Clinical trials: Maternal Malnutrition
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
Preterm Birth, Preterm Labor
Correlation Between Maternal Vitamin D Level And Preterm Birth
Assessment of correlation between vitamin D level and prevalence of preterm births remains limited. The exact role of vitamin D in preterm birth has not yet been clearly defined ,where some studies showed vitamin D deficiency…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Preterm Labor, Vitamin D Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT03638037
- Testing
- Vitamin D measurement
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams Maternity Hospital
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
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
A Comparison of Two Different Doses of Maternal B12 Supplementation in Improving Infant B12 Deficiency and Neurodevelopment
Supplementation with Iron and folate have been part of a worldwide strategy targeting anaemia and neural tube defects for many years. However, vitamin B12 deficiency has received much less attention.
- Trial name
- MATCOBIND (NCT04083560)
- Testing
- Vit B12
- Where
- 2 sites in India, Nepal
- Volunteers
- 708 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research
Malnutrition, Growth &Amp; Development
Effect of Maternal Supplementation From Preconception to Lactation on Child Growth and Development
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the long-term effects of maternal multiple micronutrient supplementation from preconception through to lactation on child neurodevelopment and growth in a resource-limited…
- Trial name
- NCT06641349
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Vitamin B-12 Deficiency
THE B-BABIES STUDY: An Observational Study of Group B Vitamins in Preterm Infants
Infancy may be associated with a risk of micronutrient depletion due to the high demands of rapid growth. This is particularly true when preterm birth occurs, as the period before term exhibits the highest rate of bodily growth…
- Trial name
- B-BABIES (NCT07163962)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Maternal Nutritional Deficiency During Childbirth
cRCT to Improve Maternal Nutrition Service Delivery During ANC
Malnutrition among women of reproductive age is a significant public health problem in Bangladesh, with major implications for a woman's own health and that of her newborn child.
- Trial name
- NCT04559711
- Testing
- Strengthening coverage and quality of nutrition services during ANC
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 2,520 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
HIV Infections, Immune Activation
The University of Zimbabwe College of Health Science (UZ-CHS) BIRTH COHORT Study
Background Commencement of lifelong highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) immediately after HIV diagnosis (option B+), for treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has greatly improved maternal-infant health in sub…
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Immune Activation, Comorbidities
- Trial name
- UZ-CHS-BC (NCT04087239)
- Testing
- HIV
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zimbabwe
Magnesium Deficiency, Preterm Birth
A Randomized Clinical Trial of Oral Magnesium Supplementation in Pregnancy
The investigators propose a preventive strategy that may reduce the risk of placental vascular disease and its negative consequences for both the fetus (e.g., poor fetal growth or stillbirth)and mother (e.g., the hypertensive…
- Conditions
- Magnesium Deficiency, Preterm Birth, Extreme Immaturity
- Trial name
- NCT02032186
- Testing
- Magnesium citrate
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute
Malnutrition
Comparing Performance of Simplified Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Devices ("Click-MUACs") to Detect Acute Malnutrition
The Click-Mid-Upper Arm Circumference study aims to describe and compare the performance of a set of three simplified mid-upper arm circumference classification devices ("Click-MUAC") for use by mothers and caregivers to screen…
- Trial name
- NCT02833740
- Testing
- Click-MUAC prototype & regular MUAC tape
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 345 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Action Contre la Faim
Growth Retardation, Malnutrition
Nutrition Education Package for Infants and Young Child Feeding and Health in Rural Tanzania
Building on the success of community-based peer education and counselling in breastfeeding, it is possible to address young child feeding and health practices in the surveyed district.
- Trial name
- NECTAc (NCT02249754)
- Testing
- Nutrition education, Routine health education
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sokoine University of Agriculture
Child Malnutrition, Behavior, Maternal
Mobile Gaming App to Improve Child Nutrition in Nigeria
Undernutrition among children born to teenage mothers deserves urgent attention in Nigeria, where 27.2% of girls (15-19 years) living in rural areas have begun childbearing.
- Trial name
- NCT05181293
- Testing
- Mobile Gaming App for Nutrition Intervention
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Vitamin D Deficiency, Nutritional Deficiency
Mothers' Own Milk Optimization for Preterm Infants Project (MoMO PIP) Pilot Study
The overall goal of this study is to assess maternal vitamin D status along with diet, and milk composition, and in turn, to evaluate if infant vitamin D status can be improved with increased maternal supplementation and diet…
- Trial name
- MoMO PIP (NCT04629534)
- Testing
- High dose Cholecalciferol, Cholecalciferol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Malnutrition, Infant, Malnutrition; Anemia
Bhaktapur Maternal and Child Micronutrient Study
Between February 2008 and February 2009, 500 infant-mother pairs in Bhaktapur, Nepal were randomly selected in this nutritional survey.
- Trial name
- NCT03285399
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Centre For International Health
Low Birthweight, Stunting
Impact of Benazir Nashonuma Program (BNP) on Maternal and Child Nutritional Status
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of Benazir Nashonuma Program (BNP) which includes specialized nutritious food (SNF) augmented with specific reproductive health interventions during pregnancy on proportion of…
- Conditions
- Low Birthweight, Stunting, Wasting, Malnutrition, Child
- Trial name
- NCT05836961
- Testing
- Benazir Nashonuma Program (BNP)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 5,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Hypovitaminosis, Vitamin A Deficiency
Impact of Maternal Supplementation With Dual Megadose of Vitamin A
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of maternal supplementation with 400,000 IU of oral retinol palmitate in the post-partum, the nutritional situation of the binomial mother-child, on growth and morbidity of…
- Trial name
- NCT00742937
- Testing
- vitamin A
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 239 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Materno Infantil Prof. Fernando Figueira
Anemia; Deficiency, Nutritional, With Poor Iron Absorption
Fe Absorption in Mother and Child Pairs From Wheat Fortified With Iron With and Without Phenolic Containing Beverages
In Senegal, iron deficiency affects 39% of and 82% of women and children between 12 and 50 months indicating that iron deficiency is a major health problem.
- Trial name
- Fe_Senegal (NCT02437955)
- Testing
- Ferrous sulfate fortified bread with tea, ferrous sulfate fortified bread with water, Ferrous fumarate fortified bread with tea
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Maternal Risk Factors for Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Case-Control Approach
New research suggests that about 1 in 8 children may be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States. This could be due to several reasons which remain unknown.
- Conditions
- Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autistic Disorder, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- NCT05453708
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 239 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Walden University
Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED), Stunting
Maternal Probiotic Intervention to Improve Gut Health-Trial II-Pakistan
Burden: Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED) is an enteropathic condition characterised by altered gut permeability, infiltration of immune cells, and changes in villous architecture and cell differentiation.
- Trial name
- MPIGH-II (NCT07207434)
- Testing
- Oral Vancomycin, VE818
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Pregnancy, Autistic Disorder
Screening for Metabolic Problems in Mothers of Children With Autism and Typically Developing Children
The purpose of this research study is to screen for metabolic abnormalities that are maternal risk factors for having a child with autism.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Autistic Disorder, Folic Acid Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT02674022
- Testing
- Prenatal supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic