Clinical trials: Maternal Nutrition
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
Weight Gain
Sleep-Safe: A Strong African American Families Study
Rapid weight gain during infancy is a powerful, and potentially malleable, risk factor for later overweight and obesity, but limited research has examined the impact of promising interventions when applied to the groups most at…
- Trial name
- NCT03505203
- Testing
- Sleep Soothe, Sleep Safe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Georgia
Metabolic Health
Effects of Exercise During Pregnancy on the Long-term Metabolic Health of Mothers and Their Offspring
The aim of this study was to assess the long-term metabolic effects of gestational exercise on overweight and obese women and their offspring 8-10 years post-intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT07435857
- Testing
- exercise
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University First Hospital
Childhood Obesity
Exercise and Behavioral Therapy in Obese Children
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of exercise training and family-based behavioral treatment, either in individual or in group setting, in pre-pubertal children and their mother.
- Trial name
- NCT01506245
- Testing
- Family-based behavioral therapy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Anemia
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Distributing Micronutrient Sprinkles to Reduce Prevalence of Anemia
The objective of this study is to test the feasibility and effectiveness of distributing micronutrient sprinkles to 6-20 month old children participating in an integrated maternal and child health and nutrition program in rural…
- Trial name
- NCT00210405
- Testing
- "Sprinkles" containing mulitple micronutrients, Education/communication on use of micronutrient sprinkles, Fortified food aid (corn-soy blend)
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
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
Obesity, Pregnancy
Determination of Maternal and Neonatal Apelinemia in Obese Women During Pregnancy
Background : Apelin and its receptor APJ have been implicated in pathologies including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. Little is known about the function of the apelinergic system during gestation.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Pregnancy, Gestational Diabetes
- Trial name
- OB-APE (NCT02796456)
- Testing
- blood sample
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Obesity
Newborns of Obese Mothers
This was a prospective bi-centric study, exposed-unexposed. In an effort to better understand the potential independent effect of maternal obesity on fetal growth, investigators designed a prospective study, comparing fetal…
- Trial name
- MOBENN (NCT02681588)
- Testing
- Obstetric management
- Volunteers
- 496 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Gestational Diabetes, Overweight and Obesity
Educational Intervention in the First 18 Months of Life to Prevent/Manage Obesity of Children After Gestational Diabetes
In order to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention on mothers with gestational diabetes and their offspring in the first 18 months of life, The intervention will be applied to mothers with gestational diabetes, and a…
- Trial name
- NCT04493177
- Testing
- Educational intervention, Conventional treatment Guia de Practica Clinica IMSS-029-08
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 645 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Aberrant DNA Methylation
Methyl-Donors and EpiGenetics in The Gambia
Accumulating evidence suggests that early-life nutrition can affect metabolism and thus increase the risk of disease in adulthood (e.g. type II diabetes and obesity).
- Trial name
- MDEG (NCT01811641)
- Testing
- season, dietary intake
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Research Council
Undernutrition, Stunting
The Effectiveness of HBM-based Education Program on Improve Knowledge and Behaviors
The randomized controlled trial design with one intervention arm (nutrition education and complementary feeding) and one control (usual care) arm (1:1 ratio).
- Conditions
- Undernutrition, Stunting, Wasting, Underweight
- Trial name
- NCT05517395
- Testing
- health nutrition education, usual care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Maternal Obesity Complicating Pregnancy, Birth,or Puerperium, Child Malnutrition
Addressing the Double Burden of Malnutrition in Guatemala
Globally, populations are experiencing increases in the double burden of malnutrition, commonly defined as maternal overweight/obesity and child stunting in the same household.
- Trial name
- NCT06750120
- Testing
- Family food ration, Optimal weight counseling, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 1,532 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Cancer, Overweight and Obesity
Daughters, dUdes, Mothers and othErs Fighting Cancer Together
The purpose of this protocol is to conduct a 2-arm, single-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) in which 56 dyads (defined as consisting of an overweight or obese cancer survivor of an obesity-related cancer and an…
- Trial name
- DUET (NCT04132219)
- Testing
- eHealth Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Postpartum Depressive Symptoms, Breastfeeding
Mediterranean Diet on Postpartum Depression
Optimal maternal nutrition and mental well-being are important for successful breastfeeding and maternal and infant health. The objective of this randomized controlled study was to evaluate the effect of a Mediterranean diet…
- Trial name
- NCT07793864
- Testing
- Mediterranean diet, Standard nutrition information
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Birth Outcomes, Stunting
Uganda Birth Cohort Study
The UBC was a USAID-funded longitudinal prospective cohort study of pregnant women (n= 5030) aged 15-49 years from rural North and South-Western regions of Uganda, conducted between 2014 and 2016.
- Conditions
- Birth Outcomes, Stunting, Wasting, Anemia
- Trial name
- UBC (NCT04233944)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,044 people
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Obesity in Pregnancy, Maternal Comfort During Fetal Monitoring
EFFECT OF DİFFERENT POSİTİONS ON PAİN AND COMFORT DURİNG FETAL MONİTORİNG İN OBESE PREGNANT WOMEN
This study was conducted to understand how different body positions during fetal monitoring affect pain and comfort in obese pregnant women.
- Trial name
- NCT07379307
- Testing
- Maternal Positioning during NST
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
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)
Breastfeeding, Congenital Heart Disease
Protocol to Support Breastfeeding for Postpartum Women and Mothers of Babies With Congenital Heart Disease
To evaluate the effect of applying a hybrid protocol (face-to-face and via call center) of breastfeeding assistance and guidance on the duration of breast milk supply to babies with congenital heart disease for 6 months.
- Trial name
- NCT06025864
- Testing
- Breastfeeding
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
n-3 PUFAs, Irisin and Maternal Glucose Metabolism From Pregnancy to Postpartum
This study aims to investigate the associations of maternal nutritional status during pregnancy and postpartum periods with postpartum abnormal glucose metabolism in Guangzhou pregnant women.
- Conditions
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Postpartum Abnormal Glucose Metabolism, Child Growth and Development
- Trial name
- NCT03023293
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Docosohexaenoic Acid Supplementation of Mothers to
DHA Supplementation for Lactating Mothers
The purpose of this research study is to find out whether preterm infants are receiving enough of the essential and long chain fatty acids important for brain development and immune function.
- Trial name
- DHA-1 (NCT01732874)
- Testing
- Expecta 200 mg, Expecta 1 gram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati