Clinical trials: Nutritional Deficiencies
Vitamin D Deficiency, Hypertension
Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients With Hypertension
This study will evaluate the effects of Vitamin D replacement and the effects of an approved medication for hypertension, aliskiren (Tekturna), in patients with high blood pressure who have low levels of vitamin D in their blood.
- Trial name
- NCT00974922
- Testing
- Aliskiren, Cholecalciferol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Chronic Kidney Disease Mineral and Bone Disorder, Renal Osteodystrophy
The Effect of Etelcalcetide on CKD-MBD
The proposed study will investigate the effects of etelcalcetide on the bone and blood-vessel health in patients with CKD-MBD. The investigators will test if etelcalcetide makes bone and blood-vessels healthier.
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Disease Mineral and Bone Disorder, Renal Osteodystrophy, Vascular Calcification, Hyperparathyroidism; Secondary, Renal
- Trial name
- Parsabiv-MBD (NCT03960437)
- Testing
- Etelcalcetide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Nickolas, MD MS
Pregnancy Related, Iron Deficiency Anemia of Pregnancy
Daily Versus Alternate Day Iron Supplementation for the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy
The target population for our study is pregnant women in the first or second trimester with a diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia. If a subject is eligible, written consent will be obtained by person to person contact.
- Trial name
- NCT04594070
- Testing
- Ferrous sulfate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Hypophosphatasia
Open-Label Study of Asfotase Alfa in Infants and Children ≤ 5 Years of Age With Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
This clinical trial was conducted to study hypophosphatasia (HPP), a bone disorder caused by gene mutations or changes. These gene mutations cause low levels of an enzyme needed to harden bone.
- Trial name
- NCT01176266
- Testing
- asfotase alfa
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Australia and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Malnutrition, Manihot Species Poisoning
Caregiver Training to Prevent Konzo Disease in Children in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
The proposed research adapted the caregiver training and child neurodevelopmental assessment capacity that the PI previously built in Uganda beginning in 2008, to a community-based intervention model for the prevention of konzo…
- Trial name
- NCT04036708
- Testing
- Wetting method (WTM), Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers (MISC)
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Study of Acthar® Gel (Acthar) for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
About 213 people with ALS will participate in this study. There will be locations in North and South America. During the first part, participants will be randomly assigned to a group (like by flipping a coin).
- Trial name
- NCT03068754
- Testing
- Acthar
- Where
- 69 sites in United States, Argentina and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- Mallinckrodt
Critical Illness, Hyperglycemia
Effects of a Complete Diet in Critically Ill Patients With Stress Hyperglycemia
The aim of the study is to evaluate the beneficial effects of the administration of a complete diet rich in monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and slow absorption carbohydrate in patients with stress hyperglycemia(T-Diet Plus…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Hyperglycemia, Dietary Modification, Metabolic Stress Hyperglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT01233726
- Testing
- T-Diet plus Diabet IR, ISOSOURCE PROTEIN FIBRE, GLUCERNA SELECT
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Vegenat, S.A.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
HEALEY ALS Platform Trial - Regimen E SLS-005 - Trehalose
The HEALEY ALS Platform Trial is a perpetual multi-center, multi-regimen clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of investigational products for the treatment of ALS.
- Trial name
- NCT05136885
- Testing
- SLS-005
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- Merit E. Cudkowicz, MD
Pressure Ulcers
Nutritional Support in Pressure Ulcer Patients
Pressure ulcers are frequently associated with malnutrition. Previous studies have reported that nutritional support can improve the healing rate of pressure ulcers but no attention has been clearly given to the nutritional…
- Trial name
- OEST (NCT01107197)
- Testing
- Enriched nutrition formula, Control formula
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carita
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Delirium
High Dose Intravenous Thiamine for the Prevention of Delirium in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Purpose: To conduct a randomized controlled pilot study investigating the use of high dose intravenous (IV) thiamine to prevent delirium and mitigate the long-term effects of delirium, including health-related quality of life…
- Conditions
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Delirium, Thiamine Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT03263442
- Testing
- Thiamine, Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Frontotemporal Dementia
A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate Safety of Long-term AL001 Dosing in Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Patients (INFRONT-2)
A Phase 2 open label study evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of AL001 in participants with a Granulin mutation or C9orf72 mutation causative of frontotemporal dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT03987295
- Testing
- AL001
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Canada and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Alector Inc.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS
Study of Safety, Tolerability, and Biological Activity of LAM-002A in C9ORF72-Associated Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
This is a clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and biological effect of LAM-002A in adults with C9ORF72-associated ALS (C9ALS).
- Trial name
- NCT05163886
- Testing
- LAM-002A
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- IRulya Therapeutics Inc.
Malnutrition
Comparison of Nutrition Risk Screens
This research study will compare two different screens for nutrition risk in patients who are in the hospital. We will be comparing the ThedaCare Nutrition Risk Screen to see if it is as good and consistent as the standard NRS…
- Trial name
- NCT02585245
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 607 people
- Sponsor
- ThedaCare
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Increases Serum Levels of the Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products in Women With PCOS
The purpose of this study is to investigate the mechanism that explain the beneficial clinical effect of vitamin D treatment in women with PCOS.
- Trial name
- NCT03644212
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maimonides Medical Center
Iron-deficiency
Prebiotic GOS and Lactoferrin With Iron Supplements
The ultimate goal of this research is to develop a means to safely administer iron supplements to infants in settings with a high infection burden.
- Trial name
- NCT03866837
- Testing
- Galacto-oligosaccharides, Bovine lactoferrin, Multiple micronutrient powders with 5 mg iron
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
SOD1 Inhibition by Pyrimethamine in Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
The objective of this study will be to evaluate the safety, tolerability and effect on SOD1 levels by pyrimethamine in patients with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- Trial name
- NCT01083667
- Testing
- Pyrimethamine
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, ATTR-PN
An Extension of Study Fx-005 Evaluating Long-Term Safety And Clinical Outcomes Of Fx-1006A In Patients With Transthyretin Amyloid Polyneuropathy
This study is designed to determine the long-term safety and tolerability of Fx-1006A as well as the effects of Fx-1006A on clinical outcomes in patients with ATTR-PN.
- Trial name
- NCT00791492
- Testing
- Fx-1006A
- Where
- 11 sites in Argentina, Brazil and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
A Study to Evaluate, Safety, Tolerability, and PK of AP-101 in Participants With ALS
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK, and PD of AP-101 in participants with fALS and sALS.
- Trial name
- NCT05039099
- Testing
- AP-101
- Where
- 13 sites in United States, Belgium and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- AL-S Pharma
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
A Study to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of CK-2127107 in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of CK-2127107 (hereafter referred to as reldesemtiv) versus placebo on respiratory function and other measures of skeletal muscle function in patients with ALS.
- Trial name
- FORTITUDE-ALS (NCT03160898)
- Testing
- Reldesemtiv
- Where
- 64 sites in United States, Australia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 458 people
- Sponsor
- Cytokinetics
Iron-deficiency Anemia, Iron-deficiency
Bloodsafe Ghana- Iron and Nutritional Counseling Strategy Pilot Study
This pilot study has 2 components: 1) a cross-sectional assessment designed to estimate the prevalence of anaemia leading to donor deferral, the prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) among…
- Trial name
- BLIS (NCT04949165)
- Testing
- Iron Supplementation
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 223 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota