Clinical trials: Protein Malnutrition
Malnutrition Elderly, Protein Malnutrition
The Effect of a Plant-based, Protein-dense Sauce on Essential Amino Acid Concentrations and Gut Fullness in Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether meals fortified with plant-based high protein sauce (ProSauce) provide better metabolic availability of essential amino acids compared to meals with standard lower-protein…
- Trial name
- ProSauce (NCT06965699)
- Testing
- ProSauce, low-protein sauce
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
ICU Acquired Weakness, Muscle Atrophy
Improved Muscle Metabolism by Combination of Muscle Activation and Protein Substitution ( IMEMPRO )
Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness (ICUAW) describes muscle weakness that occurs in around 40% of patients during an intensive care stay.
- Conditions
- ICU Acquired Weakness, Muscle Atrophy, Energy Malnutrition Protein, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT05919940
- Testing
- Dietary Supplement: additional substitution of protein, Neuromuscular electrical stimulation, Early Mobilization
- Where
- 4 sites in Austria, Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Frailty, Sarcopenia
Combining Nutrition Supplementation With an Exercise Program in Elderly Malnourished Frail Patients After Hospital Stay
The objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility of a combined nutritional and home-based exercise intervention in elderly, malnourished, frail patients after hospital discharge.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Sarcopenia, Malnutrition; Protein
- Trial name
- NCT05325697
- Testing
- Intervention consisting of a multicomponent exercise program combined with an oral nutritional supplement
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University Department of Geriatric Medicine FELIX PLATTER
Protein Malnutrition
Comparison of Clinical Outcomes According to High-protein Provision in Critically Ill Patients After Abdominal Surgery
Protein malnutrition in critically ill patients is a global concern due to its association with prolonged hospital stays, and higher morbidity rates.
- Trial name
- NCT06458387
- Testing
- Active protein supplementation, Conventional protein supplementation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
Nutritional Deficiency, Cachexia
Optimal Protein Supplementation and Early Exercise In Mechanically Ventilated Patients
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) will be conducted where where mechanically ventilated patients will be randomized to optimal protein (Achieve 80% protein supplementation adequacy with daily titration) versus standard…
- Trial name
- NCT05603585
- Testing
- Optimal protein supplementation to achieve 80% protein adequacy.
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
CKD, Low Protein Dietary Intake
Suitability of a High-energy, Low-protein Formula (Renalive® LP)
Inclusion criteria (1) Diagnosed with chronic kidney disease stage 3b-5 (with history of eGFR<45 mL/min/1.73 m2) Exclusion criteria (1) Has received dialysis or are expected to start dialysis within the next 3 months.
- Conditions
- CKD, Low Protein Dietary Intake, Malnutrition (Calorie)
- Trial name
- NCT06892249
- Testing
- Renalive® LP,
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Fresenius Kabi Taiwan Ltd.
Crohn Disease, Absorption; Disorder, Protein
Impact of an Oligomeric Diet in Intestinal Absorption and Inflammatory Markers in Patients With Crohn Disease
This is a randomized, multicenter, translational, triple-blind, clinical trial in patients with Crohn's disease, who will be prescribed an oral nutritional supplement to control symptoms in the acute phase and to recover in the…
- Conditions
- Crohn Disease, Absorption; Disorder, Protein, Absorption; Disorder, Absorption; Disorder, Fat
- Trial name
- NCT04305535
- Testing
- Peptidic+Probiotic
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de la Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Muscle Atrophy, Aging
The Impact of Energy Intake and Short-term Disuse on Muscle Protein Synthesis Rates and Skeletal Muscle Mass in Middle-aged Adults.
In healthy middle-aged men and women, what is the effect of dietary energy restriction and energy surplus on daily muscle protein synthesis rates and muscle morphology, compared to energy balance, during free-living and…
- Conditions
- Muscle Atrophy, Aging, Energy Malnutrition Protein
- Trial name
- PIE (NCT04900701)
- Testing
- Energy status
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Hydrolyzed Casein and Whey Protein Supplementation and the Addition of Leucine to Induce Protein Anabolism in Malnourished COPD Patients
The aim of this study is the first aim of a NIH project that consists of 3 aims. The first aim examines the acute effects of two high-quality milk proteins (casein vs.
- Trial name
- NCT01154400
- Testing
- Casein protein hydrolysates, Whey protein hydrolysates, Casein protein hydrolysates + LEU
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Cognitive Impairment
Choline to Improve Malnutrition and Enhance Cognition
The goal of this clinical trial is to test adding choline to ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Malawi.
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition, Cognitive Impairment, Wasting, Kwashiorkor
- Trial name
- CHIME-SAM (NCT06154174)
- Testing
- C-RUTF (Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food with added choline), S-RUTF (Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food without added choline), Amoxicillin
- Where
- 10 sites in Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Kwashiorkor
Aromatic Amino Acid Metabolism in the Pathogenesis of Kwashiorkor
This research may explain whether a shortage of three special compounds called aromatic amino acids is responsible for the severe illness and high death rate of children with the kwashiorkor type of malnutrition and whether…
- Trial name
- NCT00429351
- Where
- Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Malnutrition
COPD: Oral Nutrition Supplements vs. Energy- and Protein Dense in Between Meal Snacks.
At least one fifth of patients in European hospitals are malnourished. Malnutrition is associated with negative consequences, including higher rates of complications, longer hospital stay, impaired wound healing and increased…
- Trial name
- COPD (NCT02251496)
- Testing
- In between meals snacks (Snacks-group), Oral nutrition supplement (ONS-group)
- Where
- Iceland
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iceland
Anemia, Vitamin D Deficiency
Evaluate the Change in Iron, Vitamin D, and C-Reactive Protein Level (CRP) in a 12 to 24 Week Period
The purpose of this study is to observe changes in iron status and vitamin D status during a 12-24 week supervised training program, specifically males and females between the ages of 30 and 50 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT01328704
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
Undernutrition
Can Protein Intake be Increased by Offering Protein-enriched Foods and Drinks?
The objective of this study is to investigate whether a protein-enriched daily menu is acceptable and effective in increasing protein intake in elderly in a residential care home up to an intake of 1,2 gram/ kg body weight per…
- Trial name
- EET-studie (NCT02141256)
- Testing
- Protein enriched products
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Kwashiorkor, Marasmus
Pilot Study of PUFA-optimized RUTF for Severe Acute Malnutrition
To test whether a ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) enriched with polyunsaturated fatty acids (RUTF-P) is as effective for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) as standard RUTF.
- Trial name
- NCT02053857
- Testing
- RUTF, RUTF-P, Amoxicillin
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Malnutrition
An Oral Nutritional Supplement Study in Older Malnourished Spanish Population
Post-marketing observational study of a nutritional care plan, including a higher calorie, higher protein oral nutritional supplement (ONS), prescribed to Spanish patients, both free living and residing and nursing homes, who…
- Trial name
- NCT02404987
- Testing
- Nutritional Supplement
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Diet, Healthy, Protein Deficiency
Protein and Performance (PROPER) in Endurance Athletes
The present study is a parallel group design with randomised allocation to either a 1) reduced protein diet (RP) or a 2) normal protein diet (NP).
- Trial name
- PROPER (NCT05426447)
- Testing
- Dietary intervention of reduced protein intake, Dietary intervention of normal protein intake
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D in Armenia: Vitamin D Repletion Strategies With Dibase, and Vitamin D and Vitamin D Binding Protein and COVID
This is a three-arm unblinded prospective interventional study of vitamin D supplementation in participants with insufficient vitamin D at three different induction and maintenance dosing regimens (high dose, low frequency…
- Trial name
- NCT06406543
- Testing
- Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol)
- Where
- Armenia
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Vitamin D Deficiency
Isolation of Vitamin D Binding Protein Isoforms From Human Volunteers
The purpose of this study is to isolate genotype-specific DBP/Gc from homozygous human volunteers and use these purified proteins to cross-validate existing or novel assays for this serum protein and to evaluate the binding…
- Trial name
- NCT02258035
- Testing
- Blood draw
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Malnutrition Elderly
Protein-Enriched Food Multi-Mix Impact on Nutritional Status of Community-Residing Older Adults
Malnutrition is a major health concern among older adults in Pakistan due to cultural, economic, and health barriers that limit proper nutrition.
- Trial name
- NCT07569809
- Testing
- Protein-Enriched Food Multi-Mix (FMM), Fortified Food Multi-Mix (FMM), Physical Activity
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Lahore