Clinical trials: Nutrition Disorder, Infant
Vitamin D Deficiency, Immunosuppression
Helminth Infection During Pregnancy on Vitamin D Regulation: HELMVIT Study
Purpose: To examine whether helminth infection during pregnancy alters Vitamin-D-metabolism and reactivity of the child's immune system Hypothesis: Helminth infection during pregnancy is associated with altered Vitamin D levels…
- Trial name
- HELMVIT (NCT04324853)
- Testing
- Microscopy ( Urine filtration), UCAA test, qPCR,, Microscopy (Kato Katz, Coproculture, Harada Mori, MIF), qPCR,
- Where
- Gabon
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné
Cystic Fibrosis
Behavioral Treatment of Weight Gain in CF
The current study examines the efficacy of two treatments to help children with cystic fibrosis (CF) meet their dietary calorie requirements of 120% to 150% of the recommended daily allowance of energy and the effect of these…
- Trial name
- NCT00006169
- Testing
- Behavioral Treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD)
Pediatric Study to Evaluate Risk of Developing Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency When Receiving Clinolipid or Standard-of-Care Lipid Emulsion
This will be a descriptive study designed to evaluate the propensity for hospitalized pediatric patients treated adequately with Clinolipid or standard of care for up to 90 days to develop Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD).
- Trial name
- NCT02476994
- Testing
- Clinolipid, Intralipid
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Preterm Infants, Parenteral Nutrition n-3 Fatty Acids
Comparison of Two Different Lipid Emulsions for Parenteral Nutrition in Preterm Infants
The study shall provide evidence for the save and efficient use of a fish oil containing lipid emulsion in parenteral nutrition of preterm infants.Safety will be assessed by monitoring hepatological and hematological laboratory…
- Trial name
- NCT00497289
- Testing
- Lipofundin MCT/LCT 20 %, Lipidem 20%
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- B. Braun Melsungen AG
Enteral Nutrition, Born Very Premature
Prolonged Minimal Enteral Nutrition Versus Slowly Advancing Enteral Nutrition in Very Low Birth Weight Infants:
Recent studies showed the benefits of early initiation and advancement enteral feeds with daily increments in preterm infants on decreasing invasive infections and early achievement of full enteral feedings.
- Conditions
- Enteral Nutrition, Born Very Premature, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT02913677
- Testing
- nutrition
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 199 people
- Sponsor
- Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital
Undernutrition
Nutributter Programming to Prevent Undernutrition: an Evaluation
This randomized, controlled effectiveness study examines Nutributter programming within an integrated package of maternal and child health services offered by Haiti's Ministry of Health (MSPP) to prevent undernutrition among…
- Trial name
- NPPU (NCT01552512)
- Testing
- Nutributter Program, Integrated Package
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 1,228 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Low Birth Weight
Effect of a Fortified Balanced Energy-Protein Supplement on Birth Outcome and Child Growth in Houndé District, Burkina Faso.
The 2016 WHO antenatal care guidelines stated that pregnant women in undernourished populations should receive fortified balanced energy-protein (BEP) supplements to reduce the risk of stillbirth and small-for-gestational-age…
- Conditions
- Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Low Birth Weight, Prematurity, Infant Malnutrition
- Trial name
- MISAME-3 (NCT03533712)
- Testing
- Fortified balanced energy-protein (BEP) supplement, Fe and folic acid supplement
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 1,788 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Congenital Heart Defects, Underweight
Nutrition In Preoperative Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease
Introduction: The use of a nutritional protocols provides the standardization of assessment procedures and the optimization of nutritional status recovery of pre-surgical infants with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).
- Trial name
- NCT05457712
- Testing
- protocol, Control
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
Bleeding, Infection
Saving Mother and Baby With Text Messaging
We plan to integrate WHO educational material using mobile phone text messaging, target on pregnant women in remote rural areas in China.
- Conditions
- Bleeding, Infection, Malnutrition, Complications
- Trial name
- NCT01775150
- Testing
- health education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,646 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Preterm Birth
The GROWNDUP Study of Late Preterm Births
This pilot study will examine the feasibility of conducting a large randomized clinical trial (RCT) to examine the role of a novel, specialized follow-up clinic in preventing complications among late preterm infants (LPTB), born…
- Trial name
- GROWNDUP (NCT01747603)
- Testing
- Specialized LPTB clinic
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Malnutrition
Effectiveness of Targeting Food Aid to Malnourished Children Compared to Targeting All Children Under Two Years
The objective of this study is to compare two approaches to targeting donated supplementary food to young children. The study compares the effectiveness of the widely-used curative approach where targeting is based on the child's…
- Trial name
- NCT00210418
- Testing
- Fortified food rations, Education and communication to improve feeding practices
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Overweight, Childhood, Obesity in Children
The Bloom Study - a Safe and Healthy Start in Life
The aim of the Bloom Study is to promote healthy weight development among infants through a home-based health promoting intervention implemented in the Danish setting of community health nurses.
- Trial name
- NCT06705400
- Testing
- Multi-behavioural
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Vitamin A Deficiency, Maternal Mortality
Impact of Maternal Vitamin A or Beta-Carotene Supplementation on Maternal and Infant Mortality in Bangladesh
The purpose of this trial is to determine whether providing women with a weekly oral supplement of vitamin A, either preformed or as beta-carotene, at a dosage equivalent to a recommended intake from early pregnancy through three…
- Conditions
- Vitamin A Deficiency, Maternal Mortality, Infant Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT00198822
- Testing
- Vitamin A or Beta-Carotene Supplements
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 59,666 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Preterm Birth, Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Assessment of Body Composition in Premature Children Submitted to an Early Stimulation Program
This is a cross-sectional study of a randomized clinical trial to investigate nutritional aspects of pre-scholar aged children born preterm submitted to an early stimulation program versus conventional care program.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Early Intervention, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- NCT05399667
- Testing
- Early stimulation, Conventional care
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Premature Birth, Pre-Eclampsia
Select Nutrient and Gene Variant Analysis in a Targeted Diet and Lifestyle Intervention Reduces Preterm Birth
Preterm birth (PTB) rates in the US are among the highest in wealthy nations across the globe, and they are particularly high in our most socio-economically disadvantaged populations.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Pre-Eclampsia, Small for Gestational Age Infant
- Trial name
- SNGLI-PTB (NCT05436119)
- Testing
- GrowBaby
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- GrowBaby Life Project
Health Preterm Infants With no Active Disease, Human Milk Nutrition
The Effect of Exposure to Maternal Human Milk Odor on Physiological State of Preterms.
Mammalian fetal sensory development comes in an invariant series, with the tactile/kinesthetic and chemosensory systems the earliest functioning and responsive to stimulation, implicating the importance of these foundational…
- Conditions
- Health Preterm Infants With no Active Disease, Human Milk Nutrition, Incubator Stay
- Trial name
- NCT01012505
- Testing
- adding pad with maternal milk in hte incubator
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Obesity
Population Based Intervention to Prevent Obesity in Kindergartens (TigerKids)
Behavioral intervention at Kindergarten setting aiming at increased fruit and vegetable consumption, decreased intake of high energy foods, snacks, sweets, increased intake of water/low energy drinks, decreased intake of high…
- Trial name
- NCT00336128
- Testing
- attitude change, adiposity prevention program
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Hearing Loss, Mental Retardation
Postnatal HCMV Infection in Very Preterm Infants. Implications, Morbidity, Growth and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes.
The aim of this study is to investigate short and long term consequences from early postnatal HCMV infection transmitted via human milk in very preterm infants (birth weight < 1500 g or gestational age < 32 weeks).
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Mental Retardation, Microcephaly, Chorioretinitis
- Trial name
- NCT01151462
- Where
- Norway
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Infant, Premature, Diseases, Nutrition, Enteral
Evaluation of Gastric Residuals and Feedings Progression
This study evaluates the utility of measuring gastric residuals in premature infants born between 26+0 and 33+6 weeks and to determine if its routine use is related with a delay in feedings advancement in this babies compared…
- Trial name
- REGAP (NCT04064398)
- Testing
- Aspiration of gastric residuals
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 203 people
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Neonatal Death, Infectious Disease
Vitality in Infants Via Azithromycin for Neonates Trial
Nearly half of child deaths occur during the neonatal period, and 80% of those occur in babies with low birthweight. Although tremendous progress has been made towards reducing under-five mortality globally, declines in neonatal…
- Conditions
- Neonatal Death, Infectious Disease, Nutritional Deficiency
- Trial name
- VIVANT (NCT05763693)
- Testing
- Azithromycin at Baseline, Azithromycin at Day 21
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco