Clinical trials: Maternal Nutrition
Maternal Obesity
Evaluating Pyrroloquinoline Quinone (PQQ) for Improving Obese Pregnancy Outcomes
Maternal obesity (MO) affects 1 in 5 women and is strongly linked to increased birth weight, childhood/adolescent obesity, life-long metabolic and inflammatory disorders, and childhood neuropsychiatric disorders.
- Trial name
- EPyQ (NCT06245083)
- Testing
- Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ)
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Pregnancy-Related Condition, Unspecified, Overweight or Obesity
Supporting Lifestyle Change in Obese Pregnant Mothers Through Wearable Internet-of-Things (SLIM)
Maternal obesity increases risks for the mother and her child. It is crucial to arouse the pregnant and postpartum women´s willingness of change and motivation to take care of their own and their unborn child´s health.
- Trial name
- SLIM (NCT04826861)
- Testing
- SLIM intervention
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University of Turku
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
Maternal Nutrition
Systems Strengthening Interventions to Improve Quality and Co-coverage of Nutrition Services in Gujarat, India
Progress on child growth outcomes such as stunting requires both direct and indirect actions across multiple sectors. Recognizing the importance of multisector approaches in reducing child undernutrition, Alive \& Thrive (A\&T)…
- Trial name
- NCT05443997
- Testing
- MIYCN capacity building
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Obesity
The Effects of Natural Sugars in Breast Milk on Healthy Infant Growth and Development
This study will investigate the effects of breastfeeding and breastmilk composition on infant gut microbiome development as well as obesity and cognitive outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04434027
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 221 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Overweight, Obesity
Mothers in Motion Program to Prevent Weight Gain in WIC Mothers (MIM)
Mothers in Motion will draw on the successes of the pilot intervention of the same name and will promote healthy lifestyle behavior changes (eating more fruits and vegetables, increasing physical activity, dealing with stress) in…
- Trial name
- MIM (NCT01839708)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Counseling
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 569 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
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
Obesity
miRNA in Fetal Overgrowth
The purpose of this study is to determine whether placental and umbilical cord blood miRNA expression is altered in women with obesity with macrosomic neonates to when compared to miRNA expression from control patients.
- Trial name
- MIFO (NCT01935076)
- Testing
- Neonatal exposure to maternal obesity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Food Insecurity, Nutrition
Pith Moromo 2: Cohort to Study Health Consequences of Food and Nutrition Insecurity During Pregnancy and Lactation
In this study, the investigators conducted research among HIV-infected and -uninfected pregnant and lactating women to understand the potential role and importance of food insecurity on participant physical and psychosocial…
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity, Nutrition, Maternal and Child Health, HIV
- Trial name
- PM2 (NCT02974972)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 371 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
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
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
Maternal Obesity During Childbirth, Labor; Arrested Active Phase
Impact of Maternal BMI on Plasma Levels of Oxytocin During Labor Augmentation
The aim of this study is to examine the associations between maternal BMI and levels of oxytocin in maternal plasma during augmentation with oxytocin during first stage of labor in term pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT04093479
- Testing
- blood samples
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Obesity, Maternal, Gestational Diabetes
Nutrition Optimization and Community Upliftment for Postpartum Recovery
The goal of this clinical trial is to better understand how different strategies, timing, and enhancements to medically tailored food delivery will address structural inequities in the food environment, empower communities to…
- Trial name
- NOURISH-GDM (NCT06445530)
- Testing
- MFeast ENHANCED, MFeast Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Pregnant Women, Gestational Diabetes
Physical Acvitiy in Pregnancy
The goal of this observational study is to learn how a physically active lifestyle during pregnancy affects placental development and function.
- Conditions
- Pregnant Women, Gestational Diabetes, Obese But Otherwise Healthy Participants, Overweight (BMI > 25)
- Trial name
- NCT07356180
- Testing
- Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Vitamin D Deficiency
Maternal Vit D Supplements & Infant and Maternal Biomarkers & Outcomes in Southern Ethiopia
Synthesis of vitamin D in the skin through the action of sunlight is a major source of vitamin D in parts of the world where foods are not fortified with the vitamin.
- Trial name
- NCT02210884
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma State University
Maternal Malnutrition, Growth Failure
Women First: Preconception Maternal Nutrition
Multi-country three-arm, individually randomized, non-masked, controlled trial to ascertain the benefits of ensuring optimal maternal nutrition before conception and providing an evidence base for programmatic priority directed…
- Conditions
- Maternal Malnutrition, Growth Failure, Mortality, Morbidity
- Trial name
- WF (NCT01883193)
- Testing
- Comprehensive Maternal Nutrition Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 7,374 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Childhood Obesity, Smoking, Cigarette
Maternal Smoking Cessation and Pediatric Obesity Prevention
The objective of this study is to test the effect of smoking cessation in pregnancy or in lactation on preventing rapid infant adiposity gain.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Smoking, Cigarette, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT03514602
- Testing
- Multicomponent behavioral intervention, Education only control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Maternal Anemia in Pregnancy, Before Birth, Maternal; Malnutrition, Affecting Fetus
Maternal Under-nutrition and Effect of Amaranth Grain Flat-bread on Anemia
Introduction: In Ethiopia, maternal malnutrition is a severe public health issue. Underweight and anaemia are the two most common nutritional problems in pregnant women, and they often coexist.
- Trial name
- NCT06536153
- Testing
- Amaranth grain flat bread
- Volunteers
- 306 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hawassa University
Infant Nutrition Disorders, Health Behavior
Sharing Histories: Test of a Teaching Method for Community Health Workers
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an innovative methodology for training Community Health Workers that will improve their effectiveness in educating mothers to adopt best practice health behaviors in…
- Trial name
- NCT02903602
- Testing
- Sharing Histories training method for CHW, Standard training method for CHW
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Future Generations Graduate School
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