Clinical trials: Trace Elements
Lung Cancer
Study of Lung Cancer in Appalachian Kentucky: The Role of Environmental Carcinogens
This is a research study about the relationship between lung cancer and environmental risk factors. The purpose of this study is to try to understand the effects of trace elements such as arsenic and chromium, as well as radon on…
- Trial name
- NCT01648166
- Testing
- Environmental sampling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Susanne Arnold
Anemia, Iron Deficiency
Is Iron Deficiency the Cause of Anemia Among Women in Cambodia?
Globally, the most common cause of anemia is thought to be iron deficiency anemia (IDA). This was assumed to be the major cause of anemia in Cambodia, because Cambodian diets, which consist mainly of rice, lack iron-rich animal…
- Conditions
- Anemia, Iron Deficiency, Hemoglobin Disorder, Infection
- Trial name
- NCT02481375
- Testing
- Multiple micronutrients, Iron
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 809 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Growth and Development
Investigation of Iron Uptake From Micronutrient Fortified Powder Versus From Tailored Control in Milk
The present study supplements iron as part of multiple micro-nutrient supplementation to demonstrate that intake of a micronutrient fortified powder in milk helps increase the uptake of key micronutrients like iron due to unique…
- Trial name
- NCT02254460
- Testing
- Test, Control
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Physical Fitness, Nutritional Status
Nutrition, Physical Performance & Fitness in Indian School Children
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of nutritional supplement on physical performance measures of apparently healthy school going children in India.
- Trial name
- NCT00876018
- Testing
- Nutritional supplement
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Congestive Heart Failure, Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Micronutrients as Palliative Care Therapy in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure
The purpose of this project is to conduct a preliminary test of the feasibility of a multi-micronutrient intervention to improve micronutrient status, cardiac function and quality of life in Veterans with Congestive Heart Failure…
- Trial name
- NCT01474486
- Testing
- Micronutrients
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Phoenix VA Health Care System
Heart Failure
Micronutrient Supplementation in Patients With Heart Failure
There is some evidence to suggest that patients with heart failure may have a reduced dietary intake of vitamins and essential minerals (micronutrients) and that this may worsen the function of the heart.
- Trial name
- MINT-HF (NCT01005303)
- Testing
- Forceval plus 50 micrograms Vitamin D3
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Diarrhea, Respiratory Infection
Micronutrient Sprinkles in a Daycare Center
Diarrheal diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally in children less than 5 years of age. Prolonged diarrhea, recurrent infections and growth failure in developing countries are usually a consequence of…
- Trial name
- NCT00967551
- Testing
- Micronutrient Sprinkles with zinc, Micronutrient sprinkles without zinc
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Effects of Micronutrient (Chromium) Supplementation on Diabetes
6-8% of USA population has diabetes. Intensive blood glucose control dramatically reduces the devastating complications that result from poorly controlled diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT01709123
- Testing
- chromium niacinate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Micronutrients to Prevent Noise-induced Hearing Loss
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a significant clinical, social, and economic issue. Studies in animals have allowed us to identify mechanisms contributing to NIHL, including direct mechanical trauma, free radicals formed in…
- Trial name
- NCT00808470
- Testing
- beta-carotene, vitamins C and E, magnesium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Infant Mortality, Preterm Birth
Antenatal Micronutrient Supplementation and Infant Survival
The purpose of this community-based randomized trial is to examine whether a daily antenatal and postnatal multiple micronutrient supplement given to women will enhance newborn and infant survival and health and other birth…
- Conditions
- Infant Mortality, Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight, Neonatal Mortality
- Trial name
- JiVitA-3 (NCT00860470)
- Testing
- Iron (27 mg) - folic acid (600 ug), Multiple micronutrient
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 44,567 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Micronutrient Supplementation in Children With ASD
An open-label examination of changes in metabolites with use of micronutrients in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Investigators will also measure behavioral measures monthly at school with teachers and parents…
- Trial name
- NCT05268744
- Testing
- Micronutrient
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco