Clinical trials: Protein Malnutrition
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Colitis, Ulcerative
Protein and Magnesium in Ulcerative Colitis
The aim of the study is to improve the quality of nutritional therapy for patients admitted with Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis (ASUC) treated with high-dose steroids.
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Colitis, Ulcerative, Magnesium Deficiency, Nutritional Deficiency
- Trial name
- PAMUC (NCT05271838)
- Testing
- Magnesium acetate mixture (30 mmol/ml), High-protein diet (2 g/kg/day)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Protein Malabsorption, Nutritional Deficiency
Bioavailability of Proteins From Plant Based Diets
Proteins play an important role as structural and functional components for the human body and prevent stunting. Protein quality has a great importance in meeting the nutritional needs of populations across the world throughout…
- Conditions
- Protein Malabsorption, Nutritional Deficiency, Nutritional Stunting
- Trial name
- NCT04866927
- Testing
- Use of stable isotopic dilution to assess protein digestibility from Faba bean and to evaluate amino acid bioavailability
- Where
- Morocco
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Atomic Energy Agency
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Kwashiorkor
Dietary Rehabilitation in Severely Acutely Malnourished Children
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a life threatening condition and is defined by 1) a weight-for-height Z-score more than three standard deviations (SD) below the median based on the 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) growth…
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition, Kwashiorkor, Nutritional Edema, Marasmus
- Trial name
- NCT05009823
- Testing
- Standard F75, Alternative F75 With CMV, Alternative F75 Without CMV
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 1,959 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Risk of Malnutrition
Plant-based Versus Animal-based Oral Nutritional Supplements
Background information: Many people who are admitted to the hospital are at risk of malnutrition. In some patient groups, this can be as high as 40%.
- Trial name
- PAVOS (NCT07399886)
- Testing
- Fresubin Plant-based drink vanilla©, Fresubin Yodrink raspberry©
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Sarcopenia, Cirrhosis, Liver
LIver FRAilty Management IN Cirrhosis (LIFRAMIN)
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare food for special medical purposes (Aminolife Plus, by Piemme Pharmatech) vs. placebo in improving muscle mass and function in a cohort of cirrhotic patients.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Cirrhosis, Liver, Malnutrition; Protein
- Trial name
- LIFRAMIN (NCT06573229)
- Testing
- Aminolife Plus by Piemme Pharmatech, Italy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Sarcopenic Obesity, Frailty
Multicomponent Analysis of phYsical Frailty BiomarkErs: Focus on Mitochondrial Health - MAYBE
The study will be conducted in a group of obese sarcopenic patients (Sarco-Ob) aged > 60 years on moderately hypocaloric diet therapy aimed at comparing the effect of a strength exercise protocol, combined or not with dietary…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenic Obesity, Frailty, Malnutrition; Protein
- Trial name
- MAYBE (NCT05938205)
- Testing
- AA-1, AA-2, Exe-H
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
Undernutrition
Optimization of the Preservation of Muscle Mass and / or Its Recovery by a Protein-energy Chrononutrition Approach Dissociated From Meals
Muscle wasting has a multifactorial origin, including decreased physical activity, malnutrition, loss of post-incident muscle recovery abilities, and decreased ability to regenerate muscle.
- Trial name
- CARBOPTIMUS (NCT03867006)
- Testing
- Protein, Protein and Carbohydrate
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Malnutrition
Tolerance and Compliance of a High Caloric, High Protein Oral Nutritional Supplement - Free Intake
The aim of the study is to assess gastro-intestinal tolerance, palatability, compliance, and use of a high caloric, high protein oral nutritional supplement (ONS) in elderly people
- Trial name
- NCT02938234
- Testing
- High caloric, high protein ONS
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Fresenius Kabi
Marasmus, Kwashiorkor
Mothers Understand And Can do it - Mid Upper Arm Circumference Screening for Malnutrition Performed by Mothers
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE : To determine whether mothers, given minimal group training, are capable of using a MUAC (mid-upper arm circumference) bracelet to screen their children for malnutrition and categorise them into one of three…
- Conditions
- Marasmus, Kwashiorkor, Malnutrition; Degree, Moderate, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- MUAC (NCT01790815)
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance for International Medical Action
Vitamin D Deficiency
Effects of Vitamin D Dose and Genotype of the Binding Protein in Infants and Children
The purpose of this study is to determine if the vitamin D binding protein genotype influences circulating vitamin D levels and if it may have functional consequences on vitamin D activity.
- Trial name
- VitaD (NCT01050387)
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Sarcopenia, Skeletal Muscle Atrophy
Plant Protein Blend and Milk Protein Supplements in Older Individuals
Background Protein intake is important for skeletal muscle mass maintenance with aging and the ingestion of specifically-timed protein supplements could increase overall protein intake and thereby contribute to skeletal muscle…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Skeletal Muscle Atrophy, Protein Malnutrition
- Trial name
- Blend-D2O (NCT06403137)
- Testing
- Resistance exercise, Standardized diet, Plant protein supplement
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Insulin Sensitivity
Effect of Vitamin D Replacement on Insulin Sensitivity
Healthy subjects with low Vitamin D levels will be randomly assigned to either Vitamin D replacement or placebo for a period of 8 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT01268111
- Testing
- Ergocalciferols
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Protein Malnutrition
Formative Research Study to Address Protein Intake in Children and Analysis of Breast Milk Nutrient Content in Mothers
This formative research seeks to explore the use of egg (as a potential source of protein) as nutritional supplement for young children aged 6-8 months of either sex and breast milk composition of mothers of infants under 6…
- Trial name
- NCT03140696
- Testing
- Egg Alone, Egg and ready to use supplementary food (RUSF), Egg and breast milk
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Military Operational Stress Reaction, Malnutrition (Calorie)
Effects of Protein Supplementation on Lean Body Mass Recovery From Extreme Military Training
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the physiological consequences of extreme military training and determine whether protein supplementation enhances recovery by promoting gains in lean body mass.
- Conditions
- Military Operational Stress Reaction, Malnutrition (Calorie), Weight Loss, Muscle Wasting
- Trial name
- NCT02057094
- Testing
- Protein, High-Protein, and Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Sarcopenia, Frailty
Sarcopenia Prevention With a Targeted Exercise and Protein Supplementation Program
Physical inactivity and protein malnutrition have been implicated to be key and modifiable causes of enhanced muscle mass loss among seniors.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Frailty, Malnutrition; Protein, Fall
- Trial name
- STRONG (NCT03417531)
- Testing
- Protein Supplement, Protein-free Supplement, Active Exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 801 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Cognitive Impairment
Milk Fat Globule Membrane-Enhanced RUTF for Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the use of milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) in ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in children with severe acute malnutrition in Sierra Leone.
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition, Cognitive Impairment, Kwashiorkor, Severe Wasting
- Trial name
- MEND-SAM (NCT06869850)
- Testing
- MFGM-RUTF (milk fat globule membrane ready-to-use therapeutic food), S-RUTF (standard ready-to-use therapeutic food), Amoxicillin
- Where
- 10 sites in Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Malnutrition
A Study of an Oral Nutritional Supplement in a Malnourished Population With GI Tolerance Impairment
The purpose is to observe the compliance to a high-calorie, high protein peptide-based nutritional supplement after 3 months in a malnourished population with impaired gastrointestinal tolerance living in nursing homes and as…
- Trial name
- NCT02698540
- Testing
- Nutritional Supplement
- Where
- 23 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Vitamin D Deficiency, Sarcopenia
Vitamin D Deficiency and Body Composition in the Patients With Hemophilia
Hemophilia is associated with osteoporosis and increased prevalence of low bone mineral density (BMD). Many clinical risk factors have been reported, such as hemophilic arthropathy, reduced physical activity, decreased sun…
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Sarcopenia, Osteoporosis, Body Composition
- Trial name
- NCT05517070
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tsung-Ying Li
Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Protein Supplementation In Dialysis Patients
The dialysis population has a strikingly high incidence of mortality. The life expectancy of chronic dialysis patients is 20 years less than that of the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT03367000
- Testing
- Ceprolac, Dietary counseling (DC)
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- National University of Malaysia
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Persistent Diarrhea
Trial of Rice-Based F-75 in Severe Malnutrition & Persistent Diarrhea in Children (SAM-RICE Study)
The goal of this study is to find out if a rice-based version of the F-75 therapeutic food helps children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and persistent diarrhea recover better than the standard commercial F-75.
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition, Persistent Diarrhea, Children
- Trial name
- SAM-RICE (NCT07070856)
- Testing
- WHO-recommended standard therapeutic milk used for stabilization phase in SAM), HO-recommended Rice based therapeutic milk used for stabilization phase in SAM)
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Multan