Clinical trials: Malnutrition
Vitamin D Deficiency
The Efficacy and the Safety of Vitamin D3 30,000 IU for Loading Dose Schedules
Treatment: A: Slower Loading Group (SLD): 30.000 IU cholecalciferol once weekly for ten weeks, followed by 30.000 IU cholecalciferol every two weeks for four weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT04476511
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol
- Where
- 7 sites in Hungary
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University
Iron Deficiency, Vitamin A Deficiency
Nutritional Status and Bouillon Use in Northern Ghana
This pilot aims to generate data that are critical for informing the design of a planned, more detailed study to evaluate the effect of multiple micronutrient (MN)-fortified bouillon cube on biomarkers of nutrient status of women…
- Conditions
- Iron Deficiency, Vitamin A Deficiency, Vitamin B 12 Deficiency, Folate Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT04632771
- Testing
- N/A (observational study)
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 995 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Malnutrition
Effectiveness of Quaker Complete Nutrition Supplements for Malnourished Adults
Intervention study in malnourished adults to assess whether a nutritional supplement given for 8 weeks in addition to the subject's usual diet improves body weight, body composition, biochemical and immune parameters.
- Trial name
- NCT00523900
- Testing
- Quaker Complete Nutrition Supplements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Severe Obesity
Sleeve Gastrectomy With Transit Bipartition(SG+TB) Versus Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) for Type 3 Obesity
Obesity is a major public health problem worldwide. Bariatric surgery has proved to be the most effective treatment of morbid obesity in terms of weight reduction and remission of co-morbid conditions during long-term follow-up.
- Trial name
- BIPASS (NCT04915014)
- Testing
- sleeve gastrectomy with transit bipartition (SG +TB), Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB)
- Where
- 8 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Quality of Life, Body Mass Index
Study of Parental Ratings of Quality of Life and Body Composition in 5-19 Year Olds While Participating in the Good NEWS 4 Kids Program
This study will compare changes in body composition (lean mass, fat, and bone)and parent ratings of quality of life in 5-19 Year Olds as a function of participation in one of four versions of the Good NEWS 4 Kids Program (GN4K).
- Trial name
- NCT01855009
- Testing
- MannaBears, AlgaeCal Calcium, Calcium carbonate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Integrative Health Technologies, Inc.
Hypovitaminosis D
Importance of Dosing Regimen for the Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation
Vitamin D is a hormone with effects not only on the skeleton, but on most tissues in the body. Lack of vitamin D is associated with cardio-vascular disease (CVD), type 2 diabetes, cancer, infectious and immunological diseases, as…
- Trial name
- NCT03272126
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tromso
Malnutrition, Oncologic Complications
Nutritional Status in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Cancer Patients in Spain: the NutriOncoSearch (NOS) Study
Malnutrition is a common medical problem in oncology patients. It is well known that the presence of malnutrition negatively affects patients' evolution and their quality of life, increasing the incidence of infection, hospital…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Oncologic Complications, Oncology, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NOS (NCT04168814)
- Testing
- Observational test
- Where
- 11 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 586 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Vitamin B12 Nutritional Deficiency
Effect of Methylcobalamin and Cyanocobalamin Consumption on Vitamin B12 Nutritional Status
Vitamin B12 (B12, Cobalamin) is an essential micronutrient that humans are not capable of synthesizing and therefore must be ingested through food. In nature, B12 is basically only present in foods of animal origin.
- Trial name
- NORMB12 (NCT05785585)
- Testing
- Methylcobalamin, Cyanocobalamin group, Control group
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Eurecat
Malnutrition
Cost-effectiveness Study of the New Nutrition Screening Tool CIPA at Hospital Admission
Objectives: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of implementing a malnutrition screening tool "CIPA" at the Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (HUNSC), comparing the impact on health and the healthcare costs of…
- Trial name
- NCT02721706
- Testing
- CIPA nutritional screening tool
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 823 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of the Nuestra Señora de Candelaria
Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition
Azithromycin for Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition in Burkina Faso (Pilot)
This pilot study is a randomized controlled trial designed to test the effect of the administration of adjunctive azithromycin in conjunction with standard outpatient treatment for uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in…
- Trial name
- SAM (NCT03568643)
- Testing
- Azithromycin, Amoxicillin
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 301 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Arterial Hypertension, Vitamin D Deficiency
Styrian Vitamin D Hypertension Trial
In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial we plan to enrol 200 vitamin D deficient hypertensive patients. Our main objective is to evaluate whether vitamin D3 supplementation with 2,800 IU daily for 8 weeks has…
- Trial name
- NCT02136771
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Folic Acid Deficiency
Folate-Rich Foods Improve Folate Status
This study evaluates the effects of folate-rich foods regarding improvement of folate status compared with folic acid supplement.
- Trial name
- Folatefood (NCT02373033)
- Testing
- Natural food folate, Folic acid, Apple juice
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Tuberculosis (TB), Undernutrition
Tuberculosis in Rural and Malnourished Populations
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a large public health threat in Tanzania with an estimated incidence of 195 per 100,000 people in 2022 and 36% of cases going undiagnosed.
- Trial name
- TB-RAMP (NCT06971952)
- Testing
- Conditional Cash Transfer Incentive for Household Contact Screening
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Poverty, Low Income, Food Insecurity, Undernutrition
Impact Evaluation of Agribusiness Support and Nutrition Services Projects in Upper Egypt
This project seeks to evaluate the impact of two USAID-funded projects that are implemented in rural Upper Egypt. The first project is the Feed the Future Egypt, Food-Security and Agribusiness Support (FAS) project; the second…
- Trial name
- NCT03336021
- Testing
- FAS program
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Atrophy, Muscular, Undernutrition
Food Intake of Hospitalized Elderly and Its Influence on Muscular and Clinical Outcomes
The objectives of the present study are: 1) to characterize the energy-protein intake of the elderly during hospitalization; 2) to verify the influence of energy-protein intake during hospitalization on muscular (i.e.…
- Trial name
- NCT06940284
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Frailty, Pre-Frailty
In-Person, Online, and Hybrid Healthy-Aging Education for Pre-Frailty and Frailty in Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether a 6-month healthy-aging education program delivered in person, online, or in a hybrid format reduces frailty and is cost-effective compared with usual care in…
- Trial name
- FRAGSALUD-ON (NCT07738393)
- Testing
- In-person healthy aging education program, Hybrid healthy aging education program, Online healthy aging education program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cadiz
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Colitis, Ulcerative
Protein and Magnesium in Ulcerative Colitis
The aim of the study is to improve the quality of nutritional therapy for patients admitted with Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis (ASUC) treated with high-dose steroids.
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Colitis, Ulcerative, Magnesium Deficiency, Nutritional Deficiency
- Trial name
- PAMUC (NCT05271838)
- Testing
- Magnesium acetate mixture (30 mmol/ml), High-protein diet (2 g/kg/day)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Weight Loss, Weight Gain
Effect of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) Supplement After an Episode of Malaria Falciparum on Weight
The primary objective of this study is to determine to what extent provision with RUTF will promote catch up growth in children following an acute uncomplicated episode of P. falciparum malaria.
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Weight Gain, Convalescence, Malaria
- Trial name
- NCT00819858
- Testing
- RUTF (Plumpynut®)
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Medecins Sans Frontieres, Netherlands
Critical Illness, Malnutrition
The Effect of Higher Protein Dosing in Critically Ill Patients
The investigator will investigate the effects of higher protein/amino acid dosing (≥2.2 g/kg/d) vs usual protein/amino acid dosing (≤1.2 g/kg/d) on clinical outcomes in nutritionally high risk ill patients.
- Trial name
- EFFORT (NCT03160547)
- Testing
- Usual Protein/Amino Acid Group, Higher Protein/Amino Acid Group
- Where
- 86 sites in United States, Argentina and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 1,329 people
- Sponsor
- Clinical Evaluation Research Unit at Kingston General Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Deficiency and Replacement on Pulmonary and Endocrine Function in SCI
Studies have shown that individuals who have suffered a spinal cord injury are at an increased risk of Vitamin D deficiency compared to able-bodied individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT02099955
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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