Clinical trials: Nutritional Stunting
Fetal Growth Restriction
A Randomized Air Filter Intervention Study of Air Pollution and Fetal Growth in a Highly Polluted Community
The purpose of this study is to use an air filter intervention to evaluate the relationship between particulate matter air pollution exposure during pregnancy and fetal growth.
- Trial name
- NCT01741051
- Testing
- HEPA Filter
- Where
- Mongolia
- Volunteers
- 540 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Simon Fraser University
Growth Disorders, Low Weight
Long Term Effects of Nutritional Supplementation on Final Height
The proposed study is an extension study to two ongoing double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled studies evaluating the effect of gender-specific nutritional supplementation on growth of short and lean adolescent boys and…
- Conditions
- Growth Disorders, Low Weight, Short Stature
- Trial name
- NCT03323177
- Testing
- Gender specific nutritional standardized formula, Follow-up only
- Where
- Israel
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Stunting
Zambia Micronutrient Powder Trial Effectiveness Study
Addressing micronutrient deficiencies in Zambia is recognized as a national priority by the government due to its major contribution to morbidity and mortality among children, especially infants in their formative years.
- Trial name
- NCT01878734
- Testing
- Micronutrient Powders
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 631 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Obesity, Small for Gestational Age
Maternal Obesity and Small for Gestational Age Infants
The purpose of this retrospective pilot study is to address the effect that obesity, in the absence of other comorbidities, has on birth weight.
- Trial name
- NCT00371657
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Malnutrition
Trial on the Acceptability of Modified Lipid Based Nutrient Supplements Among Malawian Infants
The use of lipid-based nutrients (LNS), such as Nutributter or fortified spread (FS), have been associated with improved growth and development outcomes among infants in Ghana and Malawi.
- Trial name
- iLiNS-ACCEPT-M (NCT00885144)
- Testing
- Nutributter, LNS-20gM, LNS-20gNoM
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Down Syndrome,Auxological Indexes, Auxological Parametars, Intrauterine Growth Restriction
Indicators of Growth, Nutritional Status and Comorbide Disorders of Newborns With Down Syndrome
Objective To access predictive values of the auxological parameters and indexes for risk of comorbid malformations in newborns with Down syndrome (DS) Study design In this cohort retrospective study, 141 newborns with proven…
- Trial name
- DownSy (NCT03553706)
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Split
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, 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
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
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.
Malnutrition
Women's Work in Agriculture and Infant Nutrition
Background Over the last 10 years there has been an increase in the female agriculture labour force, in Pakistan, resulting in a feminisation of agriculture; which could have either a positive or negative impact on maternal and…
- Trial name
- WWAN (NCT03406182)
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,161 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Infant Malnutrition
The Mazira Project: An Evaluation of Eggs During Complementary Feeding in Rural Malawi
The Mazira Project is a study of the effect of egg consumption on growth, development and gut health of infants in Malawi. The study randomly assigns infants to receive one egg per day over six months or to receive an equivalent…
- Trial name
- NCT03385252
- Testing
- Eggs, Visits
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 662 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Stunting, Obesity
Effects of Probiotics and Calcium Supplementation on Growth, Development, and Metabolic Parameters
Stunting is still a major problem in developing countries, including Indonesia, and has been associated with impaired development. Stunted children have also a higher risk of metabolic syndrome in adulthood.
- Conditions
- Stunting, Obesity, Cognitive Function 1, Social, Depression
- Trial name
- PROBIOCAL (NCT04046289)
- Testing
- Low Calcium Milk, Regular Calcium Milk, Probiotic 1
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 238 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Nutrient Deficiency
Mineral and Enzyme Deficiency Diseases Associated With Nutritional Diseases in Society
Nutritional deficiency disease is a disease caused by nutritional deficiencies, including macronutrients and micronutrients. Macronutrient diseases are diseases caused by deficiency of protein, fat and carbohydrates.
- Trial name
- NCT04669106
- Testing
- laboratory clinical trial study
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Sumatera Utara
Child Malnutrition
Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Four Formulations of Food Supplements for the Prevention of Wasting and Stunting in Burkina Faso
This research will serve as a follow-up on the review of Title II commodities performed by the Food Aid Quality Review at Tufts University in October 2011.
- Trial name
- FAQR-Burkina (NCT02071563)
- Testing
- CSB14, RUSF1, SC+
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 6,039 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Obesity, Childhood, Cognition
NiPPeR Randomised Trial - Child Follow Up Study
There is an increasing focus on the need to optimise nutrition, lifestyle and metabolism of parents before and during pregnancy and of the infant after birth, but as yet there is limited understanding of the specific influences…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Cognition, Neurobehavioral Manifestations, Metabolic Disturbance
- Trial name
- NiPPeR Child (NCT05934422)
- Testing
- Intervention (Study Nutritional Drink), Control (Standard Nutritional Drink)
- Where
- 3 sites in New Zealand, Singapore and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 461 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southampton
Iron-deficiency, Iron Deficiency Anemia
Child of Urban Poverty Iron Project (CUPIP) - A Pilot Study
The first 1,000 days of life are critical periods for brain development. Proper nutrition lays the foundation for optimal growth, health, and neurodevelopment across the lifespan.
- Conditions
- Iron-deficiency, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Micronutrient Deficiency, Nutrient Deficiency
- Trial name
- CUPIP (NCT03819530)
- Testing
- Vitamin and Mineral Powder
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
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
Nutrition Disorder, Child, Nutrition Disorders in Adolescence
Health and Nutrition Survey on Shenzhen Children
1. Master and analyze the nutritional health, growth and development status of primary and secondary school students in Shenzhen, and discover the main nutritional health, growth and development problems and influencing factors.
- Conditions
- Nutrition Disorder, Child, Nutrition Disorders in Adolescence, Nutritional Deficiency, Nutrition, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT05244785
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 4,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control
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