Clinical trials: Malnutrition, Child
Malnutrition, Child
Acceptability of a Microbiome-directed Food in Young Children With Acute Malnutrition
This study will compare the acceptability a microbiome-directed food (MDF) with standard formulations of therapeutic/supplementary foods for the treatment of acute malnutrition using a 2 x 2 crossover design.
- Trial name
- NCT05551819
- Testing
- MDF then RUTF/RUSF, RUTF/RUSF then MDF
- Where
- 2 sites in Niger
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Child Malnutrition, Wasting Syndrome
Laser Height Measuring Device Study in Vietnam
This study will evaluate whether a portable laser device can accurately measure the height and length of children younger than 5 years in Quang Nam, Vietnam.
- Conditions
- Child Malnutrition, Wasting Syndrome, Stunting
- Trial name
- NCT07906067
- Testing
- Laser Height/Length Measuring Device, ShorrBoard
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 571 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- World Vision US
Child Malnutrition, Feeding Behavior
Nutrition Intervention Integrated With Food Voucher to Improve Child Growth and Feeding Practices
Brief Summary: Background: The period from birth to two years of age is the "critical window" for the promotion of optimal growth, health, and development.
- Conditions
- Child Malnutrition, Feeding Behavior, Growth; Stunting, Nutritional
- Trial name
- NCT03641001
- Testing
- Child feeding counselling, food voucher, micronutrient powder, WASH
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 410 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Hypocalcemia, Hypovitaminosis D
Calcium and Vitamin D Intakes in Children
Calcium (Ca2+) and vitamin D (VitD) play an important role in child health. Aims. The investigators evaluated the daily intake of Ca2+ and VitD in healthy children; and the efficacy of Ca2+ and VitD supplementation.
- Trial name
- NCT01638494
- Testing
- Colecalcium supplement
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Federico II University
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Mother Screening for Relapse Using Mid-upper Arm Circumference Among Children Recovered From Severe Acute Malnutrition
The investigators propose a pilot randomized controlled trial to train mothers to screen their children post-discharge for relapse based on MUAC criteria to facilitate timely identification and referral to care for children who…
- Trial name
- NCT05932992
- Testing
- Mother education on how to perform MUAC assessment
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Malnutrition, Child, Nutrition Poor
Implementation of P-INPAC
The framework for Pediatric Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care (P-INPAC) was developed by the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force (CMTF); however, it has not been implemented in a research setting.
- Trial name
- P-INPAC (NCT06645639)
- Testing
- Pediatric Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care Pathway (P-INPAC)
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Epilepsy, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Supplementation to Prevent Vitamin D Deficiency for Children With Epilepsy
To determine the maintenance dose of vitamin D supplementation required for children with epilepsy to maintain normal vitamin D level.
- Trial name
- NCT03536845
- Testing
- Vitamin D 3
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- King Saud University
Malnutrition, Child
Nutritional Care After Discharge in Children Term Born-18years Old
The goal of this stepped wedge cluster randomized trial is to compare nutritional care after discharge to an intervention in children term born - 18 years old discharged with newly initiated nutritional care.
- Trial name
- NutriCAD (NCT06414200)
- Testing
- A structured follow-up with a tailored made nutritional plan and a parent empowerment program
- Where
- 6 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Undernutrition, Eating Disorders
Genetic Correlates of Wasting: a Pilot Study With Children Attending a Tertiary Feeding Clinic
This is a pilot study of children attending the Glasgow feeding clinic (GFC) which looks after a range of children with severe feeding problems who commonly have low appetite and extreme thinness.
- Conditions
- Undernutrition, Eating Disorders, Underweight
- Trial name
- NCT04848129
- Testing
- Feeding clinic
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
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
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
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Evaluating RISQ System Implementation in Acutely Malnourished Children in Chad (CRIMSON)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the Responses to Illness Severity Quantification (RISQ) system implementation on mortality and processes of care in a nutritional program treating children 6 to 59 months of…
- Trial name
- CRIMSON (NCT06123390)
- Testing
- The Responses to Illness Severity Quantification (RISQ) System
- Where
- Chad
- Volunteers
- 14,671 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Health Literacy, Nutrition, Healthy
Addressing Food Insecurity: Plant-Based Food Prescription Program
Reduce food insecurity by improving plant-based health food consumption, access, health and nutrition literacy and the health of the food-insecure families we serve.
- Conditions
- Health Literacy, Nutrition, Healthy, Nutrition Poor, Food Insecurity
- Trial name
- NCT06614920
- Testing
- Plant-Based Food Provision (with or without food prescription), Plant-Based Nutrition Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD)
Malnutrition and Sarcopenia Among Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
The prevalence and causes of malnutrition and sarcopenia in children and adolescents with Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) have not been sufficiently elucidated.
- Trial name
- Malnutrition (NCT07740538)
- Testing
- Physical assessments of individuals
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Izmir Democracy University
Malnutrition Severe, Antibiotic Resistance
First Line Antimicrobials in Children With Complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition
Children with severe malnutrition who are admitted sick to hospitals have a high mortality(death rate), usually because of infection.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition Severe, Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Toxicity
- Trial name
- FLACSAM (NCT03174236)
- Testing
- Ceftriaxone, Benzyl penicillin, Metronidazole
- Where
- 8 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
Cobalamin Status in Young Children With Developmental Delay
During fetal life and infancy, an adequate cobalamin status is important for normal growth and central nervous system development.
- Trial name
- NCT00710138
- Testing
- Hydroxycobalamin (Vitamin B12 Depot, Nycomed Pharma)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Pneumonia, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
CPAP Improving Mortality for Pneumonia in African Children Trial
Pneumonia mortality rates in African countries like Malawi are high and increased further in children -exposed or infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as well as those that are severely malnourished or severely…
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Malnutrition, Hypoxemia
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT02484183)
- Testing
- bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 646 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Down Syndrome
Nutritional Status in Children With Down Syndrome
To evaluate the nutritional status of children with Down's syndrome and to determine the prevalence of nutritional deficiencies among those children.
- Trial name
- DS (NCT06989060)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Child Nutrition Disorders, Malnutrition
Community Based Management of Severe Malnutrition in Tribal Area of Melghat- Cluster Randomized Control Field Trial
Provision of community based health care to severely malnourished children (Age group: 6 months through 5 years) in 16 tribal villages by trained semi-literate village health workers. 1.
- Trial name
- SAMMAN (NCT02671786)
- Testing
- MAHAN RUTF & MAHAN Vit-Min mix
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 824 people
- Sponsor
- MAHAN Trust
Undernutrition
Shelf-Stable MDCF-2 for Children With Undernutrition
Background: Children with acute malnutrition have immature gut microbial communities compared to age-matched children with healthy growth that can not be repaired by existing therapeutic foods (Subramanian et al., Nature. 2014).
- Trial name
- NCT05094024
- Testing
- Central kitchen-prepared version of MDCF-2, MDCF-2 shelf-stable foil pouch prototype with green banana powder, MDCF-2 shelf-stable foil pouch prototype with sweet potato
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh