Clinical trials: Malnutrition, Child
Nutritional Deficiencies
Development and Health of Rural Chinese Children Fed Meat as a Daily Complementary Food From 6-18 Mos of Age
Inadequate feeding of infants and toddlers impairs physical and cognitive development and is a major contributor to early childhood infectious disease illnesses and preventable mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT00726102
- Testing
- Meat, Cereal, fortified rice cereal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,488 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Undernutrition
Early Child Development and Nutrition in Guatemala
Over 200 million children under the age of 5 years in low and middle-income countries do not reach their developmental potential, largely due to lack of adequate nutrients and lack of psychosocial stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT02302729
- Testing
- Micronutrients, Responsive feeding
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 1,730 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Chronic Kidney Disease stage3, Chronic Kidney Disease stage4
Phase 3 Safety and Efficacy Study of CTAP101 Extended-release Capsules in Children With Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
This is a phase 3, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in children with stage 3-4 chronic kidney disease (CKD), secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) and vitamin D insufficiency.
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Disease stage3, Chronic Kidney Disease stage4, Vitamin d Deficiency, Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
- Trial name
- NCT05543928
- Testing
- CTAP101
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- OPKO Health, Inc.
Infant Malnutrition, Pregnant Women
Peer Conselling Infant Feeding Education Program
Child undernutrition remains a highly prevalent condition in low and middle income countries and a major portion of the global burden of childhood malnutrition is found in South Asia with an estimated 74 million children living…
- Conditions
- Infant Malnutrition, Pregnant Women, Lactating Mother, Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- NCT01333995
- Testing
- Peer counseling on infant feeding
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 2,050 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Whooping Cough, Malaria
Study of the Environmental Factors Modulating Children Immune Response in Northern Senegal
Longitudinal survey in Northern Senegal to investigate the environmental factors modulating the immune response to childhood vaccines and to malaria.
- Conditions
- Whooping Cough, Malaria, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- AnoPalAnoVac (NCT01545115)
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 410 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biomedical Research Center EPLS
Malnutrition
Efficacy Trial on Alleviation of Infant Malnutrition With Fortified Spread or Maize-soy Flour Food Supplements
This study tests the hypothesis that moderately underweight but not severely wasted 6-17-month old infants receiving fortified spread or maize-soy flour as a food supplement for 12 weeks grow better during the supplementation…
- Trial name
- NCT00420368
- Testing
- No food supplement, Food supplement: fortified spread, Food supplement: maize-soy flour
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 189 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Vitamin D Deficiency, Thoracic Surgery
Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency Following Pediatric CHD Surgery: a Phase II Dose Evaluation Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Usual Care With a High Dose Pre-operative Supplementation Regimen Based on the Institute of Medicine Daily Upper Tolerable Intake Level
Our research group has shown that almost all children with congenital heart disease (CHD) are vitamin D deficient following heart surgery.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Thoracic Surgery, Pediatric Disorders, Heart Defects, Congenital
- Trial name
- HICCUPS 2 (NCT01838447)
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Sickle Cell Anemia, Severe Acute Malnutrition
Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in SCD, in Northern Nigeria
Except for children with HIV, all recommendations for treatment of childhood malnutrition are for children < 5 years of age. The overall goal of this randomized controlled nutrition feasibility trial is to identify whether…
- Trial name
- NCT03634488
- Testing
- hydroxyurea (20mg/kg/day), Ready-to-use therapeutic food
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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
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
Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM)
Comparison of Four Different Supplementary Foods in the Treatment of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) in Children in Sierra Leone: a Cluster-randomised, Controlled Clinical Effectiveness Trial
The objective of this study is to test and compare the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of four supplementary foods for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in normal programmatic settings in Sierra Leone.
- Trial name
- NCT02077907
- Testing
- Super Cereal Plus (SC+), Super Cereal (SC), fortified oil, sugar, Plumpy Sup
- Volunteers
- 1,147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
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
Malnutrition, Wasting
Nutritional Impact of Moringa Oleifera Leaf Supplementation in Mothers and Children
Studies to date on the effects of Moringa oleifera in diabetes and anemia and animal studies that examine the utility of moringa for increased milk and litter yield are of small scale, however high-quality large-scale placebo or…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Wasting, Growth Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04587271
- Testing
- Moringa oleifera (high dose), Moringa oleifera (low dose)
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suzanna L Attia
Malnutrition
Acceptability of Zinc-fortified Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements
The purpose of the study is to assess the acceptability of the two lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) formulations containing no zinc and a high amount of zinc (10 mg zinc / 20 g dose of LNS).
- Trial name
- NCT00944814
- Testing
- LNS with zinc, LNS without zinc
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Exclusive Breast Feeding, Child Obesity
SPOON: Sustained Program for Improving Nutrition - Colombia
The primary goal of this study is to prevent undernutrition and obesity in peri-urban areas of Colombia. This study is designed to evaluate the impact of promoting adequate feeding practices and the use of SQ-LNS (Small Quantity…
- Conditions
- Exclusive Breast Feeding, Child Obesity, Malnutrition, Child
- Trial name
- NCT03378726
- Testing
- Micronutrients, SPOON Group Counseling, Interpersonal Counseling
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inter-American Development Bank
Tuberculosis, Child Health
The DECIDE-TB Trial; Validation of Treatment Decision Algorithms for Childhood Tuberculosis
The Decide-TB project aims to generate evidence for the implementation of a comprehensive Treatment Decision Algorithms (TDA) based approach for TB in children living in high TB burden and resource-limited countries, at District…
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Child Health, HIV, Severe Acute Malnutrition
- Trial name
- DTB (NCT06593080)
- Testing
- The comprehensive TDA based approach
- Where
- 29 sites in Zambia
- Volunteers
- 30,240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chishala Chabala
Diet; Deficiency
Cross-sectional Dietary Intake Survey on Ivorian School-Aged Children and Women of Reproductive Age
A cross-sectional dietary intake study was conducted with 423 Ivorian school aged children (SAC, 6-12 years) and 423 women of reproductive age (WRA, 15-49 years) from four cities, recruited by two-stage random sampling.
- Trial name
- AN (NCT06175130)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 846 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FrieslandCampina
Malnutrition
Effective Means to Address Moderately Malnourished Children
Supplementary feeding and intensive IEC at the community level will effectively reduce moderate PEM compared to the control children within 3 months .
- Trial name
- NCT00751582
- Testing
- Food supplementation and nutrition education, Nutrition education, Control Group
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Malnutrition, Cancer
Enteral Nutrition Support in Children and Adolescents With Cancer
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Tumor and its therapy have adverse effects on the nutritional status of cancer patients, leading to nutritional support.
- Trial name
- NCT01426750
- Testing
- industrialized oral supplementation (IOS) and tube feeding regimen (TFR) with Nutren
- Sponsor
- Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e a Crianca com Cancer
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Gastrointestinal Tolerance of Under-five Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition to ONS Compared to F-75/F-100
The primary outcome of the study is to identify gastrointestinal tolerance of under-five children with severe acute malnutrition to ready-to-drink high energy (1.5 kcal/ml) and standard energy (1 kcal/ml) oral nutrition…
- Trial name
- NCT04715204
- Testing
- High Energy Oral Nutrition Supplement, Standard Energy Oral Nutrition Supplement, Formula-75/Formula-100
- Where
- 2 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia