Clinical trials: Under Nutrition
Diarrhea
PROMISE EBF: Safety and Efficacy of Exclusive Breastfeeding Promotion in the Era of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa
The objective of the project is to develop and test an intervention to promote exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), to assess its impact on infant health in African contexts where a high prevalence of HIV is a barrier, and to…
- Trial name
- NCT00397150
- Testing
- Peer-support for exclusive breastfeeding
- Where
- 4 sites in Burkina Faso, South Africa and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 2,579 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre For International Health
Obese Adults, Overweight , Obesity
ASSESSMENT OF THE NATURAL HISTORY AND PROGNOSTIC FACTORS OF THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE IN SUB-PHENOTYPES OF PATIENTS WITH OBESITY: THE BOLOBE STUDY
The study is observational and single-center and involves (i) the establishment of a retrospective and prospective data collection, and (ii) the development of prognostic and predictive models of response to obesity therapies…
- Trial name
- BOLOBE (NCT07666425)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Community-based Screening of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and Measure the Impact of Health Education
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health concern. Currently 10-16% adults are affected with CKD. Adult individuals from low- and middle-income countries are at higher risk of developing CKD and End stage…
- Trial name
- NCT04094831
- Testing
- Health education
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Diabetes Mellitus, Type II [Non-insulin Dependent Type] [NIDDM Type] Uncontrolled
Nutrition Education Intervention in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Resource Poor Setting
The purpose of this study is to implement a nutrition education programme that was developed for type 2 diabetic adults in a resource poor setting and to evaluate the programme's effectiveness on health outcomes A randomized…
- Trial name
- NCT01095965
- Testing
- Nutrition education
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pretoria
Exercise Addiction, Diet Habit
Dietary Choice in Active Older Adult Women
The present study aimed to determine the effects of negative-calorie diet supplemented with exercise, on weight loss and lipid profile, and to compare its efficiency with low-calorie diet with exercise among elderly adult women…
- Conditions
- Exercise Addiction, Diet Habit, Obesity, Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT03082781
- Testing
- NCDsport, LCDsport
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- P.L.Shupik National Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education
Sports Nutrition, Biochemical Markers
Effect of a Short-term Multi-strain Probiotic Supplementation in Endurance Athletes
The aim of this project is to evaluate and identify the effect of a short-term 2-week multi-strain probiotic (MPRO) supplementation on the exercise-associated gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and perturbations in high level female…
- Conditions
- Sports Nutrition, Biochemical Markers, Exercise Performance, Aerobic Capacity
- Trial name
- NCT07252778
- Testing
- MPRO supplementation
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Krzysztof Durkalec-Michalski
Healthy
Bioavailability of Omega-3 Food Supplements in Healthy Subjects
The study will evaluate the bioavailability of omega-3 based dietary supplements under fasted conditions in healthy adult subjects. Each subject will participate in 5 treatment periods.
- Trial name
- NCT02376621
- Testing
- PronovaPure 150:500 triglycerides, Pronovum PRF-048, Pronovum PRF-037
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pronova BioPharma
Chronic Plaque Psoriasis, Obesity
Moderate Weight Loss Makes Obese Patients With Severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis Responsive to Sub-Optimal Dose of Cyclosporine: an Investigator Blinded, Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial
The study hypothesis is to investigate whether a moderate weight loss (i.e. a weight reduction of at least 5%) could improve the response rate to a suboptimal dose of cyclosporine in patients with severe psoriasis.
- Trial name
- NCT00512187
- Testing
- low calorie diet
- Where
- Italy
- Sponsor
- Universita di Verona
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Hypovitaminosis D
Diabetes Intervention Trial With Vitamin D in Subjects of Nordic and Sub-Indian Ethnicity
The aim of this 6 months study is to evaluate the metabolic effects of 400.000-600.000 IU of vitamin D supplementation in subjects with type 2 diabetes and hypovitaminosis D.
- Trial name
- DIVINE (NCT00992797)
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol, Orange juice
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Aker
Nutritional Requirements
Displacement of Iodine Balance Value During Pregnancy and the Mechanism of Breast Iodine Homeostasis During Lactation
In order to solve the bottleneck problems of"zero balance displacement"and"large variation of breastmilk"in the study of iodine EAR of pregnant women, lactating women and infants, firstly, this study intends to clarify the rate…
- Trial name
- NCT05730803
- Testing
- dietary intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Medical University
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Growth Hormone in Children Under 2 Years With Prader-Willi in Hospital of Sabadell
The PWS is a genetic disease with intellectual disabilities associated with multiple manifestations in other body systems. It is characterized by hypothalamic-pituitary abnormalities with severe hypotonia during the early years…
- Trial name
- NCT02205450
- Testing
- Recombinant Somatropin
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Corporacion Parc Tauli
Critical Illness, Malnutrition
The EFFORT Trial and EFFORT Outcomes Sub-study (EFFORT-Outcomes)
The investigators will evaluate the effects of higher protein/amino acid dosing (≥2.2 g/kg/d) vs usual care of protein/amino acid dosing (≤1.2 g/kg/d) over muscle mass in nutritionally high risk ill patients
- Trial name
- NCT04931940
- Testing
- Usual Care, Higher Protein/Amino Acid Group
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia, Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- Clinical Evaluation Research Unit at Kingston General Hospital
Malnutrition, Child
Community-based, Controlled, Open-label, Cluster-randomized Trial for the Reduction of Chronic Malnutrition in Children Under Two Years of Age, With Three Intervention Arms Grouped by Clusters, in Two Provinces in Southern Angola, Huíla and Cunene.
The severity of the stunting in the provinces of Huíla and Cunene, Angola, in children aged 6 to 59 months is considered to be very high, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of 2018.
- Trial name
- NCT05571280
- Testing
- Nutritional Supplementation, Money transfers, Standard intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Angola
- Volunteers
- 1,423 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Obesity
ACE Stapler Sub Study
Obesity and its associated conditions have reached epidemic proportions. Estimates are that about one third of the adults in the United States have obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT02381340
- Testing
- ACE stapling procedure
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Iron-deficiency, Vitamin A Deficiency
Sub Regional Micronutrient Survey in Ethiopia
To conduct a sub-regional micronutrient survey (SRMNS) assessing the prevalence of vitamin A, Zn, and Fe status in the country
- Conditions
- Iron-deficiency, Vitamin A Deficiency, Zinc Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT03353662
- Testing
- Women of Gamo Gofa, Children of Gamo Gofa, Women of West Gojjam
- Where
- 2 sites in Ethiopia, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Myocardial Dysfunction, Newborn Morbidity
Myocardial Deformation Before and After Birth
Knowledge on the changes in myocardial function in the last weeks before birth and during the first year of life is limited. Through fetal and post-natal echocardiography we intend to describe these changes using myocardial…
- Conditions
- Myocardial Dysfunction, Newborn Morbidity, Maternal Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04060381
- Testing
- Blood transfusion, Ibuprofen, or epinephrine, norepinephrine or dopamine
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Malnutrition
Prevention of Linear Growth Failure in Infants and Young Children With Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements (iLiNS-DOSE)
The use of lipid-based nutrients (LNS), such as Nutributter or fortified spread (FS), have been associated with improved growth and development outcomes among infants in Ghana and Malawi.
- Trial name
- iLiNS-DOSE (NCT00945698)
- Testing
- Lipid-based nutrient supplement, 10gM, Lipid-based nutrient supplement, 20gM, Lipid-based Nutrient Supplement, 20gNoM
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,920 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Malnutrition, Child, Wasting Disease
Cash Plus Interventions for Prevention of Acute Malnutrition in Children Under 5 and Their Mothers in Somalia
This trial studied different combinations of cash assistance to families that live in food insecure areas of Somalia and aimed to understand if this cash assistance provided reduced malnutrition of children and mothers.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Child, Wasting Disease, Stunting, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT06642012
- Testing
- Cash only, Cash + Social Behavior Change Communication, Cash + top-up cash
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Somalia
- Volunteers
- 3,384 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Child Nutrition Disorders, Malnutrition
Community Based Management of Severe Malnutrition in Tribal Area of Melghat- Cluster Randomized Control Field Trial
Provision of community based health care to severely malnourished children (Age group: 6 months through 5 years) in 16 tribal villages by trained semi-literate village health workers. 1.
- Trial name
- SAMMAN (NCT02671786)
- Testing
- MAHAN RUTF & MAHAN Vit-Min mix
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 824 people
- Sponsor
- MAHAN Trust
Obesity, Diet Modification
Anthropometric Parameters, Metabolic Profile and Function of the Respiratory System in Obese Patients
Obesity is currently considered an increasingly more severe social and health related problem. The World Health Organization qualified obesity as a chronic disease along with circulatory diseases, diabetes, cancer and respiratory…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diet Modification, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT03346421
- Testing
- diet and physical activity
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Medical Sciences