Clinical trials: Infant Growth, active
Premature Birth, Premature Infant
Growing Little PEAPODS Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn more about how the food and nutrition babies receive while in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) influences their ability to gain weight and fat-free mass, and their future growth…
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Premature Infant, Premature, Intrauterine Growth Restriction
- Trial name
- NCT06226051
- Testing
- PEAPOD Infant Body Composition measuring device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Preterm Birth, Breast Milk Expression
Targeting Human Milk Fortification to Improve Preterm Infant Growth and Brain Development
This study is a randomized trial comparing 2 methods of human milk fortification for preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Breast Milk Expression, Nutrition Disorder, Infant, Brain Development Abnormality
- Trial name
- NCT03977259
- Testing
- Individually targeted fortification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Cow Milk Protein Allergy, FPIES
Tolerance and Growth Outcomes of an Extensively Hydrolysed Anti-regurgitation Casein-based Formula in Infants With Cow's Milk Protein Allergy
This study is designed as multicentric, interventional, with two successive randomised, double-blind, crossovers. The aim of the study is to demonstrate the tolerance of an extensively hydrolysed anti-regurgitation casein-based…
- Trial name
- PANDA (NCT07592182)
- Testing
- Oral Food Challenge V2, Product administration between V4 and V5, Oral Food Challenge V3
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Lactalis
Pregnancy Outcome
The 3D Cohort Study (Design, Develop, Discover)
The 3D Cohort Study (Design, Develop, Discover) was established to help bridge knowledge gaps about the links between various adverse exposures during pregnancy with birth outcomes and later health outcomes in children.
- Trial name
- 3D (NCT03113331)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,366 people
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Obesity, Pregnancy
Maternal Obesity, Breast Milk Composition, and Infant Growth
Today the majority of pregnant women in the United States are either overweight or obese at conception with their offspring having greater adiposity at birth, a 2-fold greater risk of later obesity, and neonatal insulin…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Pregnancy, Breastmilk Collection, Infant Overnutrition
- Trial name
- (MILK) (NCT03301753)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,050 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Prematurity
Preterm Donor Human Milk Supplementation of Mother's Own Milk in VLBW Infants
This prospective randomized controlled trial aims to investigate whether feeding very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with Mother's own milk (MOM) supplemented with either preterm (PDM) or term donor milk (TDM), when MOM is…
- Trial name
- NCT05675397
- Testing
- donor human milk
- Where
- 2 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Thyroid Function, Preterm
Thyroxine Supplementation in Small for Gestational Age (SGA) Infants With Birth Weight <1500g and TSH 6-20 mIU/ml
The primary objective of this clinical trail is to evaluate whether early supplementation of levothyroxine (L-T4) at a dosage of 8 ug/kg/d, initiated in the second week of life, improves physical growth and neurodevelopmental…
- Conditions
- Thyroid Function, Preterm, SGA and Growth, Neurodevelopment Outcome
- Trial name
- NCT07625722
- Testing
- Levothyroxine Sodium (LT4) Tablets
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Shandong Provincial Hospital
Growth, Neonates
Improving Artificial Intelligence-derived Algorithms for Estimating Length and Weight in NEonateS and infanTs up to 6 Months of Age (NEST)
The NEST study is a prospective, observational research study designed to collect clinical measurements and image data to develop and evaluate artificial intelligence (AI)-derived algorithms for estimating anthropometric…
- Conditions
- Growth, Neonates, AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- Trial name
- NEST (NCT07514182)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Danone Asia Pacific Holdings Pte, Ltd.
Malnutrition, Infant, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Providing Breastfeeding Support After Discharge From Hospital to Improve Growth and Development of Malnourished Infants
The current guidelines used to manage malnutrition among infants aged below 6 months (u6m) recommend that infants admitted to hospital with malnutrition be supported to reestablish exclusive breastfeeding before discharge.
- Trial name
- IBAMI-2 (NCT06372418)
- Testing
- Breastfeeding peer support intervention, Standard Care
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Healthy Infants
Growth, Tolerance, and Functional Biomarkers in Healthy Infants Receiving Dietary Supplements
This is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled nutritional study aimed at investigating growth, tolerance, and functional biomarkers in healthy infants receiving dietary supplements from birth to 2.5 months of age
- Trial name
- NCT07630584
- Testing
- Probiotic dietary supplement
- Where
- 2 sites in Philippines
- Volunteers
- 327 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Gut Microbiome, Neurocognitive Correlates of Eating Habits
Early Avocado Exposure on Development and the Gut Microbiome in American Hispanic Infants
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if daily avocado intake can improve growth and brain and gut health in infants. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does daily eating of avocados change which microbes live in the…
- Conditions
- Gut Microbiome, Neurocognitive Correlates of Eating Habits, Infant Growth
- Trial name
- Guac & Grow (NCT06876935)
- Testing
- Daily avocado
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Spastic Cerebral Palsy, Acquired Brain Injury
Evaluation of Macroscopic Muscle Growth in Infants and Young Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
A mixed longitudinal design study will be carried out to explore the onset and time course of morphological muscle changes on a macroscopic level in children with spastic cerebral palsy (SCP).
- Trial name
- 3D-MMAP (NCT05197764)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 229 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Infant ALL
A Clinical Trial on the Effect of Infant Formula Consumption on Growth, Immune Parameters, and Gut Health in Healthy Term Infants
The goal of this clinical trial is to study growth (weight gain per day) in healthy full-term infants who consume the investigational infant formula containing beneficial ingredients against infants consuming a control infant…
- Trial name
- NCT07867509
- Testing
- Infant Formula, Breastfeeding
- Volunteers
- 387 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FrieslandCampina
Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR), Lung Function Tests
Early Lung Function Trajectories: Comparison Between Infants With and Without Intrauterine Growth Restriction.
During intrauterine life, some babies are smaller or grow less than expected. This fetal growth abnormality, called fetal growth restriction (FGR), can be diagnosed by ultrasound.
- Conditions
- Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR), Lung Function Tests, Preterm Infant, Respiratory Monitoring
- Trial name
- ELFIGO (NCT06919757)
- Testing
- fetal ultrasound to assess lungs, heart and diaphragm
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Growth Failure, Preterm Birth
Impact of Colostrum Oropharyngeal Immunotherapy on Postnatal Growth in Preterm Infants
The goal of this clinical trial is to ascertain whether oropharyngeal administration of colostrum contributes to postnatal growth in very preterm infants (those born before 32 weeks of gestation).
- Conditions
- Growth Failure, Preterm Birth, Microbiota
- Trial name
- IOCOIOPGIPI (NCT07082881)
- Testing
- Colostrum, Normal Saline
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Suqian First Hospital
Focus on Healthy Infants
Development of Muscle Function in Prepubertal Children As a Response to Growth and Resistance Training
Healthy skeletal muscle development is crucial for a life-long quality of life. Childhood and puberty may be key periods for developing muscle growth and neuromuscular capacities, which are essential for bone-muscle interaction…
- Trial name
- decade-fit (NCT06594900)
- Testing
- resistance training intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ralf Roth
Very Preterm and Extremely Preterm Birth
Sodium and Milk Fortification Evaluation of Body Composition Among Very Preterm Infants
The goal of the trial is to learn if targeted sodium supplementation (including blood and urine sodium testing) versus standard milk fortification (including blood sodium testing) improves growth and body composition in very…
- Trial name
- SAFE (NCT07562997)
- Testing
- Urine sodium testing, Serum sodium testing, Milk fortification
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Preterm Infant, Body Temperature
Air vs. Cutaneous Control Mode for Preterm Infants ≤ 32 WG in Incubators: Impact on Body Growth and Morbidity
Previous studies have shown that mortality and morbidity in preterm neonates are correlated with the fall in body temperature on admission. Hypothermia can be decreased by reducing body heat losses to the environment.
- Trial name
- ThermoKPreterm (NCT03919188)
- Testing
- air temperature control (ATC), skin servocontrol (SSC)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Gut Microbiome, Neurocognitive Correlates of Eating Habits
Tiny Tummies - A Milk Study
This is a 12-month, 2-arm randomized controlled trial (n=150) examining whether toddlers randomized at 12 months of age to 1.5 cup-equivalents/day of cow's milk-based dairy versus oat milk-based dairy, and followed to 24 months…
- Conditions
- Gut Microbiome, Neurocognitive Correlates of Eating Habits, Infants and Young Children, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT07839156
- Testing
- Daily cow's milk products, Daily Oat Milk Exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Obesity and Overweight, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Impact of Chia Seeds on Human Breast Milk Composition
The investigators' over-arching hypothesis is that mechanical and compositional properties of chia seeds supplemented during lactation diminish obesity-induced intestinal inflammation and barrier dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT07343908
- Testing
- Chia seeds
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma