Clinical trials: Nutritional Stunting
Growth Disorders, Malnutrition
Evaluation of NICHE Programme Activities in Kenya
This study evaluates the impact of additional cash and nutritional counselling on nutrition outcomes in pregnant women and children up to the age of two years in CT-OVC (cash transfer- orphan and vulnerable children) households…
- Trial name
- NCT03518593
- Testing
- Cash and counselling
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kimetrica LLC
Pre-Eclampsia, Intrauterine Growth Restriction
PEPPI Study: Identification of Women at Risk for Placental Dysfunction
The main purpose of this study is to evaluate Fetal Medicine Foundation's pre-eclampsia risk calculator using maternal characteristics, first trimester serum placental growth factor (PlGF) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) in a…
- Conditions
- Pre-Eclampsia, Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Iron-deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT06115122
- Testing
- Pre-eclampsia screening program
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oulu University Hospital
Water-Related Diseases
SAFEWATER Health & Behaviour Impact Field Trials; Mexico
At least 1.8 billion people globally use a source of drinking water that is faecally contaminated and thus likely to lead to diarrheal illness: nearly 1,000 children die each day due to water and sanitation-related diarrhoeal…
- Trial name
- NCT04736615
- Testing
- SAFEWATER systems for drinking water disinfection, Behavior change interventions
- Where
- 3 sites in Colombia, Mexico
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Stunting, Undernutrition
Bangladesh MSNP: Agricultural/Livelihood Mixed Methods Study
Despite progress in reducing high levels of undernutrition in Bangladesh, gaps in progress persist. They are particularly acute between rural and urban areas, and between the lowest wealth quintile and highest.
- Trial name
- HFP MSNP (NCT04185597)
- Testing
- HFP Intervention: Delivered by Community Farmers, HFP Intervention: Delivered by agricultural Retailers, Control
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 4,067 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
Growth; Stunting, Nutritional
Assessing a Height Artificial Intelligence Algorithm to Estimate Height of Children
An exploratory study to explore the possibility of using computer vision algorithms to estimate a child's height using images taken by a healthcare professional or parents.
- Trial name
- INFER (NCT06578338)
- Testing
- Physical height measurement
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Asia Pacific Holdings Pte, Ltd.
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
Stunting, Development, Child
Methylation, mIcrobiome, NUtritional sTatus, and dEvelopment of Stunted Children
The investigators will conduct a case-control study among under-two children in Lombok Timur, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The power required to detect changes in epigenetic markers may not be sufficient in the cohort study.
- Conditions
- Stunting, Development, Child, DNA Methylation, Epigenetics
- Trial name
- MINUTES (NCT05779904)
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SEAMEO Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition
Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
Determination of Clinical Phenotypes of Intrauterine Growth Restriction in Term Infants Based on Body Composition
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is defined as the inability of the fetus to fulfill its genetic growth potential. "Small for gestational age" (SGA) is the most commonly used indicator for diagnosing IUGR.
- Trial name
- Restrigrowth (NCT07483424)
- Testing
- Small for gestational age (SGA) infants, Adequate for gestational age (AGA) infants
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central
Zinc Deficiency, Growth; Stunting, Nutritional
The Efficacy of Zinc-biofortified Rice in Bangladeshi Children
To assess the efficacy of the zinc biofortified rice on plasma zinc concentrations in infants from a rural area of Bangladesh.
- Trial name
- ZARI (NCT03079583)
- Testing
- Intervention-group, Control-group
- Where
- 2 sites in Bangladesh, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Gestational Diabetes, High Blood Pressure
Social Deprivation and Pregnancy
Social deprivation during pregnancy is associated to adverse perinatal outcomes. However, prenatal screening of social deprivation by reliable measurement is not performed.
- Conditions
- Gestational Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Prematurity, Fetal Growth Restriction
- Trial name
- NCT03121196
- Testing
- Epices score
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 615 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Malnutrition, Infant, Malnutrition, Child
Efficacy of Mobile Health Application in Promotion of Exclusive Breast Feeding and Young Child Feeding Practices in Pakistan
Early life nutrition is the key modifiable determinant of child growth, development, survival and diseases of adult onset. Pakistan ranks highest for neonatal mortality rate (44.2/1000 live births (LBs)) globally.
- Trial name
- NCT05590351
- Testing
- First diet: m-health coaching application, Face to Face counselling
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Undernutrition, Stunting
Rural-urban Disparities in the Nutritional Status of Younger Adolescents in Tanzania.
Africa faces rapid urbanization, has the second highest population growth rate, makes up one-fifth of the world's youth population, and experiences stagnant rates of undernutrition.
- Conditions
- Undernutrition, Stunting, Adolescent Development
- Trial name
- NCT04640389
- Testing
- Cross-sectional study/no intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Malnutrition; Mild, Iron-deficiency Anemia
The Effect of Fortified Growing-up Milk on Growth and Micronutrient Status of Nigerian Toddlers
It is well known than an important part of Nigerian children from the lower social economic class have nutrient deficiencies. Fortified products, such as growing up milks (GUM), may play an important role in reducing the risk and…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition; Mild, Iron-deficiency Anemia, Nutritional Stunting, Nutritional Wasting
- Trial name
- GaGA (NCT03411590)
- Testing
- Fortified milk Powder
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC
Water-Related Diseases
SAFEWATER Health & Behaviour Impact Field Trials; Colombia
At least 1.8 billion people globally use a source of drinking water that is faecally contaminated and thus likely to lead to diarrheal illness: nearly 1,000 children die each day due to water and sanitation-related diarrhoeal…
- Trial name
- SAFEWATER (NCT04829981)
- Testing
- SAFEWATER systems for drinking water disinfection, Behaviour change interventions
- Where
- 3 sites in Colombia, Mexico
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Undernutrition
Effectiveness of Small-Quantity vs Medium-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements for Prevention of Undernutrition in Young Children
Nutrition is essential for a child's growth, brain development, and protection from disease. While breastmilk provides the best nutrition for young infants, children older than six months may not get all the nutrients they need…
- Trial name
- NCT07451951
- Testing
- Medium-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement (MQ-LNS), Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement (SQ-LNS)
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,568 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Anemia, Iron Deficiency
Effectiveness of Iron-Fortified Milk on Iron Status and Anemia in Young Children in Mexico
Iron deficiency and anemia in infants and young children impair neurodevelopment. Efficacious interventions for reducing the prevalences of iron deficiency and anemia, under controlled conditions, are available.
- Conditions
- Anemia, Iron Deficiency, Stunting
- Trial name
- NCT00508131
- Testing
- Whole Cows Milk
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 798 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico
Anemia, Malnutrition
Efficacy of Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (LNS) for Pregnant and Lactating Women and Their Infants
In Ghana, low micronutrient intakes among pregnant women are a major problem. The standard nutritional intervention during pregnancy is iron-folic acid tablets, but adherence is low.
- Conditions
- Anemia, Malnutrition, Stunting
- Trial name
- NCT00970866
- Testing
- Iron and Folic Acid (IFA), Multiple Micronutrient (MMN) group, Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements (LNS) group
- Where
- 4 sites in Ghana
- Volunteers
- 3,499 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Nutrition, Growth
Impact of Diet and Nutrition on Growth and Development in Young Children
The association between nutrition in early life and its long-term health consequences has long been known. However, there is a scarcity of scientific evidence on how nutritional status affects child growth and development in…
- Conditions
- Nutrition, Growth, Development, Stunting
- Trial name
- DIGEST (NCT06018636)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 832 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Khyber Medical University Peshawar
Pregnancy Related, Pregnancy Disease
Fetal Autonomic Nervous sysTem Evaluation
The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is involved in cardiovascular, metabolic and cognitive processes, so its study in the fetus can provide relevant functional diagnostic and prognostic information.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Pregnancy Disease, Pregnancy Complications, Pre-Eclampsia
- Trial name
- FANTE (NCT06330987)
- Testing
- electrocardiograph
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 186 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pisa
Schistosomiasis, Anemia
Schistosomiasis Effect on Response to Vaccines, Anaemia and Nutritional Status of Children of Northern Senegal
SchistoVAN aims to study the role of schistosomiasis infection in the modulation of the immune response of children to childhood vaccine antigens, as well as the impact of this infection on their nutritional status and their…
- Conditions
- Schistosomiasis, Anemia, Underweight, Stunting
- Trial name
- SchistoVAN (NCT01553552)
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biomedical Research Center EPLS