Clinical trials: Poor Nutrition
Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Vitamin B12 Supplementation Study
We hope to learn the clinical and functional signs of sub-clinical vitamin B12 deficiency and its response to supplementation in non-anemic, non-pregnant, and non-lactating women in Rural Mexico.
- Trial name
- NCT00826657
- Testing
- Vitamin B12
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Vitamin D Deficiency
Preoperative Vitamin D Levels and Respiratory Complications of General Anesthesia
Vitamin D deficiency is a commonly observed health problem in the world. With a role in many chronic diseases and especially lung diseases, the importance of vitamin D deficiency in anesthesia management is increased.
- Trial name
- VitaminD (NCT03342651)
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ordu University
Nutritional Deficiency
Knowledge of Nutritional Concerns in Physically Active Females
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine whether implementation of an educational tool for nutritional concerns in 18-25-year-old females who participate in sport increases their understanding of various nutritional…
- Trial name
- NCT05589077
- Testing
- Education on Female Athlete Nutritional Concerns
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Hypovitaminosis, Vitamin C Abnormal
Vitamin C 4 Care Homes
Older people in care homes are one of the most vulnerable groups with respect to risk, morbidity and mortality of severe coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19).
- Trial name
- VITA-C4CARE (NCT05122481)
- Testing
- Vitamin C
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Vitamin A Deficiency, Iron-deficiency
Impact of Food-to-Food Fortified Cereal Products on Diet Quality in Eldoret, Kenya
The overall hypotheses is that a product designed with optimized nutritional characteristics, based on consumer preferences and leveraging local nutrient dense ingredients, can successfully deliver nutrition through sustainable…
- Trial name
- KenyaMPS (NCT05882682)
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
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
Vitamin D Deficiency
A Comparative Dissolution and Absorption Study of an Orodispersible Powder, Chewable Tablet and Soft Gel Capsule Vitamin D3 Supplementation
This is an open-labelled, randomized controlled clinical trial aimed to compare the pharmacokinetics of an orodispersible vs a soft gelatin vitamin supplementation in vitamin D deficient healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05706259
- Testing
- Soft gelatin 200000 IU vitamin D3 capsule, Orodispersible (sachet) 200000 IU vitamin D3
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences
Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
Suspected Deficient Activation of Vitamin D in Patients With Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
The purpose of this study is to determine if a reduction in the enzyme 1-hydroxylase, which activates Vitamin D, is the cause of overactivity of the parathyroid glands (called secondary hyperparathyroidism - normal blood calcium…
- Trial name
- 1hydroxylase (NCT00754442)
- Testing
- Teriparatide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Vitamin D Deficiency, Pre-Eclampsia
Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation in Pregnancy on Risk of Pre-eclampsia
Vitamin D deficient pregnant ladies were selected and randomized into 2 groups for routine daily dose of multivitamin (400IU vitamin D3) versus maximum safest treatment daily dose (4000IU vitamin D3).
- Trial name
- NCT03101150
- Testing
- 400 IU Vitamin D3, 4000 IU Vitamin D3
- Volunteers
- 179 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Fahad Medical City
Nutrition Poor, Micronutrient Deficiency
Role of Hazelnut Consumption in Improving Micronutrient Status in Older Adults
With advancing age, older adults are susceptible to vitamin and mineral deficiencies for a variety of reasons. Nutrient-dense food sources of vitamin E and other key vitamins and minerals, like hazelnuts, may offer a simple means…
- Conditions
- Nutrition Poor, Micronutrient Deficiency, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT03485989
- Testing
- Hazelnuts
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon State University
Malnutrition, Child, Enteropathy
Study of Environmental Enteropathy and Malnutrition in Pakistan
Environmental Enteropathy (EE) is an acquired sub-clinical inflammatory gut condition in which alterations in intestinal structure, function, and local and systemic immune activation lead to impaired vaccine responses, decreased…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Child, Enteropathy, Vaccine Response Impaired, Stunting
- Trial name
- SEEM (NCT03588013)
- Testing
- Nutritional education, Ready to Use Therapeutic Food, Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with biopsy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 416 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Nutrition Education for Low-Income Healthy Participants Who Eat an Unhealthy Diet
RATIONALE: Decreasing the amount of fat in the diet and increasing fruit and vegetable intake may help prevent some types of cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00301691
- Testing
- behavioral dietary intervention, educational intervention, preventative dietary intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Vitamin D Deficiency
Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Strength, Bone Density, and Injury Risk in Collegiate Athletes
The goal of this study is to determine whether Vitamin D supplementation improves strength and bone density, and reduces the risk of injury in collegiate athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT03151174
- Testing
- Vitamin D 10000 UNT, Vitamin D 5000 UNT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Obesity
Efficacy of mHealth Apps for Health in a Low-income, Type II Diabetic, Hispanic Population
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of mobile health applications in improving health outcomes and the subsequent benefit of improving type II diabetes outcomes in a low socioeconomic Hispanic population.
- Trial name
- NCT05279729
- Testing
- Mobile health application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Military Operational Stress Reaction, Malnutrition (Calorie)
Physiological Response to Protein and Energy-enhanced Food Products During Winter Military Training
Soldiers commonly lose muscle mass during training and combat operations that produce large energy deficits (i.e., calories burned > calories consumed).
- Conditions
- Military Operational Stress Reaction, Malnutrition (Calorie), Weight Loss, Muscle Wasting
- Trial name
- NCT05210205
- Testing
- EAA, Energy Dense, Control
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Undernutrition
The Comparison of Handgrip Strength, Lean Mass, and Blood Pressure in Primary School Children Aged 8-10 Years Old With Undernutrition and Normal Nutritional Status
Undernutrition occurs in 900 million individuals globally, so it is a very important health problem because it contributes to high mortality rates, especially in children.
- Trial name
- NCT05952479
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Airlangga
Vitamin D Deficiency, Orthostatic Intolerance
Vitamin D Deficiency and Dysautonomia
In previous work the investigator identified a group of children between the ages of 10-18 years whose diagnostic workup for chronic nausea unexplained by conventional diagnostic tests has unexpectedly revealed underlying…
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Orthostatic Intolerance, Nausea
- Trial name
- NCT03032328
- Testing
- vitamin D supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Childhood Obesity Prevention
Testing the Feasibility and Preliminary Effect of Summer Camp
This pilot randomized controlled trial was designed to assess the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of randomizing children, ages 6-12 years from two low-income communities in Rhode Island, to attend a summer day camp (CAMP)…
- Trial name
- NCT04085965
- Testing
- Boys and Girls Club summer day camp
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Obesity & Overweight
Efficacy of Center-based Childcare to Mitigate Unhealthy Weight Gain in Preschoolers From Low-income Households During the Summer
Studies show that preschool-age children are especially vulnerable to accelerated weight gain during the summer, with those from low-income households (≤185% poverty level or Medicaid eligible - the target population for this…
- Trial name
- NCT07583459
- Testing
- Childcare
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Nutrient Deficiency, Age-Related Immunodeficiency
Milk Biofortification Promotes Health Benefits in Institutionalized Elderly
The project aims to study the effects of inclusion of sunflower oil, vitamin E and selenium in the diet of dairy cows on milk composition and the influence of modified milk on nutrition and health of elderly.
- Conditions
- Nutrient Deficiency, Age-Related Immunodeficiency, Vitamin E Deficiency, Selenium Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT02980094
- Testing
- Milk Antioxidant group(A), Milk Oil group(O), Milk Antioxidant and oil(AO)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eduardo Ferriolli