Clinical trials: Malnutrition, Child
Malnourished Infants and Childern
Effect of Honey Supplementation on Serum Leptin in Malnourished Infants and Children
This study was a randomized single blinded case control prospective intervention study.
- Trial name
- NCT03551613
- Testing
- honey supplementation
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Undernutrition
Effects of Oral Nutritional Supplementation in Children at Risk of Undernutrition
This prospective, randomized, controlled study will evaluate the effects of oral nutritional supplementation plus dietary counseling versus dietary counseling alone in children at nutritional risk.
- Trial name
- NCT05239208
- Testing
- Oral Nutrition Supplement (ONS) Group, Control Group
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Malnutrition
Optimising Antibiotic Treatment for Sick Malnourished Children
Children with severe malnutrition who are admitted sick to hospitals have a high mortality, usually because of infection. All children with severe malnutrition admitted to hospitals are treated with antibiotics.
- Trial name
- FLACSAM-PK (NCT02746276)
- Testing
- Ceftriaxone, Metronidazole
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Acute Malnutrition in Infancy, Acute Malnutrition in Childhood
ComPAS Low-WAZ RCT Mali
Admissions criteria which treat children with only low mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) or children with low weight-for-height z-score (WHZ) are not aligned with the evidence on which children are at risk of mortality.
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition in Infancy, Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Underweight
- Trial name
- NCT05248516
- Testing
- Simplified dose of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), Standard dose of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), No nutritional treatment
- Where
- 11 sites in Mali
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- International Rescue Committee
Dietary Assessment, Growth
Nutrition of Urban-poor Children
The investigators undertook a program to promote the consumption of healthy foods and reduce the prevalence of malnutrition of children below the age of 5 years in an urban-poor community, by 10% year-on-year through nutrition…
- Conditions
- Dietary Assessment, Growth, Nutritional Assessment
- Trial name
- NCT06921135
- Testing
- supplementation, food
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
Malnutrition in Pregnancy, Preterm Birth
Improving Cognition and Gestational Duration With Targeted Nutrition
The goal of this clinical trial is to test (1) a novel maternal ready-to-use supplementary food and (2) a novel cognitive behavioral therapy intervention in undernourished Sierra Leonean women.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition in Pregnancy, Preterm Birth, Child Development, Postpartum Depression
- Trial name
- COGENT (NCT05949190)
- Testing
- M-RUSF+ (Maternal Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food + DHA/EPA/choline), M-RUSF (Maternal Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food), Azithromycin
- Where
- 10 sites in Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 1,660 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Diarrhea, Malnutrition
Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences for Child Health and Development
Malnutrition is considered one of the most prevalent risk factors for morbidity and mortality in children under five. An estimated 20% of children in the developing world are malnourished [1] and poor nutrition is linked to more…
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Malnutrition, Stunting, Wasting
- Trial name
- MAL-ED (NCT02441426)
- Where
- 8 sites in Bangladesh, Brazil and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 1,796 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
Overweight and/or Obesity, Children - Malnutrition
Family-Based Nutrition Intervention to Prevent Overweight and Obesity in School-Age Children.
This proposal aims to enhance the well being of schoolchildren and their families through a mobile application and multidisciplinary intervention model grounded in authoritative parenting principles and social cognitive theory.
- Conditions
- Overweight and/or Obesity, Children - Malnutrition, Preventing Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT07159971
- Testing
- School B, Control
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Claudia Teresa Tovar Palacio
Vitamin A Deficiency, Pediatric
Efficacy and Safety of Vitamin A Treatment for Children With Sepsis
The prevalence of vitamin A deficiency was found high in children with sepsis. Whether those patients will benefit from the vitamin A supplementation is unknown.
- Conditions
- Vitamin A Deficiency, Pediatric, Sepsis
- Trial name
- NCT04127968
- Testing
- Vitamin A, Oil
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- West China Hospital
Malnutrition
Acceptability of Nutrient Supplements Among Women and Children in Bangladesh
The study aims to confirm the acceptability of lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) for use as nutritional supplements for pregnant and lactating women (PLW) or infants and young children (IYC) and micronutrient powder (MNP)…
- Trial name
- NCT01129089
- Testing
- Lipid-based nutrient supplement, Micronutrient powder
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Child Malnutrition
Leveraging an Existing Large-scale Safe Water Program to Deliver Nutrition Messages at a Low Marginal Cost
The investigators are seeking to overcome the dual challenges of under-nutrition and diarrhea using an existing safe water supply platform to deliver nutrition information to targeted groups in Western Kenya.
- Trial name
- NCT02427945
- Testing
- Provision of information on safe water, Provision of information on safe water and child nutrition
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,671 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marcos Vera Hernandez
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
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
Malnutrition
Livestock for Health Project
Children 5 years and below, and pregnant/lactating women in pastoralist communities suffer a high burden of acute malnutrition. Improving the health and productivity of animals can reduce the risk malnutrition during the dry…
- Trial name
- L4H (NCT04608656)
- Testing
- Provision of livestock feeds, Nutrition counselling
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,734 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington State University
Well-Being, Psychological, Breastfeeding
Relaxation Intervention to Improve Newborn Growth and Maternal Well-being
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if listening to a relaxation audiorecording during breastfeeding improves breastfeeding and infant outcomes and maternal well-being in a low-income country setting.
- Conditions
- Well-Being, Psychological, Breastfeeding, Low Birth Weight, Undernutrition
- Trial name
- RING-MW (NCT07774793)
- Testing
- Relaxation audiorecording, Control audio device without relaxation audiorecording
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Child Development
Strengthening Bangladeshi Babies Brains (SBBB)
This study aims to establish a sustainable programme whereby early childhood development activities are integrated into the routine activities of community clinics in rural Bangladesh for undernourished children by developing a…
- Trial name
- BUDHI/SBBB (NCT04093934)
- Testing
- Psychosocial stimulation
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Malnutrition, Child
Chronic Malnutrition and Oral Health Status in Children Aged One to Five Years
Malnutrition is a public health problem that can exert a negative impact on the general and oral health of children. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of chronic malnutrition on the oral health of children…
- Trial name
- NCT03529500
- Testing
- Caries detection - dmtf index, Saliva flow rate, Saliva Buffering Capacity
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nove de Julho
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
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
Autism, Vitamin D Deficiency
Open Label Clinical Trial of Vitamin D in Children With Autism
Primary: to investigate tolerability of interventional high dose Vitamin D3 supplementation, titrated to reach serum levels near the high end of the reference range (30-100 ng/ml), in vitamin D deficient pediatric Autism Spectrum…
- Trial name
- NCT01535508
- Testing
- Liquid Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco