Clinical trials: Malnutrition, Child
Malnutrition
Effect of Vitamins on Academic Performance of School Children
The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine if administration of a daily chewable multivitamin-mineral supplement (Monday - Friday when school is in session) given to children (third through sixth graders) during the…
- Trial name
- NCT00418990
- Testing
- Multivitamin/Mineral supplements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Malnutrition
Preventing Malnutrition in Children Under Two Years of Age Approach
A study conducted by IFPRI in Haiti provided the first programmatic evidence, using a cluster randomized evaluation design, that preventing child undernutrition in children under two years of age (PM2A) through an integrated…
- Trial name
- NCT01072279
- Testing
- Tubaramure (Burundi), Procomida (Guatemala)
- Where
- 2 sites in Burundi, Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 16,895 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Vitamin A Deficiency
Using Stable Isotope Techniques to Monitor and Assess the Vitamin A Status of Children Susceptible to Infection
The combination of infectious diseases and malnutrition is the most prevalent, preventable public health problem in the world, responsible for millions of deaths annually, particularly in infants and children.
- Trial name
- NCT02363985
- Testing
- Mega-dose of vitamin A supplement
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ethiopian Public Health Institute
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Comparing Several Strategies to Manage Moderate Acute Malnutrition Among Children From 6 to 24 Months Old
The aim of this open-label randomized controlled trial conducted in four African countries (Madagascar, Niger, Central African Republic and Senegal) is to compare three strategies of renutrition for moderate acute malnutrition…
- Trial name
- MALINEA (NCT03474276)
- Testing
- Azythromycin, Inuline and fructo-oligosaccharides, Albendazole
- Where
- 4 sites in Central African Republic, Madagascar and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,357 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Hand Hygiene
The Impact of WASH on Handwashing Practices Among School Children in Nigeria.
Children are considered as the most vulnerable group of individuals affected by lack of water, sanitation and hygiene facilities which predisposes them to a wide range of enteric diseases particularly diarrhoeal and parasitic…
- Trial name
- WASHEDUP (NCT06486376)
- Testing
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education Against Diarrhoea, Undernutrition and Pneumonia
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Neo Child Initiative for Africa
Malnourishment
Cognitive Effects of Omega-3 Supplements in Children With Mild to Moderate Malnutrition
Adequate nutrition is one of the critical biological processes to learning and cognitive development of children. And is understandable that malnourishment affect these processes.
- Trial name
- NCT01199120
- Testing
- Omega 3
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
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
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
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)
Anemia, Undernutrition
Effect of Iron Versus Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation on Anemia in Preschool Children of Malaria-Endemic Area
Some micronutrients are likely to interact with malaria parasite, leading to either synergistic or antagonist effect on malaria morbidity and therefore on hemoglobin response.
- Trial name
- NCT00628459
- Testing
- micronutrient supplementation
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 297 people
- Sponsor
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique
Inflammatory Response
Inflammatory Markers and Cbc Indices in Severely Malnourished Children
The main objectives of this study were to correlate between inflammatory markers and cbc indices in severly malnourished children and to determine whether children with SAM can mount an acute phase reactant response namely CRP…
- Trial name
- NCT04608643
- Testing
- CBC _inflammatory markers _ platelet function test
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Overweight, Obesity, Small for Gestational Age, Prematurity
Novel Screening Tools For the Evaluation and Management of Malnourished Children in the Developing World
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of a new device that may be used for the evaluation and management of malnourished infants and children.
- Trial name
- NCT02449408
- Testing
- Measurement of leptin and adiponectin obtained through blood sampling via venipuncture or finger/heelstick using novel screening tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Children, Malnutrition
Evaluation of Energy Expenditure, Body Composition and Recovery Rates in Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition
This project is being conducted with an aim to find out energy expenditure, body composition and recovery rates in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) receiving community-based nutritional rehabilitation therapy
- Trial name
- NCT01144806
- Testing
- Nutrition education, RUTF
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Malnutrition
Stunting Prevention Project in Thatta and Sujawal Districts, Sindh Province, Pakistan
Widespread food insecurity and malnutrition are largely the main impairing factors for human capital development in Pakistan. Rates of chronic malnutrition are very high, and acute malnutrition is critical: 44% of children under…
- Trial name
- NCT02422953
- Testing
- Wheat Soya Blend (WSB), Wawa Mum, Micronutrient Powders (MNP)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 4,020 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Malnutrition, Child
Assessment of Starch Digestibility and Amylase Sufficiency in Children
Research has demonstrated that there is a relationship between malnourishment and insufficient production of pancreatic enzymes, such as α-amylase which digests starch into glucose.
- Trial name
- NCT03467737
- Testing
- Normal sorghum porridge, algal starch, Normal sorghum porridge, algal dextrins, Normal sorghum porridge, labeled flour
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Kwashiorkor
Effectiveness of Alternative Diets During the Stabilization Phase on Children With Complicated SAM
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a life threatening condition and is defined by 1) a weight-for-height Z-score more than three standard deviations (SD) below the median based on the 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) growth…
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition, Kwashiorkor, Nutritional Edema, Marasmus
- Trial name
- NCT05020847
- Testing
- Standard F75, Alternative F75 with CMV, Alternative F75 without CMV
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 297 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Child Acute Malnutrition
The Effect of Integrated Prevention and Treatment on Child Malnutrition and Health in Mali: a Cluster Randomized Intervention Study
Globally, child undernutrition is the underlying cause for 3.1 million deaths of children younger than 5 years. 18.7 million children under five years of age suffer from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and an additional 33…
- Trial name
- PROMIS-Mali (NCT02323815)
- Testing
- Small-Quantity Lipid-based nutrient supplement, Child's health and nutrition topics
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 2,304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Dietary Supplementation, Severe Acute Malnutrition
Safety Trial of F-60 Among Children Hospitalized With SAM
The current WHO-recommended F-75 diet for stabilization of SAM has remained largely unchanged since its development in the 1990s.
- Conditions
- Dietary Supplementation, Severe Acute Malnutrition, Children
- Trial name
- NCT07752628
- Testing
- F75 milk feeds, F60 milk feeds
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Severe Malnutrition, Enteritis
Hypoallergenic and Anti-inflammatory Feeds in Malawian Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)
Children with complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM), such as inability to take adequate feeds, infection and diarrhoea, require in-patient management.
- Trial name
- SAM (NCT02639416)
- Testing
- Polymeric formula, Elemental formula, Standard management
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Microbiota Directed Food for Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) refers to a condition characterized by a significant deficit in weight-for-length measurements in children aged 6 to 59 months.
- Trial name
- NCT06308848
- Testing
- Microbiota-Directed Food, Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 256 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh