Clinical trials: Maternal Nutrition
Infant Neurodevelopment, Nutrition
Maternal Methyl-Nutrient Status and Infant Neurodevelopment Study
This prospective cohort study examines the relationship between maternal methyl-nutrient status during pregnancy and offspring neurodevelopment.
- Conditions
- Infant Neurodevelopment, Nutrition, Methylation, Birth Outcomes
- Trial name
- NCT07568561
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Pregnancy, Obesity
Nutrition and Pregnancy Intervention Study
A randomized double-blind placebo controlled intervention study with pregnant obese women (n=440) will be conducted. The intervention will involve consumption of fish oil and/or probiotic capsules from early pregnancy until 6…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Obesity, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Adiposity
- Trial name
- NCT01922791
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 439 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Malnutrition, Child, Malnutrition, Infant
Mother Screening for Relapse Using Mid-upper Arm Circumference Among Children Recovered From Severe Acute Malnutrition (Full Scale Trial)
A 1:1:1 individually randomized unmasked controlled trial is proposed in which caregivers will be trained to screen their children who have recovered from an episode of SAM (severe acute malnutrition) using MUAC (mid-upper arm…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Child, Malnutrition, Infant, Malnutrition or Risk of Malnutrition, Hemoglobin Level Measurement
- Trial name
- MAMAN (NCT06599580)
- Testing
- Training caregivers to screen children for malnutrition relapse, Reduced follow-up schedule
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Adiposity
Maternal Lipids and Offspring Adiposity at 5-7 Years
This study investigates the associations between measured maternal lipids (Total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol , triglycerides and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) at 28 weeks' gestation and offspring adiposity at 5-7 years.
- Trial name
- HAPO (NCT03317522)
- Volunteers
- 1,224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Obesity, Obesity, Maternal
Obesity and OSA in Pregnancy
The purposes of this project are 1) to compare the impact of maternal obesity versus excessive gestational weight gain on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in obese and non-obese women; 2) to investigate the mechanism(s) by which…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Maternal, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT05654259
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Rickets, Osteomalacia
Maternal and Infant Vitamin Status During the First Nine Months of Infant Life
In this study the investigators wanted to assess vitamin D status and possible consequences of low plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in a population of healthy mothers and their infants, in the community of Aarhus, Denmark.
- Conditions
- Rickets, Osteomalacia, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- NCT02548520
- Testing
- Blood and breastmilk samples
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Premature, Preterm Infant Health
Vitamin A Supplementation and Breast Milk Vitamin A Levels in Mothers of Preterm Infants
Preterm infants are at increased risk of vitamin A deficiency because they are born with low vitamin A stores and depend largely on breast milk to meet their nutritional needs.
- Conditions
- Premature, Preterm Infant Health, Vitamin A Deficiency, Human Milk
- Trial name
- VITAL (NCT07736768)
- Testing
- Oral multivitamin containing vitamin A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Childhood Obesity
Coordination of Care Between Pediatricians and Women Infants & Children Nutritionists
WEE Baby Care is a 6 month intervention that coordinates care across multiple settings- health care clinics and WIC clinics on responsive parenting practices to increase parenting competence thereby preventing infant rapid weight…
- Trial name
- WEE (NCT03482908)
- Testing
- Early healthy lifestyles, Responsive parenting curriculum, Data sharing/coordination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 289 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Prenatal Care
Computerized Cardiotocography and Maternal Coffee Habits
The study includes pregnant women referred for foetal antepartum computerized cardiotocography (cCTG) monitoring as outpatients.
- Trial name
- NCT05564910
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Vitamin A Deficiency
Efficacy of Biofortified Maize to Improve Maternal and Infant Vitamin A Status
The purpose of this randomized control trial is to test the impact of provitamin A carotenoid biofortified maize meal consumption on maternal and infant vitamin A status.
- Trial name
- NCT02804490
- Testing
- Conventional white maize, Provitamin A carotenoid biofortified maize, Preformed vitamin A fortified maize
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 255 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Malnutrition, Child
Community-based, Controlled, Open-label, Cluster-randomized Trial for the Reduction of Chronic Malnutrition in Children Under Two Years of Age, With Three Intervention Arms Grouped by Clusters, in Two Provinces in Southern Angola, Huíla and Cunene.
The severity of the stunting in the provinces of Huíla and Cunene, Angola, in children aged 6 to 59 months is considered to be very high, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of 2018.
- Trial name
- NCT05571280
- Testing
- Nutritional Supplementation, Money transfers, Standard intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Angola
- Volunteers
- 1,423 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Health Preterm Infants With no Active Disease, Human Milk Nutrition
The Effect of Exposure to Maternal Human Milk Odor on Physiological State of Preterms.
Mammalian fetal sensory development comes in an invariant series, with the tactile/kinesthetic and chemosensory systems the earliest functioning and responsive to stimulation, implicating the importance of these foundational…
- Conditions
- Health Preterm Infants With no Active Disease, Human Milk Nutrition, Incubator Stay
- Trial name
- NCT01012505
- Testing
- adding pad with maternal milk in hte incubator
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Growth, Overweight
Diet and Well-being of Young Danish Children Born by Obese Mothers
The overall aim is to provide a detailed description of growth, development and risk factors for later disease, especially obesity and metabolic disease in infants born by obese mothers and to compare them with a group of infants…
- Conditions
- Growth, Overweight, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
- Trial name
- SKOT II (NCT02377973)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Metabolic Syndrome
Individualized Maternal Milk Fortification for Feeding the Preterm Infants
Neonatal nutrition has to face a contradictory and conflicting nutritional regimen like a high percentage of amino acids from the first day of life in order to achieve normal neurodevelopment versus metabolic complications…
- Trial name
- NCT01947972
- Testing
- Tailored protein fortification
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Maternal Behavior, Maternal Obesity
Early Life Feeding Exposure and Infant Immune and Health Status.
Background: Although breastfeeding has known protective effects, such as preventing childhood obesity, the specific mechanisms remain unclear.
- Conditions
- Maternal Behavior, Maternal Obesity, Breast Milk Collection, Infant Development
- Trial name
- NCT05986539
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Idaho
Nutrition
A Multi-component Intervention on Improving Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Teenagers and Their Mothers
This study is a longitudinal controlled trial that is designed to investigate the effectiveness of a multi-component intervention on improving fruit and vegetable consumption in teenagers and their mothers.
- Trial name
- NCT02405611
- Testing
- behavioral, primary eduction
- Where
- 2 sites in Iran
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Qazvin University Of Medical Sciences
Obesity, Childhood, Parenting
Mothers And careGivers Investing in Children
The incidence of childhood obesity in the United States has steadily increased over the past 30 years but has begun to level off in recent years.
- Trial name
- MAGIC (NCT04177472)
- Testing
- Obesity Prevention Group, Obesity Prevention Group + Food Boxes, Infant Safety and Injury Prevention Group
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Physical Activity, Obesity
MoTHER Buddy Program
The purpose of the 12-week study is to determine if competing a physical activity program with a buddy helps increase daily physical activity when compared to completing the same physical activity program without a buddy.
- Trial name
- NCT02338765
- Testing
- mHealth Physical Activity, Buddy-partnered exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Pregnancy, Obesity
Gestational Weight Loss and Restrictive Weight Gain in Maternal Obesity: A Target Trial Emulation
This study asks whether the current weight-gain guideline for pregnant people with obesity should be lowered, and whether the answer depends on how severe the obesity is.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Obesity, Gestational Hypertension, Gestational Weight Gain
- Trial name
- GWG HDP (NCT07902232)
- Testing
- Gestational Weight Gain (GWG) Strategy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 205,636 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai First Maternal and Infant Health Hospital affiliated to Tongji University Medical School
Maternal Obesity
Impact of B. Bifidum 900791 Intake on Breast Milk Characteristics of Obese Mothers
Human breast milk harbours a specific microbiota including bacteria from the Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium genera, that contribute to the bacterial colonization of the infant gut in the post-natal period.
- Trial name
- NCT03913364
- Testing
- Probiotic
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chile