Clinical trials: Wasting
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Muscle Wasting
Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Protein Modulation to Induce Anabolism in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Aim 2
Loss of muscle protein is generally a central component of weight loss in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01624792
- Testing
- Olive oil, Fish oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
Military Operational Stress Reaction, Malnutrition (Calorie)
Physiological Response to Protein and Energy-enhanced Food Products During Winter Military Training
Soldiers commonly lose muscle mass during training and combat operations that produce large energy deficits (i.e., calories burned > calories consumed).
- Conditions
- Military Operational Stress Reaction, Malnutrition (Calorie), Weight Loss, Muscle Wasting
- Trial name
- NCT05210205
- Testing
- EAA, Energy Dense, Control
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Sepsis, Cardiac Arrest
Thigh Muscle Mass and Muscle Wasting in Patients in the Emergency Department
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate whether thigh muscle mass and muscle wasting are associated with mortality in patients who visit the emergency department.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Cardiac Arrest, Acute Respiratory Failure, Patients Who Visit Emergency Department
- Trial name
- NCT05978154
- Testing
- Thigh muscle mass and muscle wasting (exposure)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Korea University Ansan Hospital
Hypertension
L-citrulline Supplementation & Cold Exposure
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is considered the primary cause of death in the developed world. Large scale epidemiological studies indicate that prevalence of hypertension along with adverse cardiovascular events peak during the…
- Trial name
- NCT01462591
- Testing
- L-citrulline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Malnutrition, Stunting
Child Health, Nutrition and Microbiome Development
Childhood malnutrition is a global public health issue with devastating consequences on the health, well-being, and psychosocial development of children.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Stunting, Wasting, Underweight
- Trial name
- CHAMP (NCT05793294)
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Khyber Medical University Peshawar
Malnutrition, Infant, Malnutrition, Child
Efficacy of Mobile Health Application in Promotion of Exclusive Breast Feeding and Young Child Feeding Practices in Pakistan
Early life nutrition is the key modifiable determinant of child growth, development, survival and diseases of adult onset. Pakistan ranks highest for neonatal mortality rate (44.2/1000 live births (LBs)) globally.
- Trial name
- NCT05590351
- Testing
- First diet: m-health coaching application, Face to Face counselling
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Cachexia; Cancer, Diet Modification
Exercise and Nutritional Rehabilitation in Patients With Cancer
In patients with incurable cancer, general deterioration in their ability to walk, exercise and care for themselves is often regarded as an inevitable consequence of this.
- Conditions
- Cachexia; Cancer, Diet Modification, Physical Activity, Advanced Cancer
- Trial name
- ENeRgy (NCT03316157)
- Testing
- ProSure, Physical Exercise
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Cancer, Cachexia
Neurobehavioural and Cognitive Changes in Cancer Cachexia (CANCOG)
The goal of this observational study is to to look for changes within the brain, and changes in body-to-brain signals in people with cancer and people who do not have cancer. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Cachexia, Cachexia-Anorexia Syndrome, Appetite Loss
- Trial name
- CANCOG (NCT06112964)
- Testing
- MRI/ Functional MRI, Self-reported questionnaires, Computer based tasks
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cambridge
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
Cachexia, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Role of Myostatin, Activin A and Follistatin Cachexia of ENT Cancers
The main objective of our study was to determine the modifications of blood myostatin and activin A concentrations associated with head and neck cancers.
- Conditions
- Cachexia, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Head and Neck Cancer
- Trial name
- MYOCACH (NCT03162042)
- Testing
- Tumor removal
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Sarcopenia, Obesity
Investigating the Link Between Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) and Muscle Wasting in Sarcobesity
The study aims to explore whether a high level of AGEs (Advanced Glycation end products) derived from the diet may mediate diet-related muscle loss in Western-type diet, influencing the onset and progression of sarcopenia…
- Trial name
- Westernage (NCT06438900)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carita
Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Caregiver
Frequency of Cachexia in Ambulatory Cancer Patients and Psychological Burden in Patients and Their Primary Caregivers
This trial studies the frequency of cachexia in ambulatory cancer patients and the psychological burden in patients and their primary caregivers who are referred to an outpatient supportive care clinic.
- Conditions
- Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Caregiver, Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Recurrent Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT04090619
- Testing
- Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Cachexia, Neoplasms
Cancer-associated Muscle Mass - Molecular Factors and Exercise Mechanisms
Muscle mass loss is a common adverse effect of cancer. Muscle mass loss occurs with or without reduction in body weight. Cancer cachexia (CC) is the involuntary loss of body weight of >5% within 6 months and it occurs in 50-80%…
- Conditions
- Cachexia, Neoplasms, Exercise, Metabolism
- Trial name
- PANACEA (NCT05307367)
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Metastatic Cancer, Cachexia; Cancer
Cancer-Associated Muscle Atrophy and Weakness: An Investigation of Etiology
This study is designed to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms leading to muscle wasting and metabolic abnormalities in skeletal muscle of cancer patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03012139
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Neurodevelopment, Child Growth
Building Opportunities for Nurturing Care to Enhance Child Development in Eastern and Southern Africa
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to adapt and test a package of interventions to provide nurturing care for children aged 0-2 years in three countries (Botswana, Kenya, Zimbabwe).
- Trial name
- BONDS (NCT07430826)
- Testing
- Friendship Bench, Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Curriculum, Play-Based Curriculum
- Volunteers
- 1,260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms, Bronchial Carcinoma
Effect of an Antioxidant on Cancer-Cachectic Patients Undergoing Exercise Training
The purpose of the study is to tests the hypothesis, that N-acetylcysteine (a thiol-antioxidant)improves the exercise training effect on cancer patients that experience weight loss (cachexia) as assessed by muscle mass and…
- Conditions
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms, Bronchial Carcinoma, Hodgkin Disease, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00196885
- Testing
- N-acetylcysteine
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- German Cancer Research Center
Malnutrition in Children, Children Exposed to HIV
A Trial Testing a Two-way SMS Platform to Recognize and Prevent Wasting Among HIV-infected and HIV-exposed Uninfected Children in Kenya
The goal of this study is to test if a two-way text-message (SMS) maternally administered malnutrition monitoring system (MAMMS) that delivers infant and young child feeding (IYCF) education and supports caregivers in monitoring…
- Trial name
- MAMMS IYCF R33 (NCT06842732)
- Testing
- Maternal Administered Malnutrition Monitoring System - Infant and Young Child Feeding (MAMMS IYCF) intervention, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 776 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Cancer Cachexia
Effect of Gene Polymorphisms on the Pathogenesis of Cancer Cachexia
Cachexia not only directly increases the morbidity and mortality, it also aggravates the side effects of chemotherapy and reduces the overall quality of life that is often considered the major and direct cause of morbidity of a…
- Trial name
- NCT04131478
- Testing
- Pharmacogenetic testing
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Cancer Cachexia
A First in Human Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics Effects of OC514
Oncocross is developing OC514, a drug-drug combination product containing 2 active pharmaceutical ingredients for cancer cachexia.
- Trial name
- NCT05264038
- Testing
- OC514 (Low dose), OC514 (Mid dose), OC514 (High dose)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oncocross Australia Pty Ltd.
Emergencies, Toxicomania
PeRfusion Emergency VEiNlite Transillumination
When taking care of an emergency patient (Emergency Reception Service: UAS and Urgent Medical Assistance Service: SAMU), the installation of a peripheral venous route (VVP) is an important step.
- Conditions
- Emergencies, Toxicomania, Hypotension, Obesity
- Trial name
- PREVENT (NCT04628975)
- Testing
- transillumination dispositif
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France