Clinical trials: Maternal Nutrition
Pregnancy Complication
Influence of Preconceptional Obesity on the Myometrial Cells Differentiation Toward a Contractyl Phenotype
The purpose of this study is to improve the understanding of cellular mecanism involved in delivery disorders in obese women, first by characterizing the hyperplasia phenomenon of myometrail cells induced by inflammatory…
- Trial name
- ObeDi (NCT01762683)
- Testing
- Myometrium biopsy and blood samples
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Obesity, Overweight
Community-based Obesity Treatment in African American Women After Childbirth
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of the community-based obesity treatment (PP), compared to usual care (UC), on changes in maternal weight over 12 months.
- Trial name
- NCT02829229
- Testing
- Community-based obesity treatment (PP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Maternal and Child Health Outcomes
Moms and Babies Health and Well-being
The goal of this clinical trial is to see how giving direct cash support affects the health of pregnant women and their babies in the U.S.
- Trial name
- MBHW (NCT06923371)
- Testing
- Direct Cash Support for Maternal and Infant Health (High fee), Behavioral: Direct Cash Support for Maternal and Infant Health (Low fee)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Vitamin D Deficiency
The Effect of Vitamin D3 Therapy on Vitamin D Status in Pregnant Women With Vitamin D Deficient and Insufficient
This study is a randomized controlled trial which compares the effect of vitamin D3 therapy 5,000 IU daily and 50,000 IU on 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)2D, VDBP, and 24,25(OH)2D maternal serum levels in pregnant women with vitamin D…
- Trial name
- NCT06054919
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Preterm Delivery, Atopy
Impact of Fish Oil Supplementation in 3rd Trimester of Pregnancy on Maternal and Offspring Health
The aim of the trial is to investigate the effect of daily supplementation with 2.7 grams of long chain n-3 fatty acids during the third trimester of pregnancy.
- Conditions
- Preterm Delivery, Atopy, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT01353807
- Testing
- Fish oil, Olive oil
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 533 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Fetal Programming, Denmark
Nutrition, Pregnancy
Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial (RPCT) of Maize/Zinc in Guatemala
Malnutrition is a serious health problem in the developing world. This study looks at the effects of changing the type of basic food staple (corn) used in Guatemala and infant zinc supplementation on infants' growth, development…
- Trial name
- NCT00098202
- Testing
- Low phytic acid maize, Zinc
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Maternal Health, Child Health
Assessing the Impact of Mobile Phone Technology to Improve Health Nutrition and Population (HNP) Service Utilization in Rural Bangladesh Through Pilot Intervention
1. Burden: In global perspective, it is estimated that the lives of 150,000 women could be saved each year worldwide with access to sufficient family planning services.
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Child Health, Vaccination, Family Planning Services
- Trial name
- NCT03189004
- Testing
- Impact of Mobile Phone Technology to Improve Health Nutrition and Population (HNP) Service Utilization in Rural Bangladesh
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 5,280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Obesity, Childhood
Association Between Mother and Child Weight Gain: Statistical Methods With Validation
Using retrospective data from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center electronic health record, the investigators will study the association between mother's weight / weight change before and during pregnancy and the development…
- Trial name
- NCT04174521
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,670 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Pregnancy, Maternal Nutrition
Effects of Maternal Folate and Folic Acid Supplementation on DNA Methylation in the Newborn Infant
An overwhelming body of evidence of the protective effect of folic acid supplementation on neural tube defect affected pregnancies led to mandatory folic acid fortification in Canada in 1998.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Maternal Nutrition, Fetal Health, Epigenetics
- Trial name
- NCT02244684
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 368 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Prevention of Weight Gain
A Pilot Study of Diabetes Risk Reduction Program With WIC Mothers(The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) Overweight WIC Mothers
1) to evaluate treatment fidelity of DRRP: study design, training of interventionists, delivery and receipt of the intervention, and application of the intervention in real-life settings; 2) to identify successful strategies for…
- Trial name
- NCT00944060
- Testing
- lifestyle intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Depression, Postpartum, Malnutrition, Child
Decreasing Stunting by Reducing Maternal Depression in Uganda: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (CRCT) for Improved Nutrition Outcomes
The project seeks to test the integration of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Groups within Care Group projects and investigate whether the treatment of maternal depression with Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Groups improves the…
- Trial name
- NCT03573713
- Testing
- Care Groups, IPT-G
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,248 people
- Sponsor
- Food for the Hungry
Lactating Mothers, Infants
Effect of Consumption of a Milk Product Designed for Lactating Women on Human Milk Composition
Vulnerable populations, who have deficient diets, may produce human milk (HML) that is not adequate in all nutrients and this will have consequences on the growth and development of the child.
- Trial name
- NCT06319079
- Testing
- Fortified powder milk, Powder milk
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Desarrollo e Investigaciones Pediátricas Prof. Dr. Fernando E. Viteri
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
Healthy Homes, Healthy Habits
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether an intervention targeting healthy habit development reduces the risk and prevalence of obesity in low-income mothers and children.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity; Familial
- Trial name
- HABITS (NCT03433456)
- Testing
- Home visitation + HABITS program, Standard home visitation program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Education
Improved Child Nutrition and Development Through Social Transfers
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a conditional social transfer works to improve rates of complementary breastfeeding.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Education, Breastfeeding Duration, Breastfeeding Continuation
- Trial name
- TENDER (NCT07569172)
- Testing
- Social Transfer
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 1,040 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Maternal Care Patterns, Nutrition, Healthy
The 1000 First Day of Life : Effect of Multi Micronutrients Supplementation on Pregnancy Outcomes
To monitor the effects of multi micronutrients supplementations during pregnancy towards pregnancy outcomes
- Conditions
- Maternal Care Patterns, Nutrition, Healthy, Nutritional Deficiency, Maternal-Fetal Relations
- Trial name
- NCT06035315
- Testing
- Multiple Micronutrients during pregnancy
- Where
- 2 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Obesity
Tissue Composition of Newborn Infants of Obese and Lean Mothers
0-hypothesis: the tissue composition of newborn infants is not modified by lifestyle intervention during pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT01235676
- Testing
- diet, Exercise
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital
Diet, Healthy, Pregnancy
Hearty Meals for Mom- Pilot Study of Meal Delivery for Cardiometabolic Health During Pregnancy
This study is being done to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of a meal delivery intervention designed to improve diet quality and promote appropriate gestational weight gain among predominantly Black…
- Trial name
- NCT05512247
- Testing
- Meal Delivery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Vitamin A Deficiency
Retinol Status in Preterm Infants and Mothers
Retinol and retinol binding protein were studied in the umbilical cord blood of 44 preterm infants with gestation age of < 30 weeks. Serum retinol and RBP levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
- Trial name
- NCT04780958
- Testing
- Serum retinol and RBP levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Deficiency, Vitamin D
Vitamin D Supplementation During Lactation
This randomized, placebo-controlled trial in Thai pregnancy is conducted. The study aims to determine whether vitamin D3 1,800 IU/d supplementation in lactating mother improves vitamin D status of breastfed infant.
- Trial name
- NCT02297568
- Testing
- Calciferol
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Department of Medical Services Ministry of Public Health of Thailand
Pregnancy
Randomized Trial of Vitamin B12 in Pregnant Indian Women
This study is a randomized, double-blind trial among 300 pregnant Indian women in order to determine the effectiveness of vitamin B12 supplementation in improving maternal B12 status.
- Trial name
- B12 (NCT00641862)
- Testing
- Vitamin B12
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 366 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)