Clinical trials: Malnutrition
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
Vitamin D Deficiency
The Effect of Combinatorial Nutritional Supplementation on Immune Function in Healthy Older Adults
Many older adults do not get enough zinc, vitamin C and vitamin D, and this can be related to decreased ability to fight infection.
- Trial name
- NCT02876315
- Testing
- Redoxon VI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon State University
Malnutrition, Cancer
Effect of Immune Formula in Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery
Malnutrition is a common feature in cancer patients and associated with worse outcomes especially increased risk of postoperative complications in patients undergoing surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT06825221
- Testing
- Oral Nutrition supplement
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Comprehensive Nutritional Geriatric Assessments in Identifying Malnutrition in Older Cancer Participants
This trial studies how well comprehensive nutritional geriatric assessments work in identifying malnutrition in older cancer participants.
- Trial name
- NCT03035604
- Testing
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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
Child Malnutrition
Parental Misperceptions on Child Nutrition in India: Implications for Child Feeding Practices and Growth
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to examine the role of parental misperceptions and information gaps in contributing to poor child dietary practices and high child undernutrition rates in India.
- Trial name
- NCT06473025
- Testing
- Information on Relative Nutritional Status, Information on Returns to Child Nutrition
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,542 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Elderly Patients
Citrulline, Exercise Training and Muscle Strength in the Elderly
The aim of this study is to assess the effect of citrulline supplementation on muscle strength in elderly institutionalized subjects undergoing a resistance exercise training program.
- Trial name
- CITREX (NCT01599676)
- Testing
- Citrulline, Non essential amino acid
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimers Disease
Multiple Nutritional Deficiencies Causing Dementia of the Alzheimer Type
The purpose of the study is to compare the concentrations of Vitamin B1 (thiamine), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxal-5-phosphate), folate, Vitamin B12 (cobalamin), Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), Vitamin A (retinol), Vitamin E (alfa-tocopherol)…
- Trial name
- ALZ-vit (NCT01479855)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Underweight, Wasting
Preventing Infant Malnutrition With Early Supplementation
Background: Worldwide, more than 50 million children under 5 years of age are wasted (weight-for-length/height Z-score (WLZ) <-2) and over 150 million children under 5 are stunted (length/height-for-age Z-score (LAZ) <-2); such…
- Conditions
- Underweight, Wasting, Stunting, Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- PRIMES (NCT04704076)
- Testing
- ESVS, Exclusive breastfeeding
- Where
- 2 sites in Guinea-Bissau, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 324 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Hemodialysis Complication, Shoulder Joint Disorder
The Effect of Baduanjin on Shoulder Function in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of 18-month Baduanjin exercise on shoulder joint function in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients.
- Conditions
- Hemodialysis Complication, Shoulder Joint Disorder, CKD-MBD
- Trial name
- NCT06314321
- Testing
- Baduanjin exercise
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
Malnutrition
The Nutritional Health for the Elderly Reference Centre Study (NHERC Study)
Elderly are at greater risk of dietary insufficiency due to age-related increases in nutrient requirements concomitant with a reduction in energy requirements, decreases in appetite and energy intake.
- Trial name
- NHERC (NCT03240952)
- Where
- 4 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Malnutrition, Geriatric Patients
Effective Consumption of Oral Nutritional Supplements in Geriatrics: A Study Evaluating a Strategy Based on a Preliminary Degustation
Malnutrition affects until 70% of the patients hospitalized in geriatric's units and constitutes an independent risk factor of morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT02857049
- Testing
- Oral nutritional supplements (ONS) degustation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Supplementary Vitamin B12 Effects on Elevated Homocysteine Levels of Vegetarians - Clinical Trial
Vegetarians are known to be deficient in vitamin B12, due to a lack or absence of dietary animal produce, which can elevate homocysteine.
- Trial name
- NCT01661309
- Testing
- Inactive lozenge, Methylcobalamin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of West London
Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Vitamin Deficiencies and Suppletion in Morbid Obesity
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the most effective treatment for patients who underwent a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and developed postoperatively a vitamin B12 deficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT02270749
- Testing
- Hydroxocobalamin, FitForMe vitamin B12
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Rijnstate Hospital
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Increased Risk of Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Patients With Vitamin D Deficiency
In this prospective observational study we aim to study the association of vitamin D deficiency with adverse clinical outcomes in patients infected with Coronavirus disease 2019
- Trial name
- COVIT-D (NCT04403932)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital San Carlos, Madrid
Vitamin D Deficiency, Stem Cell Transplant Complications
A Randomized Phase IV Control Trial of Single High Dose Oral Vitamin D3 in Pediatric Patients Undergoing HSCT
Research has suggested that children with sufficient vitamin D levels undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) have improved outcomes, including lower incidences of infection and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), as…
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Stem Cell Transplant Complications, Pediatric Cancer, Blood Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03176849
- Testing
- Vitamin D3, Standard Vitamin D3 Supplementation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Phoenix Children's Hospital
Nutrition Aspect of Cancer, End Stage Cancer
Efficacy of Parenteral Nutrition in Patients at the Palliative Phase of Cancer.
In malnourished patients in the palliative phase of cancer, the question is raised of the relevance of implementing artificial nutritional assistance instead of oral feeding when this is possible.
- Trial name
- ALIM-K (NCT02151214)
- Testing
- Parenteral nutrition
- Where
- 13 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
A Retrospective Study of the Natural History of Patients With Severe Perinatal and Infantile Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
This study aims to characterize the natural history of patients with severe perinatal or infantile onset HPP.
- Trial name
- NCT01419028
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED), Malnutrition
The Maternal EED Study
Undernutrition among women of reproductive age is more common in South Asia than in any other region. In South Asia, the prevalence of maternal undernutrition varies between 10 and 40%.
- Conditions
- Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED), Malnutrition, Women of Reproductive Age, Gut Microbiota
- Trial name
- NCT05862363
- Testing
- Microbiota-directed balanced energy protein (MD-BEP), Ready-to-use supplementary food-balanced energy protein (RUSF-BEP), Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Vitamin D Deficiency, Hypovitaminosis A
A Randomized Controlled Trial Testing The Effect Of A Multi-Nutrient Fortified Juice
The goal of this investigator-initiated study is to determine whether the fortification of orange juice with vitamin D, vitamin A, and vitamin E will enhance the vitamin D, vitamin A, and vitamin E status children ages 6-10 that…
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Hypovitaminosis A, Vitamin E Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT01909063
- Testing
- Vitamin D, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, and Vitamin A, Control, 700 mg Calcium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University