Clinical trials: Stunted Growth
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
Sleep, Pregnancy
Halifax PrenaBelt Trial
Back and right-sided sleeping position in pregnant women has recently emerged as a potential risk factor for low birthweight (LBW) and stillbirth (SB) in the medical literature.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Pregnancy, Stillbirth, Infant, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT02377817
- Testing
- PrenaBelt
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allan Kember
Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Preterm Birth
Enhancing Prediction of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Africa Through Partnerships and Innovation
Pregnancy complications such as pre-eclampsia (high blood pressure during pregnancy), poor fetal growth, unexplained stillbirth, and spontaneous preterm birth are major causes of illness and death for mothers and babies in…
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Preterm Birth, Still Births, Abruptio Placentae
- Trial name
- EPAPOA (NCT07844876)
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Fetal Growth Restriction, Placental Insufficiency
Patterns of Aortic Isthmus Doppler in Early Fetal Growth Restriction , and the Changes in Aortic Isthmus Doppler Parameters With Every Changes of Other Early Iugr Parameters Like EFW, Uterine Artery Doppler, Cerebroplacental Ratio and Ductus Venosus Doppler in Comparison With Normal Group .
This study aims to evaluate the patterns of aortic isthmus Doppler in fetuses diagnosed with early fetal growth restriction (FGR) and to correlate these findings with the severity of FGR and other Doppler parameters.
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Restriction, Placental Insufficiency, Aortic Isthmus Doppler, Cerebroplacental Ratio
- Trial name
- NCT07676708
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Inadequate Child Growth
Enhancing Milk Consumption for Improved Nutrition in Rwanda
This study is a mixed-methods cluster-randomized controlled trial in Rwanda designed to measure the impact of a dairy asset transfer program with or without nutrition education promoting the home consumption of dairy milk and…
- Trial name
- NCT03455647
- Testing
- ASF promotion plus Girinka
- Where
- 2 sites in Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 746 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Malnourished Children, Stunting of Growth
Comprehensive Nutritional Support for Children in Zambia (ZamCNC) - A Pilot Investigation
In a recently completed intervention study, more than 50% of children in Lusaka were found to be stunted by age two, even when nutritional supplements were provided.
- Trial name
- ZamCnC (NCT07153913)
- Testing
- Intensive growth support
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Günther Fink
Child Nutrition, Stunting
Impact Evaluation of a Social Franchise Model for Improving Infant and Young Child Feeding and Child Nutrition in Vietnam
Alive \& Thrive is an initiative that aims to improve infant and young child feeding practices and reduce childhood stunting. In Vietnam, Alive \& Thrive's primary intervention is implemented through a social franchise linked…
- Conditions
- Child Nutrition, Stunting, Exclusive Breastfeeding, Complementary Feeding
- Trial name
- NCT01676623
- Testing
- Standard government health services, Alive & Thrive IYCF franchise services, Mass media campaign
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
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
Intrauterine Growth Restriction
Prediction of Low Birth Weight Infants Using Ultrasound Measurement of Placental Diameter and Thickness
Prediction of Low Birth Weight Infants using Ultrasound Measurement of Placental Diameter and Thickness
- Trial name
- NCT01501851
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 265 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams Maternity Hospital
Malnutrition, Stunting of Growth
Efficacy of Caterpillar Cereal for Complementary Feeding in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Two in every three infants in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) suffer from stunting of linear growth by 12 months of age.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Stunting of Growth, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Neurodevelopmental Impairment
- Trial name
- CAT02 (NCT01282788)
- Testing
- Caterpillar Cereal
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 222 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Malnutrition, Child, Growth; Stunting, Nutritional
Samaki Salama: Small-scale Fisheries for Healthy Nutrition and Ecosystems
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a bundled intervention to address malnutrition and its intersections with nutrition security and fisheries sustainability in Kilifi, Kenya.
- Trial name
- NCT05254444
- Testing
- Social marketing, social marketing + gear modification
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Fetal Macrosomia, Intrauterine Growth Disorders (IUGR and Macrosomia)
Estimation of Fetal Weight by Measuring Abdominal Circumference, Abdominal Subcutaneous Soft Tissue Thickness, Femur Length and Mid-thigh Soft Tissue Thickness
Traditional methods for estimating fetal weight (EFW) often miss the mark because they focus on bone and circumference while ignoring fetal fat. This study proposes a more inclusive formula to fix that.
- Conditions
- Fetal Macrosomia, Intrauterine Growth Disorders (IUGR and Macrosomia), Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
- Trial name
- NCT07575152
- Testing
- 3rd trimester ultrasound examination within 48-72 hours of delivery
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
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
Nutritional Stunting
Development of Appetite Measuring Tool and Appetite Status of Stunted Children
This study will provide a tool for researchers to measure important outcomes in relation to trial of intervention to reduce or prevent stunting.
- Trial name
- NCT02839148
- Testing
- Food supplementation
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Growth Disorders, Growth Failure
Randomized Clinical Trial of Two Different Initial Growth Hormone Doses in Children
A prospective, randomized, open-label single-blinded study of 50 subjects with growth hormone deficiency, ages 5 to 15 years in which 25 subjects will initiate rhGH therapy at 0.3mg/kg/week and the remaining 25 subjects will…
- Conditions
- Growth Disorders, Growth Failure, Growth Hormone Treatment, Growth
- Trial name
- NCT06103513
- Testing
- Somatropin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Fetal Surveillance, Intrauterine Growth Restriction
Comparison of Follow-up Protocols in Terms of Fetal, Neonatal and Maternal Results in Intrauterine Growth Retardation
This study will be undertaken to determine whether the frequency of fetal surveillance can be safely reduced from bi-weekly to weekly in the case of fetusus with intrauterine growth restriction.
- Trial name
- NCT04141189
- Testing
- weekly, bi-weekly
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 206 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Growth Disorders
Growth Chart Parameters, Risk Factors
comparison between growth chart parameters and different risk factors which can cause abnormal growth chart parameter
- Trial name
- NCT05841264
- Testing
- good feeding, cleaning
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Stunting in Under-2 Children
Evaluating Bundling of Nutrition-specific Interventions
Background: 1. Burden: The prevalence of stunting among the under-five children in Bangladesh was >55% in 1997, which reduced to 41.9% in 2011.
- Trial name
- NCT02768181
- Testing
- Nutrition-specific Behaviour change communication (BCC), Nutrient supplement to pregnant women (PNS), Nutrienr supplement to children 6m to 2 years
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 2,880 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Infant Nutrition Disorders, Health Behavior
Sharing Histories: Test of a Teaching Method for Community Health Workers
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an innovative methodology for training Community Health Workers that will improve their effectiveness in educating mothers to adopt best practice health behaviors in…
- Trial name
- NCT02903602
- Testing
- Sharing Histories training method for CHW, Standard training method for CHW
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Future Generations Graduate School
Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR)
Reproducibility of the Measurement of the Right Portal Vein Diameter
Although routine ultrasound is offered during the third trimester of pregnancy, less than a quarter of newborns with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) are suspected antenatally.
- Trial name
- PORTALGROWTH1 (NCT04617964)
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poitiers University Hospital