Clinical trials: Malnutrition, Child
Hypophosphatemic Rickets, X-Linked Dominant
Effect of Cinacalcet on Parathyroid Hormone Secretion in Children and Adolescents With Hypophosphatemic Rickets
This study will measure the effect of cinacalcet (Sensipar) on parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion in children and adolescents with hypophosphatemic rickets (XLH).
- Trial name
- NCT00195936
- Testing
- Cinacalcet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Child Malnutrition, Child Allergy
The UFIM (Ultraprocessed Foods In Breast Milk) Project
In last decades, a change in dietary habits has been observed in industrialized countries characterized by a drastic increase in the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF, Ultra-Processed Foods).
- Conditions
- Child Malnutrition, Child Allergy, Maternal Exposure
- Trial name
- UFIM (NCT05889520)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Federico II University
Deficiencies Micronutrient, Nutrition Disorders
Effect of Consuming Vitamin A-fortified Sugar on Serum Retinol Levels in Children
The increase in vitamin A deficiency (<20 mcg/dL) among children under five in Colombia (2010-2015) is a public health problem (27.3%).
- Trial name
- NCT07860060
- Testing
- white sugar fortified with retinol, refined white sugar for culinary use
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad del Valle, Colombia
Nutrition Poor, Aflatoxins Toxicity
One Nutrition in Complex Environments (ONCE)
This study asks the research question "Does enabling families (particularly mothers and other caregivers) to 'assess and act' on drivers of malnutrition through a targeted SBC+ package succeed in a sustained reduction of risk…
- Conditions
- Nutrition Poor, Aflatoxins Toxicity, Water-Related Diseases
- Trial name
- ONCE (NCT04209569)
- Testing
- Nutrition Impact and Positive Practice Circle (NIPP)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,834 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Child Nutrition Disorders
Nutritional Intervention For The Treatment Of Uncomplicated SAM
nutritional intervention with ready to use therapeutic food (plumpy nut. by Unicef) and Prebiotics supplimentation ( Galactooligosaccarides).
- Trial name
- SAM (NCT05390437)
- Testing
- Nutritional intervention with Ready to use theraputic food (RUTF) and prebiotic GOS (galacto oligosaccharides) in combination
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Sanaullah Iqbal
Short Bowel Syndrome, Vitamin E Deficiency
Use of Tocofersolan (Vedrop®) to Prevent or Treat Refractive Vitamin E Deficiency in Infants and Children
Patients with short bowel syndrome or other forms of intestinal failure/fat malabsorption are unable to tolerate adequate oral or enteral feedings.
- Trial name
- NCT03582384
- Testing
- Tocofersolan
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Obesity, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Supplementation in Psychiatric Illnesses
Children and adolescents with psychiatric illnesses who are treated with medications called second generation antipsychotic agents (SGA) often gain excessive weight during their treatment with these medications.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Vitamin D Deficiency, Psychosis, Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- VDSS (NCT01004354)
- Testing
- Ergocalciferols
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood
Development and Field Testing of Ready-to-use-therapeutic Foods Made of Local Ingredients in Bangladesh for SAM Children
Around 0.5 million under-five children are currently suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Bangladesh and are at risk of death. Children with SAM and complications should be treated in a health care facility.
- Trial name
- NCT01889329
- Testing
- RUTF-1, RUTF-2, Plumpynut
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 490 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Malnutrition, Child
Effectiveness of a Microbiome-directed Food to Promote Programmatic and Sustained Nutritional Recovery Among Children With Uncomplicated Acute Malnutrition
This study is an individually randomized controlled trial comparing microbiome-directed foods to standard nutritional therapy among children aged 6 to < 24 months with uncomplicated acute malnutrition in terms of programmatic…
- Trial name
- NCT06382857
- Testing
- MDF, RUTF, RUSF
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 7,356 people
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Low Birth Weight
Effect of a Fortified Balanced Energy-Protein Supplement on Birth Outcome and Child Growth in Houndé District, Burkina Faso.
The 2016 WHO antenatal care guidelines stated that pregnant women in undernourished populations should receive fortified balanced energy-protein (BEP) supplements to reduce the risk of stillbirth and small-for-gestational-age…
- Conditions
- Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Low Birth Weight, Prematurity, Infant Malnutrition
- Trial name
- MISAME-3 (NCT03533712)
- Testing
- Fortified balanced energy-protein (BEP) supplement, Fe and folic acid supplement
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 1,788 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Quality of Life, Malnutrition
Clinical Study of Novel Probiotic Microbial Composite™ to Treat Undernourished Young Children
This study is to determine if a novel bio-fermented Microbiotic Composite™ can improve the digestive health and subsequent growth and quality of life parameters in a selected group of children in a district in India.
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, Malnutrition, Growth Arrest
- Trial name
- NCT03150927
- Testing
- Probiotic Microbial Composite
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biowish Technologies, Inc.
Malnutrition, Child, Wasting Disease
Cash Plus Interventions for Prevention of Acute Malnutrition in Children Under 5 and Their Mothers in Somalia
This trial studied different combinations of cash assistance to families that live in food insecure areas of Somalia and aimed to understand if this cash assistance provided reduced malnutrition of children and mothers.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Child, Wasting Disease, Stunting, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT06642012
- Testing
- Cash only, Cash + Social Behavior Change Communication, Cash + top-up cash
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Somalia
- Volunteers
- 3,384 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Malnourished Children
Community-based Follow-up of Severely Malnourished Children
Improved methods of community/home management and follow-up of severely undernourished children need to be developed in low-income countries like Bangladesh.
- Trial name
- NCT01157741
- Testing
- C-C, C-SF, As C-C with additional psychosocial stimulation (PS) (C-PS)
- Volunteers
- 507 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Malnutrition, Child
Hens Hatching Hope
The study is a prospective community-cluster non-randomized trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of a program that will provide 30-day egg vouchers to mothers of 6 to 24 month-old children living in rural areas of Intibucá…
- Trial name
- NCT04721197
- Testing
- Egg vouchers, Standard of Care
- Where
- Honduras
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia Southern 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
Bloodstream Infection, Salmonella Bacteremia
Clinical Decision Support in Non-typhoidal Salmonella Bloodstream Infections in Children
In sub-Saharan Africa, non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) are a frequent cause of bloodstream infection, display high levels of antibiotic resistance and have a high case fatality rate (15%).
- Conditions
- Bloodstream Infection, Salmonella Bacteremia, Malaria,Falciparum, Severe Malaria
- Trial name
- DeNTS (NCT04473768)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 1,880 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Vitamin D Deficiency
Comparing Different Amounts of Vitamin D Supplementation to Preschool Children Living in Northern and Southern Sweden
Vitamin D has a range of biological effects of public health relevance. Vitamin D status is assessed on levels of its metabolite 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], where levels < 50 nmol/L indicate insufficiency.
- Trial name
- Dvisum (NCT01741324)
- Testing
- Vitamin D 25 microg/d, Vitamin D 10 microg/d, No extra vitamin D
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Malnutrition
Randomized Controlled Trial in South Africa Comparing the Efficacy of Complementary Food Products on Child Growth
Complementary food supplements (CFS), fortified products that are mixed with the infant's usual complementary foods, have the potential to improve nutrition among infants.
- Trial name
- TSWAKA (NCT01845610)
- Testing
- Fortified fat-based paste with essential fatty acids, DHA, ARA, phytase, L-lysine, potassium, phosphorous, magnesium and manganese, Fortified fat-based paste with essential fatty acids
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North-West University, South Africa
Child Malnutrition
Efficacy of a Multiple Micronutrient-Fortified Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplement for Children Under Two in Cambodia
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy of the LNS on children aged 6-17 months in preventing growth faltering and improving micronutrient status.
- Trial name
- NCT02257762
- Testing
- LNS, Corn-soy blend ++ (CSB++), Sprinkles
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 487 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Cambodia
Malnutrition
Sentinel Surveillance of Malnutrition, Niger
Malnutrition is a critical public health problem in developing countries. Malnutrition may be linked to more than one half of the deaths in children under 5 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT00682708
- Testing
- PlumpyNut, PlumpyDoz
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Epicentre