Clinical trials: Nutritional Requirements
Nutritional Requirements
Study on Physiologic Requirement and Dietary Recommended Nutrient Intake (RNI) of Iodine in Children
Iodine is one of essential micronutrient for human, both iodine deficiency and excess will be harmful for human health. Children is the susceptible population to iodine nutrition, and studies show that even mild iodine deficiency…
- Trial name
- NCT04419103
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Medical University
Vitamin D Deficiency
Evaluation of Vitamin D Requirements During Pregnancy
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy starting at the beginning of the second trimester.
- Trial name
- NCT00292591
- Testing
- cholecalciferol (vitamin D3), cholecalciferol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 501 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
MELAS Syndrome, Mitochondrial Diseases
Ketones & Mitochondrial Heteroplasmy
The current study is a prospective evaluation of the ability of ketosis to shift mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) heteroplasmy in subjects harboring a known mutation in their mtDNA at position 3243 (A>G).
- Trial name
- NCT01252979
- Testing
- Medium-Chain Triglycerides
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Type 1 Diabetes
Mobile Application-delivered Resistance Program for Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes (Diactive-1)
This project involves a two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) designed to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a mobile application aimed at prescribing resistance training for children and…
- Trial name
- Diactive-1 (NCT06048757)
- Testing
- Diactive-1 application
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Miguel Servet
Type 1 Diabetes
The ADHERENCE Index - the Indicator of Effective Coping With the Requirements of the Disease of Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes
The aim of the research is to develop a mathematical model called ADHERENCE index, and to evaluate its effectiveness.
- Trial name
- ADHERENCE (NCT01580462)
- Testing
- Observational study
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
Phenylketonuria
Protein Requirements in Children With Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inherited inborn error of an amino acid phenylalanine (PHE) metabolism affecting 1:15,000 births. It is caused by a decreased activity of an enzyme in the liver called phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH)…
- Trial name
- NCT01965691
- Testing
- Protein intake
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Dose-Response Study to Establish Dietary Requirements in Infants
The research team is comprised of an expert nutrition scientist and a pediatrician with expertise in endocrinology. Both have world-class experience in assessing bone mass in infancy.
- Trial name
- NCT00381914
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Nutritional Requirements
Study on Dietary Intake Levels of Iodine for 3-6 Years Old Pre-school Children
Iodine as an essential trace element for human, both excessive and insufficient intake would be harmful for human health. As susceptible population, children will be more sensitive to adverse effects caused by inadequate intake…
- Trial name
- NCT06074770
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chen Wen
Very Low Birth Weight Baby, Early Nutrition and the Preterm Infant
Optimizing Nutrition and Milk (Opti-NuM) Project
Early nutrition critically influences growth, neurodevelopment and morbidity among infants born of very low birth weight (VLBW), but current one-size-fits-all feeding regimes do not optimally support these vulnerable infants.
- Conditions
- Very Low Birth Weight Baby, Early Nutrition and the Preterm Infant, Nutritional Requirements, Human Milk Fortification
- Trial name
- Opti-NuM (NCT06870981)
- Testing
- Opti-NuM is an observational secondary use of data/samples study, the investigators will analyze information and specimens from the MaxiMoM platform RCTs. No interventions form part of this study.
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Focus: Nutritional Requirements for Infants
Assessment of Arachidonic Acid Supplementation in Infant Formula on the Immune Response of Infants
The immune system of newborn infants is immature with low activity of both innate and acquired immune reactions. Early nutrition has an impact on early immune responses.
- Trial name
- NCT02092857
- Testing
- Arachidonic acid (25 mg/100 kcal ), Arachidonic acid (34 mg/100 kcal)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Nutritional Requirements
Clinical Effects of a Nucleotides-Supplemented Infant Formula
The study hypothesis is that different concentrations of nucleotides' supplementation of an infant formula might affect differently growth and/or other clinical parameters in neonates.
- Trial name
- NCT00292812
- Testing
- Nutritional supplementation (nucleotides)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Children, Under-nutrition
Compliance With Dietary Recommendations in Children at Risk for Undernutrition
This study will assess compliance with dietary recommendations, in conjunction with a nutritional supplement to meet the nutritional requirements in children and the effects of the compliance on promoting growth in children who…
- Trial name
- NCT01658267
- Testing
- nutritional supplement
- Where
- 2 sites in Philippines
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Congenital Hyperinsulinism
Effect of Exendin (9-39) on Glucose Requirements to Maintain Euglycemia
The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of Exendin (9-39) on glucose requirements to maintain euglycemia in pediatric patients with congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) who have failed medical therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00835328
- Testing
- Exendin (9-39), Vehicle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Diva De Leon
Infant Formula, Growth
Lower Protein Intake and Long-term Risk of Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease
The primary objective of this study is to investigate if consumption of lower protein formula can slow the rate of weight gain of formula-fed infants between 3 and 12 months of age.
- Trial name
- BabyGrowth (NCT03456934)
- Testing
- Modified infant formula, Standard infant formula
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 249 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Skeletal Dysplasia
Extreme Morphology and Metabolic Health
Researchers at the University of Bath are investigating the metabolism of individuals with extreme body size, including those with skeletal dysplasia (commonly known as dwarfism), to manage health risks such as heart disease.
- Trial name
- NCT05991609
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bath
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Does Protein and Fat Content of Meal Increase Glucose Concentrations
The study investigated the effects of fat protein counting (CFP) in addition to carbohydrate (CARB) counting for calculating prandial insulin dosage on blood glucose profile in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) on basal-bolus…
- Trial name
- NCT03333525
- Testing
- Calculation of insulin dosages for different meals
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
Nutritional Requirements
Study on the Compensatory Mechanism of Iodine Nutrition and the Optimal Intake Level of Lactating Women
Due to the lack of direct evidence of optimal iodine intake of Chinese children, pregnant and lactating women and infants were found during the recent revision of Chinese dietary reference intakes (DRIs) of iodine in 2013 by the…
- Trial name
- NCT04492657
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, China and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Medical University
Phenylketonuria
Quantitative Requirements of Docosahexaenoic Acid for Neural Function in Children With Phenylketonuria
Patients with phenylketonuria (PKU) have an inborn error in the metabolism of the amino acid phenylalanine (Phe) and thus must follow a strictly controlled protein-restricted diet from early infancy.
- Trial name
- NCT00909012
- Testing
- high oleic sunflower oil, microalgal oil
- Where
- 6 sites in Germany, Italy and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Nutritional Requirements
Displacement of Iodine Balance Value During Pregnancy and the Mechanism of Breast Iodine Homeostasis During Lactation
In order to solve the bottleneck problems of"zero balance displacement"and"large variation of breastmilk"in the study of iodine EAR of pregnant women, lactating women and infants, firstly, this study intends to clarify the rate…
- Trial name
- NCT05730803
- Testing
- dietary intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Medical University
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Pizza-Salami Study in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes
The Pizza-Salami-Study aims to investigate the efficacy of carbohydrate plus fat/protein (CFP) counting compared with carbohydrate (CARB) counting using normal and dual-wave bolus in sensor-augmented pump therapy in children and…
- Trial name
- NCT01400659
- Testing
- CFP counting, CARB counting
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Kinderkrankenhaus auf der Bult