Clinical trials: Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, active
Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Acute Malnutrition, Severe
Reduced Dosage and/or Visitation Protocol for the Treatment of Acute Malnutrition in Kenya
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) places children at significant risk of mortality. Outpatient treatment programs are effective but there is a need to increase treatment coverage and reduce costs of treatment.
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Acute Malnutrition, Moderate, Wasting
- Trial name
- RSWITCH (NCT07420062)
- Testing
- WHO-reduced, WHO-full, Kenya-IMAM
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,274 people
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM)
Regular Growth Monitoring (RGM) of Young Children in Guinea-Bissau
Wasting (severe thinness) is a common and serious problem among young children in rural Guinea-Bissau. Community Health Agents (CHAs) can help prevent malnutrition by regularly measuring children's growth and advising families on…
- Trial name
- NCT07584395
- Testing
- Regular Growth Monitoring (RGM) by Community Health Agents
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood
Severe Acute Malnutrition and Child Development Clinical Trial in Mwanza
This is a randomized clinical trial to learn whether ready-to-use therapeutic foods enriched with choline and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) together with psychosocial stimulating activities work well to improve child development in…
- Trial name
- BRIGHTSAM (NCT06781918)
- Testing
- Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), Psychosocial stimulation
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania
Acute Watery Diarrhea, Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood
Comparison of Low Osmolar ORS and ReSoMal for Treating Acute Watery Diarrhea in Severely Malnourished Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years
Acute watery diarrhea is a common and serious health issue in children, especially in those who are severely malnourished. These children are at a much higher risk of complications such as dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, and…
- Conditions
- Acute Watery Diarrhea, Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Dehydration in Children
- Trial name
- NCT07026682
- Testing
- Low Osmolar ORS, ReSoMal
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University of Child Health Sciences and Children's Hospital, Lahore
Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Malnutrition, Child
Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children 6 to 59 Months Old With Standard Ready To Use Therapeutic Food Compared to a Newly Formulated Lipid Optimized Ready To Use Therapeutic Food
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to learn if a newly formulated Lipid-Optimized Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (LO-RUTF) can treat severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months.
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Malnutrition, Child, Neurocognition, Child
- Trial name
- NCT07345884
- Testing
- Lipid-Optimized Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Tuberculosis, Child Health
The DECIDE-TB Trial; Validation of Treatment Decision Algorithms for Childhood Tuberculosis
The Decide-TB project aims to generate evidence for the implementation of a comprehensive Treatment Decision Algorithms (TDA) based approach for TB in children living in high TB burden and resource-limited countries, at District…
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Child Health, HIV, Severe Acute Malnutrition
- Trial name
- DTB (NCT06593080)
- Testing
- The comprehensive TDA based approach
- Where
- 29 sites in Zambia
- Volunteers
- 30,240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chishala Chabala
Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Pneumococcal Disease
Opportunistic Pneumococcal Immunisation Trial in MALnutrition
The goal of the OPTIMAL clinical trial is to learn if a dose of a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) generates a good immune response in young children who are in hospital with severe acute malnutrition.
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Pneumococcal Disease, Pneumococcal Vaccines, Pneumococcal Infection
- Trial name
- OPTIMAL (NCT06817421)
- Testing
- Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Typhoid conjugate vaccine
- Where
- Timor-Leste
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Nick Fancourt
Malaria Incidence, Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
Leveraging the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Platform to Address Malaria and Malnutrition
In the Sahel, the malaria and malnutrition seasons overlap during the rainy season, from approximately July through October. Malaria transmission increases due to the rain and collection of standing water and malnutrition risk…
- Conditions
- Malaria Incidence, Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention, Nutrition Assessment, Acute Malnutrition in Childhood
- Trial name
- INSPIRE (NCT06599593)
- Testing
- SQ-LNS, Integrated Nutritional Screening
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 438 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Acute Malnutrition, Severe
The Relapse to Acute Malnutrition Prevention (RAMP) Trial
This individually randomized controlled trial uses a 2x2 factorial design to evaluate the effects of azithromycin and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) on sustained nutritional recovery following initial…
- Trial name
- RAMP (NCT07871955)
- Testing
- Azithromycin, Small-quantity Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements
- Where
- South Sudan
- Volunteers
- 3,750 people
- Sponsor
- Action Against Hunger USA