Clinical trials: Malnutrition, Child
Skeletal Muscle Ultrasonography
Skeletal Muscle Ultrasonography in Detection of Malnutrition
To detect the role of Skeletal Muscle Ultrasonography in Detection of Malnutrition and Prediction of The Outcome among critically ill children.
- Trial name
- NCT06382766
- Testing
- Skeletal Muscle Ultrasonography
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Vitamin D Deficiency, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 Deficiency, Selective
Vitamin D3-enhanced Eggs in Preschool Children
This is double-blind, controlled fiel trial, to compare fortified egg with D3-or 25(OH)D3 and non-fortified eggs in healthy preschool-age children 12 to 60 months of age, affiliated to day-care centers at Secretaria de Desarrollo…
- Trial name
- VD3-egg (NCT06096194)
- Testing
- vitamin D-enhanced egg, Control
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 275 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM)
Regular Growth Monitoring (RGM) of Young Children in Guinea-Bissau
Wasting (severe thinness) is a common and serious problem among young children in rural Guinea-Bissau. Community Health Agents (CHAs) can help prevent malnutrition by regularly measuring children's growth and advising families on…
- Trial name
- NCT07584395
- Testing
- Regular Growth Monitoring (RGM) by Community Health Agents
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
Malnutrition
Effectiveness of Child Centered Counseling on Child Nutrition Status
Hypothesis N°1: The "children growth promotion based on approach centered on their specific needs" enhances caretakers and health workers skills, knowledge and practices on breastfeeding, complementary feeding and child care.
- Trial name
- LUCOMAI (NCT01977365)
- Testing
- Growth promotion based on child centered approach
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 2,341 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso
Iron Status, Vitamin A Status
Effect of African Leafy Vegetables on Nutritional Status of South African School Children.
The combination of poverty-related infectious and lifestyle-related non-communicable diseases, both driven by malnutrition, causes a high burden for South Africa.
- Conditions
- Iron Status, Vitamin A Status, Zinc Status, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- ALV (NCT01920646)
- Testing
- ALV
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 171 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North-West University, South Africa
Stunting, Wasting
Impact Evaluation of Benazir Nashonuma Program (BNP) on Stunting Among Under-five Children
The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of Benazir Nashonuma Program (BNP) on prevalence of stunting among under-five children in low income setting of Pakistan.
- Conditions
- Stunting, Wasting, Anemia, Nutrient Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT06025786
- Testing
- Benazir Nashonuma Program (BNP)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 13,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Children - Malnutrition
Oral Nutritional Supplementation in Picky Eating Children
This study will investigate the effect of two oral nutritional supplements (ONS) along with dietary counseling vs dietary counseling alone on growth among picky eating children from India, aged > 24 months to ≤ 48 months over a…
- Trial name
- NCT02523027
- Testing
- Oral nutritional supplement (List No S691/Z0), Oral nutritional supplement, Dietary Counselling
- Where
- 11 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 321 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Microbiota, Complementary Food
Community-based Clinical Trial With Microbiota Directed Complementary Foods (MDCFs) Made of Locally Available Food Ingredients for the Management of Children With Post-severe Acute Malnutrition Moderate Acute Malnutrition (Post-SAM MAM)
Background (brief): 1. Burden: A total of 52 million children under 5 are suffering from acute malnutrition globally, of whom 33 million suffer from moderate acute malnutrition (MAM).
- Conditions
- Microbiota, Complementary Food, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT04015986
- Testing
- Microbiota Directed Complementary Food-2, Ready to Use Supplementary Food
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Executive Function Disorder, Emotional Regulation
Evaluation of Executive Function and Emotional Regulation in Children in Bangladesh
The study explores the impact of malnutrition at enrollment on executive function (EF) and emotional regulation (ER) in malnourished 1-year-old children and whether specially designed brain directed therapeutic feeds improve…
- Conditions
- Executive Function Disorder, Emotional Regulation, Malnutrition, Child
- Trial name
- NCT05629624
- Testing
- Chickpea based RUSF, E-RUSF, Outcome reference group/RUSF
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 297 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Pneumonia Childhood
Effectiveness Trial of Day-care vs. Usual Care of Severe Pneumonia & Malnutrition in Children
Background: At present pneumonia and malnutrition have become the leading causes of mortality among <5-year-old children in developing countries.
- Trial name
- Day-care (NCT02669654)
- Testing
- Day-care management of Severe Pneumonia
- Where
- 2 sites in Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Moderate Acute Malnutrition, Stunting
Eggs for Gut Health
The goal of this clinical trial is to test egg powder supplementation in children with moderate acute malnutrition in Sierra Leone.
- Conditions
- Moderate Acute Malnutrition, Stunting, Environmental Enteric Dysfunction, Severe Acute Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT06002438
- Testing
- Whole egg powder, Corn powder, Supercereal Plus
- Where
- 10 sites in Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 461 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Iron-deficiency, Nutritional Deficiency
Iron Status of Women and Young Children in the United States
This analysis describes the distribution of TBI and the prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) among toddlers, non-pregnant women, and pregnant women.
- Trial name
- NHANES (NCT03274726)
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Child Malnutrition
Post Discharge Trial to Enhance Immunity in Severely Malnourished Children
The goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of microbiota-directed food in comparison to zinc with micronutrient powder and Khichuri on changes in circulating immune cells (monocytes, T cells, B cells, and NK cells) in…
- Trial name
- NCT06530485
- Testing
- Microbiota-directed food, Khichuri
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Supplementation in Children
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in children in the northern country during winter season is very high (up to 90%). Vitamin D supplementation at a dose 600 -1000 IU/d is recommended in Polish children from September till April.
- Trial name
- MeltD (NCT03402698)
- Testing
- cholecalciferol
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Memorial Health Institute, Poland
Anorexia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, Atypical
Implementation of Evidence-Based Treatment of Restrictive Eating Disorder With Pronounced Starvation
In the Region Skåne in Sweden, the investigators have developed guidelines for providing intensive and evidence-based treatment during the first month in case of severe restrictive eating disorder with pronounced starvation.
- Conditions
- Anorexia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, Atypical, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, Starvation
- Trial name
- ROCKETLAUNCH (NCT04060433)
- Testing
- Family Therapy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University Hospital
Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Malnutrition, Child
Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children 6 to 59 Months Old With Standard Ready To Use Therapeutic Food Compared to a Newly Formulated Lipid Optimized Ready To Use Therapeutic Food
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to learn if a newly formulated Lipid-Optimized Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (LO-RUTF) can treat severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months.
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Malnutrition, Child, Neurocognition, Child
- Trial name
- NCT07345884
- Testing
- Lipid-Optimized Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Malnutrition, Infant, Malnutrition; Anemia
Bhaktapur Maternal and Child Micronutrient Study
Between February 2008 and February 2009, 500 infant-mother pairs in Bhaktapur, Nepal were randomly selected in this nutritional survey.
- Trial name
- NCT03285399
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Centre For International Health
X Linked Hypophosphatemic Rickets
Growth Hormone Treatment in Children With Hypophosphatemic Rickets
This study evaluates the effect on height of a two year treatment with growth hormone in 19 children with X linked hypophosphatemic rickets.
- Trial name
- GH-XLH (NCT02720770)
- Testing
- norditropine simplex
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Bicetre Hospital
Acute Malnutrition With no Complications
Effectiveness of an Alternative Protocol in the Management of Acute Malnutrition
This experimental study aims to test an alternative protocol for managing acute malnutrition in children aged 6-59 months in Burkina Faso.
- Trial name
- Alternat-MAL (NCT06792370)
- Testing
- ready-to-use therapeutic food (for children with MAM), Ready-to-use supplementary food, Ready to Use Therapeutic Food - Reduced dose 1
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 3,521 people
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso
Child Malnutrition, Child Overnutrition
Pilot Psychoeducational Intervention Model to Improve Nutritional Status in Low Resource Settings
The purpose of this study is to develop, implement and evaluate a psychoeducational intervention focused to improve nutritional status, specifically micronutrients, of mothers and caregivers of children between the ages of 5 and…
- Conditions
- Child Malnutrition, Child Overnutrition, Malnutrition in Children, Malnutrition, Child
- Trial name
- NCT02258802
- Testing
- Psychoeducational intervention
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Monterrey