Clinical trials: Maternal Nutrition
Maternal; Malnutrition, Infant Malnutrition
Impact of Maternal Stress on Infant Stunting
This study takes place in rural Mam-Mayan communities of Guatemala characterized by high rates of childhood stunting. It aims to characterize women's exposure to nutrition, infection and psychosocial stressors vs.
- Conditions
- Maternal; Malnutrition, Infant Malnutrition, Physiological Stress, Emotional Stress
- Trial name
- NCT02755012
- Volunteers
- 271 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Bariatric Surgery, Pregnency
Mother and Offspring's Nutritional Status -Pregnancy After Maternal Bariatric Surgery
The goal of this observational study is to learn how bariatric surgery affects the health and nutritional status of women and their babies during pregnancy and after birth.
- Conditions
- Bariatric Surgery, Pregnency, Reproductive Health and Childbirth, Pregnancy and Delivery
- Trial name
- MOBS (NCT07877233)
- Testing
- Post-Bariatric Maternal and Infant Health Study, Observation arm
- Where
- 3 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Poor Fetal Growth, Small-for-gestational Age
Assessing the Feasibility of Integrating Maternal Nutrition Interventions Into an Existing MNCH Platform in Bangladesh
Inadequate maternal nutrition is likely to undermine the potential impact of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) improvements made in the Alive \& Thrive (A\&T) first phase because it is linked to poor fetal growth leading to…
- Conditions
- Poor Fetal Growth, Small-for-gestational Age, Premature Birth
- Trial name
- NCT02745249
- Testing
- Maternal Nutrition Behavior change
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Obesity, Weight Gain, Maternal
Using Mental Imagination to Prevent Excessive Gestational Weight Gain in Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women
Moms Are Worth It is a lifestyle behavior intervention study aims to prevent excessive gestational weight gain in overweight or obese pregnant women through promotion of the stress management, healthy eating, and physical…
- Trial name
- MAWI (NCT04623008)
- Testing
- Goal-Oriented Episodic Future Thinking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Obesity and Overweight, Nutrition
CHIME: Comparing Health Interventions for Maternal Equity
The goal of this comparative effectiveness trial is to compare how three different approaches to overcome barriers to resources and provide nutrition and physical activity counseling improve maternal healthy weight in pregnancy…
- Conditions
- Obesity and Overweight, Nutrition, Chronic Disease, Diabetes
- Trial name
- CHIME (NCT06724172)
- Testing
- Self-Management, Community-Based
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 795 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Low Birthweight, Preterm Birth
Enhancing Nutrition and Antenatal Infection Treatment for Maternal and Child Health in Ethiopia
The ENAT study will test the impact of packages of antenatal interventions to enhance maternal nutrition and manage pregnancy infections on the outcomes of infant birth size, gestational length, and infant growth in the first 6…
- Conditions
- Low Birthweight, Preterm Birth, Maternal; Malnutrition, Affecting Fetus, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Trial name
- ENAT (NCT04171388)
- Testing
- Azithromycin 500 mg, Multiple Micronutrient or Fortified Balanced Energy Protein Supplement, Enhanced Infection Management Package (EIMP)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
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
Pregnancy, Premature Birth
A Trial of Micronutrients and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of multivitamin supplementation on fetal loss, low birth weight and severe preterm birth in healthy (HIV negative) women.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Premature Birth, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Pregnancy Outcomes
- Trial name
- NCT00197548
- Testing
- Multivitamins-vitamins B-complex, C, and E
- Volunteers
- 8,468 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Mental Health, Child Wellbeing
Generation Victoria Cohort 2020s: A Statewide Longitudinal Cohort Study of Victorian Children and Their Parents
Generation Victoria (GenV) is a longitudinal, population-based study of Victorian children and their parents that will bring together data on a wide range of conditions ,exposures and outcomes.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Child Wellbeing, Infant Health, Child Health
- Trial name
- GenV (NCT05394363)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 150,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Malnutrition Pregnancy, Malnutrition in Children
Early Life Malnutrition, Environmental Enteric Dysfunction and Microbiome Trajectories
Malnutrition in women of reproductive age remains a public health concern in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Malnutrition during pregnancy affects foetal growth with a tendency of the exposed infants to also develop it.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition Pregnancy, Malnutrition in Children, Malnutrition (Calorie), Environmental Enteric Dysfunction
- Trial name
- UZBCS-2 (NCT07195006)
- Testing
- Malnutrition in pregnancy as exposure, Poor WASH living conditions as exposure
- Where
- Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 368 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zimbabwe
Maternal Nutrition
Integrating MIYCN Counseling in Urban Health Services
The study will use a quasi-experimental design to examine the feasibility of standardizing MIYCN counseling services in existing health facilities to improve the quality of MIYCN services.
- Trial name
- NCT03882268
- Testing
- MIYCN interventions
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 4,128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Starvation, Caesarean Section
Do Preoperative Carbohydrate Drinks Prevent Preoperative Catabolism in Mothers Undergoing Elective Caesarean Section? A Randomised Controlled Study
The primary aim of this randomised control trial is to assess the impact of pre-operative carbohydrate loading on the incidence of urinary ketone bodies when compared to standard care in elective caesarean section.
- Trial name
- NCT03220997
- Testing
- Vitaflow Preload
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Obesity
Optimising Protection for Pregnant Women and Infants With Maternal Vaccination
This study has been designed to investigate if: 1. BMI affects the immunogenicity of influenza and pertussis vaccines given during pregnancy. 2.
- Trial name
- OPTIWIN (NCT03457194)
- Testing
- Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine, DTP Vaccine (Multiple Actives)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Women's and Children's Hospital, Australia
Overweight and Obesity
Maternal Betaine Supplementation During Breastfeeding
Developing more efficient and cost-effective prevention strategies to slow down the worldwide epidemic of obesity and chronic metabolic disease has become a public health imperative.
- Trial name
- BetMilk (NCT04633044)
- Testing
- Betaine
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Pregnancy, Nutrition
Validation of the FIGO Nutrition Checklist in Pregnant Women
The aims of this study were to verify the test-retest reproducibility of FIGO Nutrition Checklist as well as evaluate dietary habits of pregnant women in the third trimester.
- Trial name
- NCT07182318
- Testing
- The FIGO Nutrition Checklist
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Lublin
Obesity, Infant
Determine if Human Infant Weight Gain Can be Modulated to Prevent Obesity
The global obesity epidemic has extended to low and middle income countries (LMICs) in which in a dramatic nutritional transition has shifted from maternal/child undernutrition to overnutrition.
- Trial name
- NCT04526860
- Testing
- Calibration of infant breast milk and formula milk intake
- Where
- Brazil
- Sponsor
- Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Overweight, Pregnancy
Effects of Antenatal Nutrition Counseling on Maternal and Infant Outcomes
This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether individualized antenatal nutrition counseling provided between 24 and 36 weeks of gestation could improve maternal dietary quality, dietary inflammatory potential, gestational…
- Trial name
- NCT07845773
- Testing
- Dietitian-Led Nutrition Education and Counseling
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Mediterranean University
Diet, Healthy, Infant Development
The Motility Mother-Child Cohort
The overall aim of the project is to investigate how bowel habits and nutrition in early life relate to the infant gut microbiome and metabolome from birth to 1 year of age.
- Trial name
- MOTILITY (NCT05491161)
- Testing
- Longitudinal study
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Intrauterine Development
The Reus-Tarragona Birth Cohort Study of Early Development and Ageing.
The recent fall in birth and death rates has led to demographic changes such as low fertility and high life expectancy . The WHO reports the median age of the European population to be the highest in the world and predicts that…
- Trial name
- NCT01778205
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 831 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Investigacio Sanitaria Pere Virgili
Improving Young Child Nutrition
Integrated Education Intervention to Improve Infant and Young Child Nutrition and Growth in Ghana
In Ghana the level of malnutrition is high among children below five years of age, particularly in rural areas. The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of an education intervention aimed at addressing poor…
- Trial name
- NCT01612442
- Testing
- nutrition and agricultural education, nutrition education
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 367 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University