Clinical trials: Growth Disorders
Adrenal Insufficiency, Growth Disorder
Evaluation of Children With Endocrine and Metabolic-Related Conditions
Background: Endocrine glands give off hormones. Researchers want to learn more about the disorders that affect these glands in children. These disorders might be caused by changes in genes.
- Conditions
- Adrenal Insufficiency, Growth Disorder, Endocrine Diseases, Metabolic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02769975
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Growth Disorders, Growth Failure
Randomized Clinical Trial of Two Different Initial Growth Hormone Doses in Children
A prospective, randomized, open-label single-blinded study of 50 subjects with growth hormone deficiency, ages 5 to 15 years in which 25 subjects will initiate rhGH therapy at 0.3mg/kg/week and the remaining 25 subjects will…
- Conditions
- Growth Disorders, Growth Failure, Growth Hormone Treatment, Growth
- Trial name
- NCT06103513
- Testing
- Somatropin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Diarrhea, Stunting
Effect of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Educational Intervention on Incidence of Diarrhea and Childhood Stunting Among Under Five Children in Bule Hora Wereda, Southern Ethiopia
Background: Childhood malnutrition and diarrhea remains life-threatening, yet these conditions are preventable. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) interventions are among the most effective measures against diarrhea and…
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Stunting, Children Under 5 Years
- Trial name
- NCT07867860
- Testing
- WASH Education Intervention
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 287 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bule Hora University
Neurodevelopment Outcome, Linear Growth
Micronutrient Enhancement for Development and Health in Adolescents - The MEDHA Study
MEDHA is a randomized controlled trial among 10-18 year old girls to examine the use-case of the United Nations International Multiple Micronutrient Antenatal Preparation (UNIMMAP) multiple micronutrient supplement (MMS)…
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopment Outcome, Linear Growth, Micronutrient Status, Bone Mineral Density
- Trial name
- MEDHA (NCT07695883)
- Testing
- Iron (60 mg)- folic acid (400 ug) [IFA], Multiple micronutrient supplement [MMS], Multiple micronutrient supplement Plus [MMS+]
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA), Nutrition Disorders
Nutritional Educational Program On Therapy in Iron Deficiency Anemia
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a Nutritional Educational Program for caregivers can improve their knowledge and performance in managing iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in children, compared to oral iron…
- Conditions
- Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA), Nutrition Disorders, Growth Retardation
- Trial name
- NEPOT-IDA (NCT06642337)
- Testing
- Educational program
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Hawler Medical University
Proteus Syndrome, PIK3CA Related Overgrowth Spectrum
Study of Proteus Syndrome and Related Congenital Disorders
This study will examine rare congenital disorders that involve malformations and abnormal growth. It will focus on patients with Proteus syndrome, whose physical features are characterized by overgrowth, benign tumors of fatty…
- Trial name
- NCT00001403
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Stunting, Anemia
Effectiveness Study During the First 1,000 Days in Kenya
Malnutrition is a public health problem in Kenya, with 26% of children underfive years of age stunted, and 26% of pre-school children, 26% of women of reproductive age and 42% of pregnant women being anaemic, respectively.
- Conditions
- Stunting, Anemia, Micronutrient Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT03558464
- Testing
- Intervention (integrated package), Control
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fabian Rohner
Prematurity; Extreme, Feeding Disorder Neonatal
Early Protein Supplementation in Extremely Preterm Infants Fed Human Milk
The central hypothesis of this clinical trial is that, in extremely preterm infants, protein-enriched human milk diets compared to usual human milk diets during the first 2 weeks after birth increase fat-free mass (FFM)-for-age Z…
- Conditions
- Prematurity; Extreme, Feeding Disorder Neonatal, Breast Milk Expression, Growth Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04325308
- Testing
- Protein-enriched human milk diet, Usual human milk diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Malnutrition, Child
Hens Hatching Hope
The study is a prospective community-cluster non-randomized trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of a program that will provide 30-day egg vouchers to mothers of 6 to 24 month-old children living in rural areas of Intibucá…
- Trial name
- NCT04721197
- Testing
- Egg vouchers, Standard of Care
- Where
- Honduras
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia Southern University
Undernutrition
Effectiveness of Small-Quantity vs Medium-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements for Prevention of Undernutrition in Young Children
Nutrition is essential for a child's growth, brain development, and protection from disease. While breastmilk provides the best nutrition for young infants, children older than six months may not get all the nutrients they need…
- Trial name
- NCT07451951
- Testing
- Medium-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement (MQ-LNS), Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement (SQ-LNS)
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,568 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Posttraumatic Growth, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Stress, Adjustment And Growth In Children With Cancer And Their Parents
This proposal examines trauma and growth responses in the childhood cancer experience. It addresses a number of gaps and unanswered questions in the literature, while integrating several distinct but related lines of research.
- Trial name
- NCT01044160
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 663 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality, Intrauterine Growth Disorders (IUGR and Macrosomia)
Analysis on the Health of Newborns in Three Hospitals, 2008-2024
The objective of this observational study is to analyze the factors associated with neonatal morbidity and mortality in three hospitals in Quito, Ecuador, from January 2008 to June 2024.
- Conditions
- Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality, Intrauterine Growth Disorders (IUGR and Macrosomia), Prematurity Complications, Neonatal Infections
- Trial name
- NCT06758622
- Where
- Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people
- Sponsor
- HOSPITAL GINECO OBSTETRICO ISIDRO AYORA
Stunting
Simulation-Based Education and Caregiving Ability Among Families of Stunted Children
Stunting can affect children's growth and development and requires not only nutritional management but also appropriate stimulation and responsive caregiving.
- Trial name
- NCT07769723
- Testing
- Simulation-Based Education, Standardized Growth and Development Education Module
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Muhammadiyah Tasikmalaya
Anorexia in Adolescence, Anorexia Nervosa
3-Dimensional Optical Scanning to Assess and Monitor Malnutrition in Eating Disorders (3D-ED) Study
People with anorexia nervosa often become medically unstable because of severe malnutrition and require hospitalization for nutritional rehabilitation.
- Conditions
- Anorexia in Adolescence, Anorexia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, Atypical, Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating/Purging Type
- Trial name
- 3D-ED (NCT07726524)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Achondroplasia
Interventional Study of Infigratinib in Children < 3 Years Old With Achondroplasia (ACH)
This is a Phase 2, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of infigratinib in participants < 3 years old with ACH.
- Trial name
- NCT07169279
- Testing
- Infigratinib is provided as a single dose of minitablets for oral administration, Infigratinib is provided as sprinkle capsules for daily oral administration
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- QED Therapeutics, a BridgeBio company
Other Disorders of Bone Development and Growth
Assessing the Impact of Contraceptives on Bone Health Using 41Ca
This preclinical randomized crossover study will examine the effects of oral versus non-oral contraceptive therapy on bone turnover in young exercising women.
- Trial name
- NCT02367846
- Testing
- Combined Oral Contraceptive (COC), Contraceptive Vaginal Ring (CVR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Infant Malnutrition, Fetal Growth Retardation
DEUX OEUFs: Cracking the Potential of Eggs to Improve Child Growth and Development
This proposed randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effect of maternal egg consumption during pregnancy on birth length.
- Trial name
- NCT06405360
- Testing
- Egg consumption
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 464 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Fetal Growth Retardation, Low Birth Weight
BEP Supplementation Research in Bangladesh (JiVitA-BEP-IR)
The primary aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of fortified balanced energy and protein (BEP) supplementation vs. control (multiple micronutrient supplement, MMS) without targeting and with targeting (either by low…
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Retardation, Low Birth Weight, Preterm Birth, Gestational Weight Gain
- Trial name
- Target-BEP (NCT05576207)
- Testing
- Balanced energy and protein supplement for pregnant women, Multiple Micronutrient Supplement for pregnant women
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 3,390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Charcot Marie Tooth Disease, DIFGAN
Genotype/Phenotype Correlation of MORC2 Mutations
The Microrchidia CW-type zinc finger 2 (MORC2) gene encodes a protein expressed in all tissues and enriched in the brain. It is involved in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, with mire than 30 families presenting MORC2 mutations.
- Conditions
- Charcot Marie Tooth Disease, DIFGAN, Developmental Delay (Disorder), Impaired Growth
- Trial name
- PhenoMORC2 (NCT07038239)
- Testing
- Skin biopsy, Blood sample
- Where
- 12 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Malnutrition, Child, Development, Child
Grandi Byen: Test of an Integrated Parenting and Nutrition Intervention
The premise of this trial is that a combined nutrition (eggs) and parenting behavior intervention (responsive parenting combined with the reinforcement of animal source foods and improved WASH) will synergistically result in…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Child, Development, Child, Parenting
- Trial name
- NCT04785352
- Testing
- Nutrition Intervention, Grandi Byen
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine