Clinical trials: Undernutrition
Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM), Undernutrition
Effectiveness of Positive Deviance/Hearth in Treating Uncomplicated Moderate Acute Malnutrition in Children 6-59 Months in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh
The goal of this clinical trial (cluster randomized controlled trial) is to learn whether a Positive Deviance/Hearth (PDH) intervention can effectively treat moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and reduce relapse compared to…
- Conditions
- Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM), Undernutrition, Wasting
- Trial name
- PD/Hearth MAM (NCT07591064)
- Testing
- PD/Hearth is a behavioral change program that teaches caregivers how to cook and feed their children. A nutrient-dense meal using local ingredients will be fed to children during Hearth sessions., Standard of Care (Investigator Selected)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- World Vision US
Undernutrition
Effectiveness of Small-Quantity vs Medium-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements for Prevention of Undernutrition in Young Children
Nutrition is essential for a child's growth, brain development, and protection from disease. While breastmilk provides the best nutrition for young infants, children older than six months may not get all the nutrients they need…
- Trial name
- NCT07451951
- Testing
- Medium-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement (MQ-LNS), Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement (SQ-LNS)
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,568 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Undernutrition, Healthy
Iron Absorption From Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements
The overall objective of this study is to determine dietary iron absorption from lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) in apparently healthy and undernourished children.
- Trial name
- NCT06870201
- Testing
- Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplement
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Malnutrition in Children, Undernutrition
Nutrition Intervention Among Ethnic Minority Children Aged 5-16 Years in Tra Vinh Province, Vietnam
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a nutrition health education intervention among ethnic minority children aged 5-16 years in Tra Vinh Province, Vietnam.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition in Children, Undernutrition, Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT07583667
- Testing
- Nutrition Health Education
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 811 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Undernutrition, Elderly Person
Finger Food, Pleasure at Your Fingertips: Randomized Pilot Study, Open-label and Parallel Groups
Food is available in easy-to-grip bites that allow residents in care settings to use their fingers for food. This new way of eating can help limit weight loss, increase food intake, gain independence and improve the enjoyment of…
- Trial name
- PLAID (NCT05389098)
- Testing
- Hand-Eating, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Undernutrition, Anemia
Effect of Moringa Royal Jelly on the Nutritional Status and Cognitive Level of Adolescent Girls
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a locally developed supplement called MRJ - a combination of Moringa oleifera (drumstick tree) extract and royal jelly - can improve the nutritional status and cognitive…
- Conditions
- Undernutrition, Anemia, Stunting, Cognitive Function 1, Social
- Trial name
- MRJ (NCT07037498)
- Testing
- Moringa Oleifera
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 372 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasanuddin University
Appetite Loss, Physical Inactivity
APPETITE: Plant Protein and Exercise Solutions for the Prevention of Undernutrition in Older Adults.
The APPETITE Trial aims to investigate the efficacy of innovative plant protein fibre (PPF) products (developed in a previous workpackage) as part of a personalised diet with/out physical activity on appetite and incidence of…
- Conditions
- Appetite Loss, Physical Inactivity, Undernutrition, Anorexia of Aging
- Trial name
- NCT05608707
- Testing
- Physical activity intervention, Personalised nutrition intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany, Ireland and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin
Gestational Weight Gain, Diet, Food, and Nutrition
Nutri-CAP: Nutrition for Children, Adolescent Girls, and Pregnant Women in Slums of Dhaka City
The objective of the research project is to establish an evidence-based sustainable nutrition service delivery platform for optimizing pregnancy weight gain, increasing dietary diversity of adolescent girls, and ensuring proper…
- Conditions
- Gestational Weight Gain, Diet, Food, and Nutrition, Undernutrition, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05311436
- Testing
- Experimental - Intensive nutrition counselling for pregnant, adolescent and under2 children
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 3,278 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Aging, Appetite Loss
Effect of a Novel Protein Ingredient Combined With Oral Nutritional Supplement on Appetite in Older Adults
Reduced appetite can occur with ageing and is linked to a higher risk of undernutrition, poorer physical function and becoming frail. Strategies to increase appetite are needed to improve healthy ageing.
- Conditions
- Aging, Appetite Loss, Undernutrition
- Trial name
- NCT06478147
- Testing
- Oral Nutritional Supplement, Oral Nutritional Supplement + Whey Protein Hydrolysate, Whey Protein Hydrolysate + still water
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin
Undernutrition, Stunting
The Effectiveness of HBM-based Education Program on Improve Knowledge and Behaviors
The randomized controlled trial design with one intervention arm (nutrition education and complementary feeding) and one control (usual care) arm (1:1 ratio).
- Conditions
- Undernutrition, Stunting, Wasting, Underweight
- Trial name
- NCT05517395
- Testing
- health nutrition education, usual care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Undernutrition
The Comparison of Handgrip Strength, Lean Mass, and Blood Pressure in Primary School Children Aged 8-10 Years Old With Undernutrition and Normal Nutritional Status
Undernutrition occurs in 900 million individuals globally, so it is a very important health problem because it contributes to high mortality rates, especially in children.
- Trial name
- NCT05952479
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Airlangga
Overnutrition, Undernutrition
Early Life Nutritional Exposures and Long-term Health and Cognitive Outcomes
This study aims to investigate the relationship of the various exposures during infancy and childhood on later health and development of adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT01979770
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 529 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Undernutrition
Nutritional Support and Prophylaxis Doses of Azithromycin for Pregnant Women - Mumta Pregnant Women Trial
This four arm trial envisions to generate robust evidence for use of a fortified balanced energy-protein supplement to pregnant women for at least 6 months, alone versus in combination of Azithromycin (AZM) prophylaxis (two…
- Trial name
- MumtaPW (NCT04012177)
- Testing
- Balanced-energy protein (BEP), Azithromycin Tablets, Choline Bitartrate
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,884 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vital Pakistan Trust
Aging, Undernutrition
Determination of In-vivo Plasma AA Appearance From Plant Protein Fibre Products
This study aims to assess the digestibility and efficacy of the study groups previously developed innovative plant-based protein and fibre products.
- Conditions
- Aging, Undernutrition, Appetite Loss, Age-Related Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- NCT05420142
- Testing
- Net peripheral AA appearance following ingestion of 3 selected PPF products compared to whey
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland, Italy
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin
Anemia, Undernutrition
Maternal Nutrition Interventions in Uttar Pradesh, India
Maternal nutrition has been a long-standing concern of health authorities globally and in India. Despite the availability of proven, affordable interventions, and progressive policies and program platforms such as Maternal…
- Conditions
- Anemia, Undernutrition, Underweight, Stunting
- Trial name
- NCT03378141
- Testing
- Maternal Nutrition Behavior change
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Stunting, Wasting
Weight Patterns in the Month After Birth
This is a prospective cohort study that will be conducted in four low income countries to describe newborn weight patterns in the first month after birth and their association with clinical and demographic factors including…
- Conditions
- Stunting, Wasting, Undernutrition, Feeding Patterns
- Trial name
- NCT04025827
- Testing
- Dietary intake
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Guinea-Bissau and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 741 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Stunting, Undernutrition
Bangladesh MSNP: Social Protection Mixed Methods Study
Despite progress in reducing high levels of undernutrition in Bangladesh, gaps in progress persist. They are particularly acute between rural and urban areas, and between the lowest wealth quintile and highest.
- Trial name
- NCT04166370
- Testing
- Control, Strengthened (Services and SBCC), Strengthened (Services and SBCC) + CCT
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
Stunting, Undernutrition
Bangladesh MSNP: Agricultural/Livelihood Mixed Methods Study
Despite progress in reducing high levels of undernutrition in Bangladesh, gaps in progress persist. They are particularly acute between rural and urban areas, and between the lowest wealth quintile and highest.
- Trial name
- HFP MSNP (NCT04185597)
- Testing
- HFP Intervention: Delivered by Community Farmers, HFP Intervention: Delivered by agricultural Retailers, Control
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 4,067 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
Undernutrition
Nutritional Support for Lactating Women and Azithromycin to Infants - Mumta Lactating Women Trial
A community-based, randomized control, assessor blinded trial in peri-urban settings of Karachi, Pakistan to study the impact of Lipid-based Nutritional Supplement for Pregnant and Lactating women which is balanced energy-protein…
- Trial name
- MumtaLW (NCT03564652)
- Testing
- Balanced energy-protein (BEP), Azithromycin
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 957 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vital Pakistan Trust
Undernutrition, Stunting
Rural-urban Disparities in the Nutritional Status of Younger Adolescents in Tanzania.
Africa faces rapid urbanization, has the second highest population growth rate, makes up one-fifth of the world's youth population, and experiences stagnant rates of undernutrition.
- Conditions
- Undernutrition, Stunting, Adolescent Development
- Trial name
- NCT04640389
- Testing
- Cross-sectional study/no intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst