and Infant Diet With High-energy, Micronutrient Fortified Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements (LNS)
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-DYAD-M (NCT01239693)
- Testing
- IFA, MMN, LNS
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,391 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Child Development
Effect of an Innovative BIO Formula Intake on Infant Growth and Tolerance From 0 to 6 Months
From birth to 5 months, milk is the essential and unique food of the newborn. The French National Nutrition Program (PNNS) recommends exclusive breastfeeding "up to 6 months and at least 4 months for a healthy benefit".
- Trial name
- TRUEGREEN (NCT03936257)
- Testing
- Breastfeeding, Conventional BIO Infant formula, TrueGreen BIO infant formula
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur de Lille
Nutritional Status
Assessing the Effectiveness of Strengthening the Growth Monitoring and Promotional Activities in Rural Bangladesh
Background: To tackle the high burden of undernutrition, the government of Bangladesh has identified growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) as a priority activity in the National Nutrition Services operational plan.
- Trial name
- GMP (NCT03824756)
- Testing
- NGO supported GMP program, Non-supported GMP program
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Iodine Deficiency Disorders
RCT of Iodine-containing MNPs vs Oral Iodized Oil to Prevent Iodine Deficiency in Weaning Infants
In this study, two intervention strategies to address iodine deficiency and prevent iodine deficiency disorders in breast-fed weaning infants will be evaluated in a mild to moderate iodine-deficient population in Zamboanga del…
- Trial name
- NCT02421653
- Testing
- MNP90, MNP45, IODISED OIL
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Small for Gestational Age Infant, Large for Gestational Age Infant
"Fetal gRowth AbnorMality dEtection Trial"
The present trial intends to assess the diagnostic accuracy of symphysis fundal height (SFH) as opposed to SFH combined with point of care ultrasound to measure the fetal abdominal circumference (POC-US-AC) in identifying small…
- Conditions
- Small for Gestational Age Infant, Large for Gestational Age Infant, Oligohydramnios, Polyhydramnios
- Trial name
- FRAME (NCT05043753)
- Testing
- Point of care ultrasound to measure the fetal abdominal circumference (POC-US-AC)
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,566 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Healthy Infants
To Investigate Effects of a New Infant Formula in Healthy Term Chinese Infants
This study investigates the effects of a new infant formula on growth, safety, and tolerance in healthy term Chinese infants. Screening starts after the informed consent is obtained.
- Trial name
- NCT03520764
- Testing
- New infant formula with synbiotics, Standard infant formula with prebiotics
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 284 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Nutricia
Premature Birth of Newborn
Skin Maturation in Premature Infants
The skin barrier lipids will be lower in premature infants than in full term infants and will become normal over 3-4 months after birth.
- Trial name
- NCT01619228
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
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
Contraception, Fetal Growth Retardation
Obesity and Oral Contraceptive Failure
Contraceptive failure is the primary cause of unintended pregnancy in the United States. With obesity rates at epidemic proportions, any association between obesity and strategies that prevent undesired pregnancies constitutes a…
- Conditions
- Contraception, Fetal Growth Retardation, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT01944306
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Enterocolitis, Necrotizing, Infant, Premature
Role of Urinary Claudin-2, Caveolin-1, and EGF as Diagnostic Biomarkers of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Neonates
Our study aims to determine the differences in the concentration of urinary claudin-2, caveolin-1, and epidermal growth factor (EGF) as non-invasive biomarkers in the diagnosis of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC).
- Trial name
- NCT05335577
- Testing
- Urinary Claudin-2, Urinary Caveolin-1, Urinary EGF
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Brawijaya
Speckle Tracking, Fetus Fetus
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Infants, Prenatally and Postnatally
Comparison of prenatal and postnatal cardiac function assessed by echocardiography using pulsed wave Doppler, Tissue Doppler and speckle tracking (strain and strain rate) between foetuses/neonates with a structural heart disease…
- Conditions
- Speckle Tracking, Fetus Fetus, Neonate, Structural Heart Disease
- Trial name
- STIPP (NCT05601375)
- Testing
- Echocardiography
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Effect of Low Dose Aspirin on Birthweight in Twins: The GAP Trial.
Low-dose aspirin started in the first-trimester has been associated with a decrease of preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction and preterm birth in high-risk pregnancies.
- Conditions
- Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Fetal Growth Retardation, Preeclampsia
- Trial name
- GAP (NCT02280031)
- Testing
- Acetylsalicylic Acid
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval
Intrauterine Growth Restriction
Prediction of Low Birth Weight Infants Using Ultrasound Measurement of Placental Diameter and Thickness
Prediction of Low Birth Weight Infants using Ultrasound Measurement of Placental Diameter and Thickness
- Trial name
- NCT01501851
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 265 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams Maternity Hospital
Healthy Term Infants
Growth and Metabolic Biomarkers of Healthy Term Infants Fed Formulas With Staged Protein Concentrations Over the First Year of Life
Growth and metabolic biomarkers of healthy term infants fed formulas with staged protein concentrations over the first year of life
- Trial name
- NCT02646969
- Testing
- Formula regimen 1, Formula regimen 2
- Where
- 9 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 691 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Low; Birthweight, Breast Feeding, Exclusive
Indonesia After Discharge LBW Infant HMF Supplementation Study
Low birth weight (LBW) infant (1800-2449 gram) will be given the new human milk fortifier (HMF) which contains protein, lipid, carbohydrate and micronutrients after discharge.
- Conditions
- Low; Birthweight, Breast Feeding, Exclusive, Gestational Age and Weight Conditions
- Trial name
- DAHLIA (NCT04954807)
- Testing
- human milk fortified
- Where
- 4 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 163 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Growth, Infections
Effects of an Infant Formula and follow-on Formula Containing Bio-active Ingredients on Growth, Tolerance and Infections
In this clinical trial, the growth (weight for age), product tolerance (product intake, comfort) and infection-related symptoms of healthy infants consuming an IF and FOF containing bio-active ingredients will be evaluated and…
- Trial name
- NCT06137235
- Testing
- cows milk infant formula and follow-on formula with bioactive ingredients, standard cows milk infant formula and follow-on formula
- Where
- 3 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 456 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FrieslandCampina
Body Weight, Obesity & Overweight
Breastmilk and the Link to Overweight/Obesity and Maternal Diet in the Mother-breastmilk-child Triad
The prospective 5-month follow-up study will involve 150 mother-infant dyads grouped based on maternal baseline BMI category (normal weight, overweight, obesity).
- Conditions
- Body Weight, Obesity & Overweight, Human Milk/Breastfeeding, Body Composition
- Trial name
- BLOOM-Triad (NCT07457515)
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada, Poland
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Obesity
The Sweet PEA Study: Effects of Diet During Pregnancy on Infant Growth and Development.
The purpose of the Sweet PEA Study is to determine whether diet during pregnancy has an effect on infant's growth, body composition, and brain development.
- Trial name
- NCT04674033
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Body Weight Changes
Clinical Trial of Infant Formula-fed
Compared with breast milk and another commercially available formula, infants' growth rate after 12 weeks' Friso formula with low glycation feeding will be assessed.
- Trial name
- NCT02621814
- Testing
- Low glycation formula feeding, Commercially common formula feeding
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Infant Development
Growth and Safety Study of an Infant Formula for Healthy Term Infants
A goal of infant formula development is to mimic human milk (HM) both in nutrient composition as well as physiologic outcomes. investigators have developed an infant formula for term infants that more closely resembles the…
- Trial name
- NCT03331276
- Testing
- BBN, Brand
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Building Block Nutritionals, LLC