Clinical trials: Infant Nutrition Disorders
Undernutrition, Healthy Nutrition
Women Supporting Women to Improve Infant and Child Feeding Practices
Undernutrition in the first 2 years of life is the largest preventable cause of death before age 5. Among those who survive, stunting before age two leaves millions with lifelong physical and cognitive deficits, which are…
- Conditions
- Undernutrition, Healthy Nutrition, Health Behavior, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Trial name
- NCT05473312
- Testing
- Community Sensitization, 28-day PD/Hearth Sessions, Supplemental Print Information
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Pregnancy Complications, Maternal Death
Nutrition Optimalization Among Pregnant Women to Improve Maternal and Neonatal Outcome in DKI Jakarta
The goal of this MONAS Study is to learn about comprehensive monitoring and nutritional intervention among pregnant women in order to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Maternal Death, Preeclampsia, Intrauterine Infection
- Trial name
- MONAS (NCT06268509)
- Testing
- Nutritional panel laboratory examination, Pregnancy supplements (other than provided by Ministry of Health), Fetomaternal ultrasound
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 245 people
- Sponsor
- Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Malnutrition, Stunting of Growth
Acceptability of a Cereal for Complementary Feeding of Infants and Young Children Made From Caterpillars
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.
- Trial name
- CAT01 (NCT01258647)
- Testing
- caterpillar cereal
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Parenteral Nutrition Associated Cholestasis
Compassionate Use of an Intravenous Fish Oil Emulsion in Infants With Cholestasis
The study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of an intravenous fish oil emulsion (omegaven) in infants with parenteral nutrition associated cholestasis.
- Trial name
- NCT01601652
- Testing
- Omegaven
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Arthur J De Lorimier
Childhood Obesity Prevention
Digitally Delivered Child Obesity Prevention for Parents in Home Visiting Programs
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine feasibility and acceptability of a digitally-based obesity prevention intervention for mothers of infants participating in a home visitation program.
- Trial name
- NCT07230808
- Testing
- digital intervention + home visiting curriculum, Home visiting curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Obesity
Healthy Sleeping and Feeding During Infancy
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions and its prevalence continues to rise, even among very young children. A recent report from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) revealed that from 1999…
- Trial name
- NCT00125580
- Testing
- Infant sleep instruction
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Nasogastric Tube, Orogastric Tube
Effects of Intermittent Feeding Methods With Nasogastric and Orogastric Tubes in Preterm Infants
The study is a randomized controlled, prospective, double-blind trial planned to compare the effects of intermittent feeding methods using nasogastric and orogastric tubes on the growth, nutrition, and physiological parameters of…
- Trial name
- NCT06765720
- Testing
- Intermittent feeding method with nasogastric tube, Intermittent feeding method with orogastric tube
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi
Preterm Infants
Perenteral Nutrition and Oxidative Stress in Preterm Infants
In an effort to decrease the load of peroxides in TPN solutions, multiple studies examined different strategies such as photo-protection, adding multivitamins to the lipid emulsion rather than to the dextrose-amino acid…
- Trial name
- NCT00611546
- Testing
- Photo-protection, Photo-exposure
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Malnutrition, Severe Acute, Malnutrition, Child
Slow Introduction of Nutrition for Ill Malnourished Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if giving lower calorie feeds during the first stage of treatment helps improve survival in severely malnourished children who are ill.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Severe Acute, Malnutrition, Child, Malnutrition, Infant
- Trial name
- F50 (NCT06846749)
- Testing
- F75 milk feeds, F50 milk feeds, F35 milk feeds
- Where
- 2 sites in Bangladesh, Malawi
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Premature Infant Disease
Psychometric Properties of the SMART Feeding Tool
This observational study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of a new infant feeding tool called "SMART Tool" in the neonatal intensive care unit. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Premature Infant Disease, Dysphagia of Newborn, Nurse's Role
- Trial name
- NCT05729828
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Use of Human Milk Cream to Decrease Length of Stay in Extremely Premature Infants
At present, widespread use of the human milk-based caloric supplement (cream) has not occurred, particularly in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), and further data are needed to support its adoption as a standard care…
- Trial name
- NCT02475434
- Testing
- Cream Supplement group
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Austria
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
Milk Types and Fish Oil in 9- to 12-Month-Old Infants
The objective of this intervention study is to examine the effect of whole cow's milk versus infant formula as primary milk sources with or without supplements of n-3 LCPUFA for growth, nutritional status, development, risk…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Growth, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT00379171
- Testing
- Cow's milk with fish oil, Cow's milk without fish oil, Formula with fish oil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Preterm Infant Nutrition
Personalised Nutrition for the Preterm Infant
The aim of the Pinpoint observational study is to collect nutrition and health data in a cohort of preterm, low birth weight infants to investigate if their nutrition support is adequate.
- Trial name
- Pinpoint (NCT07051122)
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University College Cork
Growth, Infant Development
The Effect of Baby-Led Weaning and Traditional Complementary Feeding Education on Infant Development
The goal of this [type of study: clinical trial] is to compare compare the nutrition, development, obesity risk and anemia risk of the infant with the BLW method and TCF method given to the mothers of infants who have switched to…
- Conditions
- Growth, Infant Development, Complementary Feeding, Nutrition, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT05771324
- Testing
- Baby-Led Weaning (BLW), Traditional Complementary Feeding (TCF)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University
Cystic Fibrosis
Choline Nutrition in Children With Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common lethal, inherited disorder among Caucasians. Choline is an essential vitamin and as a methyl donor is critically needed to support the normal metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT01070446
- Testing
- Vitamin: Choline Bitartrate (2-hydroxyethyl) trimethylammonium salt 1:1
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Obesity
Baby Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC) Intervention Study
This study will evaluate the efficacy of a six-month-long intervention in improving the nutrition and physical activity environments of child care centers serving racially and ethnically diverse children from birth to two years…
- Trial name
- NCT01890681
- Testing
- Baby NAP SACC, Back to Sleep
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 960 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Calcium Deficiency
Identifying Vitamin D Deficiency in Very Low Birth Weight Infant (VLBW) Infants Part 2
This study is to determine the amount of vitamin D required for a very low birth weight infant to reach vitamin D sufficiency and achieve optimal calcium health and bone growth.
- Conditions
- Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Calcium Deficiency, Vitamin D Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT01363167
- Testing
- 400 IU Cholecalciferol- Vitamin D Daily
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Extreme Prematurity, Enteral Nutrition
High-energy Human Milk Diets in the First Two Weeks After Birth to Reduce BPD in Extremely Preterm Infants
This Phase II, parallel-group, masked, randomized clinical trial aims to evaluate whether a DHA/ARA-enriched, fortified human milk diet administered during the first 14 days of life reduces respiratory morbidity and improves lung…
- Conditions
- Extreme Prematurity, Enteral Nutrition, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Trial name
- MEND-BPD (NCT07307612)
- Testing
- High-energy group, Standard-energy group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Healthy
Study Comparing Two Isoforms of Vitamin D Supplements for Infants
There are two different types of vitamin D - vitamin D3 (animal source) and vitamin D2 (plant source). Almost all the usual vitamin D preparations for infants available in Canadian pharmacies contain vitamin D3 which may not be…
- Trial name
- NCT01190137
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol (D3) or ergocalciferol (D2)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Cholestasis, Jaundice, Obstructive
SMOFlipid to Lessen the Severity of Neonatal Cholestasis
Parenteral nutrition (PN) provides intravenous nutritional supplementation for infants unable to absorb adequate enteral nutrients secondary to insufficient intestinal length or function.
- Trial name
- NCT02721277
- Testing
- SMOFlipid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida