Clinical trials: Infant Nutrition
Body Composition, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn
Role of Body Composition in Large for Gestational Age Infants (LGA) With Oral Feeding Difficulty
Large for Gestational Age (LGA) infants have excess fat-mass (FM) proportion secondary to prolonged in utero exposure to an energy-rich environment.
- Conditions
- Body Composition, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Nutrition Disorder, Infant
- Trial name
- NCT04599010
- Testing
- Dietary intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Pancreas Disease
Baby Formula and Health
The purpose of this study is to learn about how different types of carbohydrates used in infant formula may affect a baby's intestines and pancreas.
- Trial name
- NCT04559490
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Nutritional Status
Timing of Iron Supplementation in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
To examine if early iron supplementation (starting oral iron at 14 days of life) would improve the nutritional iron status(measured by serum ferritin) of very low birth weight infants at postnatal age of 60 days, when compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT00683527
- Testing
- Elemental iron
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Malnutrition
Exchangeable Zinc Pool Size and Zn Absorption From Sprinkles and Traditional Foods in Pakistani Infants /Toddlers
The broad objective is to improve zinc status in older infants and young children who are at risk of zinc deficiency because of combination of inadequate dietary zinc intake and high rates of diarrhea.
- Trial name
- NCT01541696
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Lactation Disorder With Baby Delivered, Nutrition Disorder, Infant
Macronutrients in Lactating NICU Parents - Impact of Kangaroo Care
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the impact of Kangaroo Care (holding your baby skin-to-skin on your chest) in lactating parents with babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) that cannot directly…
- Trial name
- MILK (NCT06047470)
- Testing
- Kangaroo Care, No Kangaroo Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Bronchiolitis
Evaluation of Short Enteral Nutrition in the Emergency Room for Bronchiolitis With Main Nutritional Impairment
The winter epidemic of bronchiolitis in infants poses insurmountable difficulties for the hospital system for the 2022-2023 season globally.
- Trial name
- 1TreSBCD (NCT06304727)
- Testing
- clinical data review
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
The Impact of Vitamin B12 Deficiency on Infant Gut Microbiota
Vitamin B12 plays important roles in DNA synthesis and neurological functions. Vitamin B12 deficiency is one of the most common micronutrient deficiencies and it has become increasingly more frequent in infants.
- Trial name
- NCT03365583
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Nutritional Rickets, Bone Turnover Rate Disorder
Effectiveness of Vitamin C Supplementation in Treatment of Rickets
Effectiveness of therapeutic dose of vitamin C in infants and children with nutritional rickets as an adjuvant therapy with vitamin D and calcium The study is two armed Randomized Control Trial, to validate the role of Vit C…
- Trial name
- NCT05310760
- Testing
- Vit C
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Growth, Infant Development
The Effect of Baby-Led Weaning and Traditional Complementary Feeding Education on Infant Development
The goal of this [type of study: clinical trial] is to compare compare the nutrition, development, obesity risk and anemia risk of the infant with the BLW method and TCF method given to the mothers of infants who have switched to…
- Conditions
- Growth, Infant Development, Complementary Feeding, Nutrition, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT05771324
- Testing
- Baby-Led Weaning (BLW), Traditional Complementary Feeding (TCF)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University
HIV Infections
The Effect of Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) Vaccination on Immune Responses in HIV-Exposed and Unexposed Infants
Background: Each year, more than half a million babies are infected with HIV by mother-to child transmission in developing countries. Many of these babies get sick and develop HIV disease (AIDS) at a very young age.
- Trial name
- NCT00331474
- Testing
- BCG delayed
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of Stellenbosch
Infant Development, Infant Overnutrition
Measurement of Energy Metabolism in Infants
The purpose of this study is to measure energy expenditure during the first 3 months of life in infants.
- Trial name
- BabyEE Pilot (NCT02683473)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Cystic Fibrosis
Control of Steatorrhea in Participants With Cystic Fibrosis and Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
This study by Aptalis (formerly Axcan) assesses the efficacy and safety of Panzytrat® 25,000 compared to Kreon® 25,000 in the control of steatorrhea in participants with cystic fibrosis (CF) and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency…
- Trial name
- NCT01327703
- Testing
- Panzytrat® 25,000, Kreon® 25,000
- Where
- 13 sites in Germany, Poland
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Forest Laboratories
Vitamin D Deficiency, Osteopenia
Monitored vs Standard Supplementation of Vitamin D in Preterm Infants
The purpose of this study is to determine wheather the monitored vitamin D (vit D) therapy is safer and more effective than standard therapy in pretrem infants.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Osteopenia, Nephrolithiasis, Drug Overdose
- Trial name
- MOSVID (NCT03087149)
- Testing
- monitored vit D supplementation, standard vit D supplementation
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Princess Anna Mazowiecka Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
Full Term Infants, Environmental Exposures
Epigenetic and Developmental Effects of In Utero Exposure to Environmental Toxicants
Metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes are modern day epidemics. Early life exposure to an adverse developmental environment, including environmental toxins, are linked to increased susceptibility to obesity, metabolic…
- Conditions
- Full Term Infants, Environmental Exposures, Adiposity
- Trial name
- NCT01815385
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Overweight, Obesity
Iron Absorption and Transfer to the Fetus During Pregnancy in Normal Weight and Overweight/Obese Women and the Effects on Infants Iron Status
Overweight and obesity causes low-grade systemic inflammation, which sharply increases risk for iron deficiency. Studies in our laboratory have shown that this is mainly the result of reduced dietary iron absorption because of…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- PIANO (NCT02747316)
- Testing
- Stable iron isotope 57 (57Fe) labeled iron solution, Stable iron isotope 58 (58Fe) labeled iron solution
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
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
Gestational Diabetes, Obesity
Healthy Diet for Healthy Moms and Babies
The purpose of this clinical study is to collect baseline information on dietary habits and metabolic risk factors, and to examine the effects of a dietary intervention focusing on fiber and antioxidant rich berries on the…
- Conditions
- Gestational Diabetes, Obesity, Pregnancy, High Risk
- Trial name
- NCT03467503
- Testing
- Blueberry + soluble fiber
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
Is Fructose Linked to Adiposity in Babies?
The obesity epidemic has reached down into the infant and toddler age group. Dietary indiscretion during pregnancy, particularly in our current food environment, is a major risk factor for both gestational diabetes and neonatal…
- Trial name
- FLAB (NCT01262781)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Postpartum Depressive Symptoms, Breastfeeding
Mediterranean Diet on Postpartum Depression
Optimal maternal nutrition and mental well-being are important for successful breastfeeding and maternal and infant health. The objective of this randomized controlled study was to evaluate the effect of a Mediterranean diet…
- Trial name
- NCT07793864
- Testing
- Mediterranean diet, Standard nutrition information
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Diet, Healthy, Anemia
Mobile Messaging for Improved Nutrition
This project will examine the impact of an infant and young child feeding (IYCF) voice messaging intervention delivered to mothers and fathers in Senegal on the consumption of a minimum acceptable diet and anemia prevalence in…
- Trial name
- IIMAANJE (NCT05374837)
- Testing
- Infant and young child feeding voice messaging intervention
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 488 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey