Clinical trials: Wasting Syndrome
Pregnancy
Waiting Time. Wasting Time
Our study's principle purpose is to determine whether decreasing waiting time before being seen for antenatal care increases demand for and use of antenatal care services in Mozambique.
- Trial name
- NCT02938936
- Testing
- Pre-natal visit scheduling
- Volunteers
- 597 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Underweight, Wasting
Preventing Infant Malnutrition With Early Supplementation
Background: Worldwide, more than 50 million children under 5 years of age are wasted (weight-for-length/height Z-score (WLZ) <-2) and over 150 million children under 5 are stunted (length/height-for-age Z-score (LAZ) <-2); such…
- Conditions
- Underweight, Wasting, Stunting, Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- PRIMES (NCT04704076)
- Testing
- ESVS, Exclusive breastfeeding
- Where
- 2 sites in Guinea-Bissau, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 324 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Muscle Wasting
Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Muscle Wasting
The risk of muscle wasting, and sarcopenia is high in the intensive care unit patients and associated with adverse clinical outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04582630
- Testing
- omega 3 fatty acid
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
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
Pancreatic Cancer
The Significance of Postoperative Muscle Wasting in Pancreatic Cancer
To assess the impact of preoperative sarcopenia and postoperative skeletal muscle wasting on the outcomes of patients with resectable pancreatic cancer who underwent pancreatectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT06093009
- Testing
- pancreatectomy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
COPD, Severe Systemic Illness-induced Respiratory Muscle Wasting
Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Dyspnea Perception During Exercise in Patients With COPD
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are often limited in their exercise capacity by intolerable shortness of breath (dyspnea).
- Trial name
- IMTCOCOPD (NCT01900873)
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training, Inspiratory Muscle Endurance Training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
HIV Infections, HIV Wasting Syndrome
A Study of Megestrol Acetate Alone or in Combination With Testosterone Enanthate Drug in the Treatment of HIV-Associated Weight Loss
To test the hypothesis that the predominant accrual of fat rather than lean body mass (LBM) that occurs during treatment of HIV-associated wasting with megestrol acetate may be improved by treatment with megestrol acetate and…
- Trial name
- NCT00001079
- Testing
- Testosterone enanthate, Megestrol acetate
- Where
- 21 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Nutrition, Growth
Impact of Diet and Nutrition on Growth and Development in Young Children
The association between nutrition in early life and its long-term health consequences has long been known. However, there is a scarcity of scientific evidence on how nutritional status affects child growth and development in…
- Conditions
- Nutrition, Growth, Development, Stunting
- Trial name
- DIGEST (NCT06018636)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 832 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Khyber Medical University Peshawar
Muscle Wasting, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Phase III Study of the Effect of GTx-024 on Muscle Wasting in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
The purpose of this study is to determine if the investigational drug GTx-024 can help subjects with non-small cell lung cancer increase physical function and maintain or gain muscle, also called "lean body mass".
- Trial name
- NCT01355484
- Testing
- GTx-024
- Where
- 27 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 321 people
- Sponsor
- GTx
HIV Infections, HIV Wasting Syndrome
The Effect of Anti-HIV Treatment on Body Characteristics of HIV-Infected Children
The purpose of this study is to see how beginning or changing anti-HIV medications affects the body composition (weight, height, growth, body fat, and muscle mass, or fat and muscle distribution) of HIV-infected children.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, HIV Wasting Syndrome, Lipodystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT00006064
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Critical Illness, Muscle Wasting
Leucine-enriched Branched-chain Amino Acid on Muscle Thickness, Interleukin-6, SOFA Score in Critical Illness
The goal of this clinical trial study is to test effects of leucine-enriched branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) in critically ill patients.
- Trial name
- SOFA (NCT06167772)
- Testing
- BCAA, Standard nutrition, Standard physiotherapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Oncology Patients Receiving Chemotherapy, Cachexia-Anorexia Syndrome
Olanzapine in the Prevention and Treatment of Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome in Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant/Preoperative Chemotherapy
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if olanzapine works to prevent and treat anorexia-cachexia syndrome and appetite loss in cancer patients.
- Conditions
- Oncology Patients Receiving Chemotherapy, Cachexia-Anorexia Syndrome, Oncology
- Trial name
- NCT07633236
- Testing
- OLANZapine 2.5 MG
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Blokhin's Russian Cancer Research Center
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Ready to Use Supplementary Food in Moderate Childhood Malnutrition
Since 2001, Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) are widely used to treat severe malnutrition. Their efficacy and effectiveness were proven in community therapeutic care programs.
- Trial name
- NCT01147198
- Testing
- Ready to Use Supplementary Food, Premix CSB-oil treatment
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 570 people
- Sponsor
- Medecins Sans Frontieres, Netherlands
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive (COPD)
Inspiratory Flow Rates Achieved by the COPD Patients Through Breezhaler®, Ellipta® and Handihaler® Inhaler Devices
The purpose of this study was to compare dynamic inspiratory flow rates achieved by a population of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients through the Breezhaler®, Ellipta® and Handihaler® dry powder inhaler (DPI)…
- Trial name
- NCT02596009
- Testing
- Breezhaler®, Ellipta®, Handihaler®
- Where
- 5 sites in Argentina
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Severe Wasting
Soy-Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in Severely Malnourished Children
SAM defined by having weight-for-height (WH) less than - 3 Z score or bi-pedal nutritional edema is an important cause of death in children globally including Bangladesh.
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition, Severe Wasting, Community Based Nutritional Management
- Trial name
- NCT01634009
- Testing
- Soy-based RUTF (in double blind design)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Cachexia, Lung Neoplasm
Predicting Lung Cancer-Associated Cachexia With PET Imaging
This prospective observational study aims to investigate the relationship between cancer cachexia, stress levels, and metabolic changes in 150 lung cancer patients.
- Trial name
- LUCAPET (NCT05912465)
- Testing
- Stress Reduction Training
- Where
- 3 sites in Austria, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Wasting
A Novel Low-Cost Tool for a More Efficient and Reliable Weight-for-Height/Length Assessment
Weight-for-height/length z-score is one of the indicators used to diagnose acute malnutrition. In the existing method, the assessment involves three steps and takes significant time with a wider room for errors.
- Trial name
- Yared's-tool (NCT03780348)
- Testing
- New Method, Existing Method
- Volunteers
- 510 people
- Sponsor
- JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.
Muscle Wasting, Obesity & Overweight
Testing the Efficacy, Safety, and PK of 20E in Patients With Obesity Who Are Starting Treatment With the GLP-1 Agonist Semaglutide for Weight Loss.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if BIO101 treatment can improve the muscle strength of participants males and females, aged 18 to 84 years old, suffering from obesity (BMI≥30) or overweight (BMI ≥ 27) with one or more…
- Conditions
- Muscle Wasting, Obesity & Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- OBA (NCT07411378)
- Testing
- BIO101, Semaglutide
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- Biophytis
Malnutrition, Infant, Malnutrition
Hospital-Based Prospective Cohort of Malnutrition Under 6-Month Study (HOSPIC-6-Study)
This study is a hospital-based, prospective, multicentre cohort study (the HOSPIC-6 Study) that will follow infants under 6 months of age who are admitted to pediatric or perinatology wards with acute malnutrition, diagnosed…
- Trial name
- HOSPIC-6 (NCT07831343)
- Testing
- Not applicable- observational study
- Where
- 15 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 1,780 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
Study of Muscle Wasting and Altered Metabolism in Patients With Myotonic Dystrophy
OBJECTIVES: I. Examine the interrelationships between muscle wasting (phenotype), the degree of myotonic dystrophy (DM) gene expression (genotype) in patients with DM. II. Characterize the insulin resistance in these patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00004769
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester