Clinical trials: Complementary Feeding
Obesity, Growth
Essential Fatty Acids During Complementary Feeding
The objective of this intervention study is to examine the effect of n-3 LCPUFA on growth and body composition, intestinal health and microbiotic composition, immune function and risk markers for later diseases in 9-18 months old…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Growth, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- EFiON (NCT00631046)
- Testing
- Fish Oil, Sunflower Oil
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Dietary Habits
SMS Messages to Increase Child Egg Consumption, a C-rct in Nepal
Eggs are well-known to be a balanced source of protein, energy, fatty acids, and micronutrients and increasingly identified as an opportunity to improve nutrition of poor populations.
- Trial name
- NCT03926689
- Testing
- SMS messages, Standard SII SBCC
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 3,301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helen Keller International
Growth Retardation, Malnutrition
Nutrition Education Package for Infants and Young Child Feeding and Health in Rural Tanzania
Building on the success of community-based peer education and counselling in breastfeeding, it is possible to address young child feeding and health practices in the surveyed district.
- Trial name
- NECTAc (NCT02249754)
- Testing
- Nutrition education, Routine health education
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sokoine University of Agriculture
mHealth to Improve Complementary Feeding
mHealth - A Novel Approach to Improve Child Nutrition in India
The study aims to develop, design pilot a mHealth intervention strengthen complementary feeding (CF) components of the ICDS program.
- Trial name
- mHealth (NCT01645163)
- Testing
- Counselling using mobile phones
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Society for Applied Studies
Complementary Feeding
Alive & Thrive Nigeria Impact Evaluation
Investigators will use a cluster-randomized design to evaluate the overall impact of the Alive \& Thrive infant and young child feeding communication strategies in Lagos and Kaduna States, Nigeria.
- Trial name
- NCT02975063
- Testing
- A&T IYCF intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 15,169 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Food Neophobia, Parenting
The Good Tastes Study: Young Children's Food Acceptance Patterns
Children begin developing food acceptance and preferences during the first years of life, especially through repeated exposure and increased familiarity.
- Trial name
- NCT04549233
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Growth, Development; Delayed
Effects of Complementary Feeding of Eggs on Infant Development and Growth in Guatemala: The Saqmolo Study
The specific aims of this study are: In a randomized controlled trial, the investigators will evaluate the impact of daily egg consumption during the complementary feeding period in addition to the local standard of nutrition…
- Trial name
- Saqmolo (NCT04316221)
- Testing
- Eggs plus standard of care, Standar of care
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Providing Postnatal Breastfeeding Support Through the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
The Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) aims to improve birth outcomes among Canadian women in challenging life circumstances, including those who are adolescents, newcomers, low-income or single mothers.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Infant Nutrition, Complementary Feeding
- Trial name
- PINSTEP-4 (NCT03589963)
- Testing
- Postnatal Lactation Support
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
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
Thinness, Food Habits
Promotion of Egg and Eggshell Powder Consumption Improve Nutritional Status of Children in Halaba Ethiopia
Young children in Ethiopia lack sufficient protein and micronutrients for growth and development. The overall purpose is to assess the effects of promoting egg and eggshell powder consumption on improving the nutritional status…
- Conditions
- Thinness, Food Habits, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices
- Trial name
- NCT02791100
- Testing
- Promotion of chicken eggs
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 287 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Child Malnutrition
Efficacy of a Multiple Micronutrient-Fortified Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplement for Children Under Two in Cambodia
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy of the LNS on children aged 6-17 months in preventing growth faltering and improving micronutrient status.
- Trial name
- NCT02257762
- Testing
- LNS, Corn-soy blend ++ (CSB++), Sprinkles
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 487 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Cambodia
Complementary Feeding, Infant
Outcome of Different Complementary Feeding Methods in First Year of Life of Infants
This randomized controlled trial aimed to compare adherence to two complementary feeding methods-Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS (BLISS) and Parent-Led Weaning (PLW)-in infants aged 6-12 months.
- Trial name
- Complementary (NCT07467876)
- Testing
- Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS (BLISS), Parent-Led Weaning (PLW)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Institue of Trauma
Complementary Feeding, Linear Programming
Optimized Complementary Feeding With or Without Home Fortification Prevents Decrease of Micronutrient and Growth
Malnourished among under-five children characterized by growth faltering is a public health concern in Indonesia. It requires serious action from the governments because of the prevalence of underweight, stunting, and wasting are…
- Conditions
- Complementary Feeding, Linear Programming, Nutritional Status, Micronutrient Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT03891589
- Testing
- Nutritional education program, Home fortification (Taburia)
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 215 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Udayana University
Infant Development
Effect of a New Infant Cereal on Weight Gain
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new infant cereal has an effect on weight gain and intestinal microbiota compared to a standard cereal in healthy infants .
- Trial name
- CEOBE (NCT02165956)
- Testing
- New Infant Cereal, Standard Infant Cereal
- Where
- 5 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laboratorios Ordesa
Malnutrition, Stunting of Growth
Efficacy of Caterpillar Cereal for Complementary Feeding in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Two in every three infants in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) suffer from stunting of linear growth by 12 months of age.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Stunting of Growth, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Neurodevelopmental Impairment
- Trial name
- CAT02 (NCT01282788)
- Testing
- Caterpillar Cereal
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 222 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Complementary Feeding
Preparation of Complementary Feeding in Spain: a Cross-sectional Study
Study design: Cross-sectional study, survey based Study population: spanish people, caregivers of infants under 2 years old. Sample size: 1925 surveys.
- Trial name
- NCT03675607
- Testing
- Complementary feeding behaviours
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,925 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academia Española de Nutrición y Dietética
Growth Failure, Atopy
The PREWEAN Study. Weaning of Preterm Infants During the First Year of Life.
In this Austrian observational study preterm infants born with a birth weight <1500 g and a gestational age <32 weeks will be investigated at the neonatal outpatient clinic.
- Conditions
- Growth Failure, Atopy, Adiposity, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- PREWEAN (NCT02936219)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 218 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Malnutrition, Child
Impact of Harvest Lentil Vegetable Blend and Nutrition Education on Turkana Children's Health Outcomes
The goal of this study was to test the effect of an intervention that Integrated supplemental feeding program for children aged 6-59 months with a caregiver intensive nutrition education intervention on the health outcomes of…
- Trial name
- NCT06866626
- Testing
- Theory-Based Nutrition Education Intervention to Improve Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and WASH Practices Among Turkana Caregivers, Harvest Lentil Vegetable Blend
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 602 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Infant Growth
Introduction of Fish Early in the Complementary Feeding Period to Improve Infant Growth
The aim of the study is to provide proof that giving fish during early complementary feeding improves infant linear growth outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT03993860
- Testing
- Fish Powder, Sorghum powder
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mukuba University
Child Malnutrition
Growth and Nutritional Impact of Small Fish Powder Supplementation in Infants
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of supplementing the diets of infants aged 6-7 months with small fish powder on growth outcomes in the Garoua 1st Health District, Northern Cameroon.
- Trial name
- NCT07794085
- Testing
- Small Fish Powder, Millet Flour
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Food and Nutrition Research, Yaounde