Clinical trials: Protein-Energy Malnutrition
Delirium, Confusion
Improving Safety of Diagnosis and Therapy in the Inpatient Setting
To improve the safety of diagnosis and therapy for a set of conditions and undifferentiated symptoms for hospitalized patients, the investigators will employ a set of methods and tools from the disciplines of systems engineering…
- Conditions
- Delirium, Confusion, Mental Status Change, Back Pain
- Trial name
- PSLL2-0 (NCT04393909)
- Testing
- Diagnostic Uncertainty Educational Curriculum, Diagnostic Timeout, Patient Diagnostic (Dx) Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
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
Orthopedic, Osteo Arthritis Knee
Energy Status and Protein Intake As Prognostic Indicators of Rehabilitative Outcomes
The proposed project is novel in its goal to establish a foundation for evidence-based rehabilitative nutrition guidelines to enhance perioperative patient care and improve post-operative rehabilitative outcomes specific to…
- Conditions
- Orthopedic, Osteo Arthritis Knee, Hip Osteoarthritis, Protein-Energy Malnutrition
- Trial name
- ESPI-PRO (NCT06734845)
- Testing
- Total Knee Arthroplasty, Total Joint Arthroplasty
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Pregnancy and Early Lactation Among Women Living in an Area Endemic for Malnutrition
Balanced Protein-Energy Supplement in Pregnancy and Early Lactation on Birth Outcomes and Growth in Southern Nepal
This project will test the efficacy of a balanced protein energy supplement for daily use during pregnancy and the first 6 months after delivery on the outcomes of pregnancy and growth of infants during the first 6 months of…
- Trial name
- NCT03668977
- Testing
- Fortified balanced protein-energy.
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 1,944 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Newborn Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Evaluation of a PCM Mattress to Treat HIE Infants During Transport
Background the research proposed herein is in line with the Swedish Research Council's current focus on International collaborations and postdoctoral work abroad.
- Trial name
- PCMhypo (NCT05361473)
- Testing
- The NeoHilda Point of care method, Traditional evaluation
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Healthy
Food Matrices Based on Fruit Pastes as Vectors of Carbohydrates for the Prevention and Management of Protein-energy Undernutrition in the Elderly (Fruisenior)
To develop more natural fruit pastes matrices that can effectively act as carbohydrate vectors in the elderly population and that are part of a normal diet while maintaining the pleasure of eating.
- Trial name
- Fruisenior (NCT04482530)
- Testing
- fruit paste matrice
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Malnutrition
Novel Meal Service Improves Nutritional Intake
This study aims to investigate whether a novel meal service FoodforCare (FfC), comprising 6-protein-rich meals a day following proactive advice from a nutritional assistant, improves dietary intake and patient satisfaction…
- Trial name
- NCT03195283
- Testing
- Meal service
- Volunteers
- 637 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Gastrointestinal Tolerance
Oral Nutritional Supplement in Adults With or at Risk of Malnutrition
This is a multi-center, prospective, non-randomized, non-blinded, single-arm, single treatment study.
- Trial name
- NCT07426406
- Testing
- Experimental Nutrition Product
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Child Nutrition Disorders
A Nutrition/Hygiene Education Program for the Prevention of Child Malnutrition in Rural Kenya
This study will determine if an education program about hygiene and child feeding practices, taught by local village community health workers, will improve child growth and decrease the prevalence of childhood malnutrition in a…
- Trial name
- NCT01679535
- Testing
- nutrition and hygiene education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 246 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Pregnancy, Protein-Energy Malnutrition
NutFish and Nutrient Supplementation in Pregnancy Class to Improve Maternal and Birth Outcomes
This study evaluates the intervention of Nut Fish based food, micro nutrients supplementation and pregnancy class to improve maternal and birth outcome. This is cluster randomized trial with two arms.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Protein-Energy Malnutrition, Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT02959125
- Testing
- NutFish Based Food Supplementation, Multiple micronutrients, Health Education in Pregnancy Class
- Where
- 2 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Semarang Health Polytechnic
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
Malnutrition
MEDPass Trial: MedPass Versus Conventional Administration of Oral Nutritional Supplements
The aim of the randomized-controlled, single-center MEDPass trial is to assess the effects of MEDPass versus conventional administration of oral nutritional supplements (ONS) on energy and protein intake in medical and geriatric…
- Trial name
- NCT03761680
- Testing
- MEDPass mode of administration, Control Intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 204 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Protein-Energy Malnutrition
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Protein Pulse-Feeding Pattern in Elderly Patients
The researchers tested the hypothesis that a protein pulse-feeding pattern was more efficient in improving muscle mass and immune functions than was a protein spread-feeding pattern, after 45 days, in elderly malnourished…
- Trial name
- PRO-PULSé (NCT00135590)
- Testing
- Protein pulse-feeding, Spread diet
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Stroke
Brain State-dependent PCMS in Chronic Stroke
After stroke, people often have difficulty using their hands. Combined brain and nerve stimulation can strengthen the neural pathways that control hand function.
- Trial name
- NCT04830163
- Testing
- Brain state-dependent paired corticomotoneuronal stimulation (PCMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Malnutrition (Calorie), Protein-energy Malnutrition
Composite Flour Cookies for Improving Nutrition in Malnourished Children
Malnutrition is a major public health concern among children in developing countries, leading to impaired growth and increased risk of morbidity.
- Trial name
- CFC-MAL (NCT07504133)
- Testing
- Composite Flour Cookies
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Mairaj Noor
Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED), Malnutrition
The Maternal EED Study
Undernutrition among women of reproductive age is more common in South Asia than in any other region. In South Asia, the prevalence of maternal undernutrition varies between 10 and 40%.
- Conditions
- Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED), Malnutrition, Women of Reproductive Age, Gut Microbiota
- Trial name
- NCT05862363
- Testing
- Microbiota-directed balanced energy protein (MD-BEP), Ready-to-use supplementary food-balanced energy protein (RUSF-BEP), Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Disease Related Malnutrition
Effect of Plant Based High Energy High Protein Oral Nutritional Supplement on Nutritional Intake in Patients With or at Risk of Disease Related Malnutrition.
The subjects will use study product twice daily for 8 weeks starting at Visit 1. The recommendation is to consume one serving in the morning and one in the afternoon / evening between meals.
- Trial name
- PRO-PLANT (NCT06781619)
- Testing
- Test Product: Plant based high energy high protein ONS, Control Product: Dairy based high energy high protein ONS
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Nutricia Research
Plasma Cell Myeloma, Multiple Myeloma
Collection of Transplant Stem Cells for Plasma Cell Myeloma
Background: One beneficial treatment for plasma cell myeloma is high-dose chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplant. Researchers want to collect stem cells from the blood for later transplant.
- Trial name
- NCT01547806
- Testing
- Filgrastim, Plerixafor, Apheresis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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
Chronic Kidney Diseases, Protein-Energy Malnutrition
Effect of a Specialized Oral Supplement on Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in Non-dialysis CKD
Patients whit chronic kidney disease (CKD) there is a high prevalence of nutritional disorders and negative changes in body composition, which is strongly associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT06576479
- Testing
- Nutritious Shake, Nutritional counseling
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- NIN Institute