Clinical trials: Malnutrition, Child
Malnourished Children, Stunting of Growth
Comprehensive Nutritional Support for Children in Zambia (ZamCNC) - A Pilot Investigation
In a recently completed intervention study, more than 50% of children in Lusaka were found to be stunted by age two, even when nutritional supplements were provided.
- Trial name
- ZamCnC (NCT07153913)
- Testing
- Intensive growth support
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Günther Fink
Malnourished Children
Effect Of Probiotics Supplementation on Outcome Of Malnourished Children
The Outcome Of malnourished children who receive probiotics (Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium
- Trial name
- NCT06606951
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Healthy Lifestyle Promotion Program in Communities From the Yaqui Valley
The aim is to evaluate the change in indicators of lifestyle and its effect on cardiometabolic biomarkers as a response to an integrative mother-child intervention to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent food insecurity and…
- Trial name
- NUTRIGANDO (NCT05945862)
- Testing
- NUTRIGANDO
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora
Malnourished Children
Zinc Absorption From Zinc Biofortified Rice
a. To measure the amount of zinc absorbed from ZnBfR compared with the amount absorbed from CR and from CR fortified with added zinc, using the triple stable isotope tracer ratio technique in young children.
- Trial name
- NCT01346722
- Testing
- Diet-ZnBfR, Diet- CR, CR + Zn
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Diarrhea, Malnutrition
Randomized, Controlled Trial - Lactoferrin Prevention of Diarrhea in Children
Much has been learned in recent years about the mechanisms by which breastfeeding improves child health and survival. However, there has been little progress in using these insights to improve pediatric care.
- Trial name
- NCT00560222
- Testing
- bovine lactoferrin
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 555 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Malnutrition, Child
Community-based, Controlled, Open-label, Cluster-randomized Trial for the Reduction of Chronic Malnutrition in Children Under Two Years of Age, With Three Intervention Arms Grouped by Clusters, in Two Provinces in Southern Angola, Huíla and Cunene.
The severity of the stunting in the provinces of Huíla and Cunene, Angola, in children aged 6 to 59 months is considered to be very high, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of 2018.
- Trial name
- NCT05571280
- Testing
- Nutritional Supplementation, Money transfers, Standard intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Angola
- Volunteers
- 1,423 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
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
Undernutrition
The Comparison of Handgrip Strength, Lean Mass, and Blood Pressure in Primary School Children Aged 8-10 Years Old With Undernutrition and Normal Nutritional Status
Undernutrition occurs in 900 million individuals globally, so it is a very important health problem because it contributes to high mortality rates, especially in children.
- Trial name
- NCT05952479
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Airlangga
Vitamin D Deficiency, Orthostatic Intolerance
Vitamin D Deficiency and Dysautonomia
In previous work the investigator identified a group of children between the ages of 10-18 years whose diagnostic workup for chronic nausea unexplained by conventional diagnostic tests has unexpectedly revealed underlying…
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Orthostatic Intolerance, Nausea
- Trial name
- NCT03032328
- Testing
- vitamin D supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Nutritional Deficiency
Absorption of Zinc (Zn) From Zn-biofortified and Zn-fortified Maize in Young Zambian Children Between 24-36 Months
The objective of this study is to compare the quantity of Zn absorbed from an accurately weighed quantity (~100 g) of minimally milled control maize (~15 µg Zn/g maize), from biofortified maize (~30 µg Zn/g) and from the same…
- Trial name
- HPZM (NCT02208635)
- Testing
- Biofortified Maize, Fortified Maize, Control Maize
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Zambia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Malnutrition
Translating Adoption of Improved Varieties Into Nutritional Impact
The purposes of this study are (1) to determine whether child nutrition-focused adoption encouragement messages focused on Quality Protein Maize (QPM) and the availability of small quantities of QPM seed can be effective at…
- Trial name
- QPM (NCT02710760)
- Testing
- Adoption Encouragement Treatment, Consumption Encouragement Treatment
- Volunteers
- 978 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Malnutrition
Effects of Fortified Complementary Foods on Vitamin A Status and Body Pool Size in Ghanaian Infants.
This study tried to prove that children given food supplements containing vitamin A would have better liver vitamin A stores than children given food supplements without vitamin A over a 5 month period.
- Trial name
- vitapool (NCT01751009)
- Testing
- Vitamin A supplements, Sprinkles without Vitamin A
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in Severe Malnourished Children
1. RUTF would be more effective (quicker catch-up growth by promoting more tissue accrue resulting decrease stay in rehabilitation ward) in treating children with SAM during the rehabilitation phase than khichuri /halwa; 2.
- Trial name
- RUTF (NCT01331044)
- Testing
- Plumpy Nut, Khichuri and Halwa
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Quality of Life, Body Mass Index
Study of Parental Ratings of Quality of Life and Body Composition in 5-19 Year Olds While Participating in the Good NEWS 4 Kids Program
This study will compare changes in body composition (lean mass, fat, and bone)and parent ratings of quality of life in 5-19 Year Olds as a function of participation in one of four versions of the Good NEWS 4 Kids Program (GN4K).
- Trial name
- NCT01855009
- Testing
- MannaBears, AlgaeCal Calcium, Calcium carbonate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Integrative Health Technologies, Inc.
Maltreatment
Reduce Childhood Maltreatment and Promote Development
Background (brief): 1. Burden: The uniqueness of each child is tremendously influenced by interaction between nature and nurture during critical period of brain development that promotes foundation of brain architecture through…
- Trial name
- NCT03031236
- Testing
- Psychosocial stimulation, Cognitive behavioral therapy and positive parenting practice
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 306 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Micronutrient Deficiencies, Anemia
Effectiveness of Multiple Micro-nutrient Fortified Fudge on Nutritional Status of 3-5 Years of Age Children
Multiple micro-nutrient deficiencies in Pakistan is wide spread, there is dire need to address these by using smart solutions, among them multiple fortified product (fudge) is an alternate possible way to address this issue.
- Conditions
- Micronutrient Deficiencies, Anemia, Fortification, Undernutrition
- Trial name
- NCT03450174
- Testing
- Formative messgaes, Fortified product, Fortified product plus
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore - Pakistan
Water-Related Diseases
SAFEWATER Health & Behaviour Impact Field Trials; Mexico
At least 1.8 billion people globally use a source of drinking water that is faecally contaminated and thus likely to lead to diarrheal illness: nearly 1,000 children die each day due to water and sanitation-related diarrhoeal…
- Trial name
- NCT04736615
- Testing
- SAFEWATER systems for drinking water disinfection, Behavior change interventions
- Where
- 3 sites in Colombia, Mexico
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Quality of Life, Malnutrition
Clinical Study of Novel Probiotic Microbial Composite™ to Treat Undernourished Young Children
This study is to determine if a novel bio-fermented Microbiotic Composite™ can improve the digestive health and subsequent growth and quality of life parameters in a selected group of children in a district in India.
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, Malnutrition, Growth Arrest
- Trial name
- NCT03150927
- Testing
- Probiotic Microbial Composite
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biowish Technologies, Inc.
Malnutrition, Child
Study of Malnutrition in Primary School Children
Study of malnutrition in primary school age children aim to asses the prevelance of malnutrition amoung the children in this age group and also ldintified the factors that affect in malnutrition between the children and the study…
- Trial name
- NCT04810468
- Testing
- Anthropometric measurment
- Volunteers
- 440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Vitamin d Deficiency
Blue Sky Study: Impact of Milk and Vitamin D for Child Growth and Health
This intervention study will address the impact of vitamin D fortified milk and vitamin D supplements on the growth, levels of vitamin D, insulin-like growth factor 1, growth hormone, academic attention, respiratory infections…
- Trial name
- BSS (NCT00886379)
- Testing
- Mongolian milk without vitamin D, Mongolian milk with vitamin D, UHT milk
- Volunteers
- 597 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital