Clinical trials: Infant Nutrition
Thiamine Deficiency
Thiamine Responsive Disorders (TRD) Among Infants in Lao PDR
A hospital- and community-based study in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR, which will include a group of hospitalized children 21 days to <18 months of age who are diagnosed with symptoms compatible with thiamine deficiency disorder (TDD).
- Trial name
- NCT03626337
- Testing
- Thiamine 100 MG/ML
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 1,394 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Healthy
Study of Early Infant Diet on Growth and Development
The purpose of this study is to characterize physical growth, body composition, dietary intake, neurobehavioral development, and brain function of infants and children fed mostly breast-milk, milk-based formula or soy-based…
- Trial name
- Beginnings (NCT00616395)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Metabolic Diseases, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions
Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes
This study aims to examine the role of genetic and epigenetic factors, maternal nutrition, lifestyle, emotional health, and other environmental factors in pregnancy or postpartum period that can influence future maternal risk of…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Diseases, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions, Genetic Predisposition, Skin Condition
- Trial name
- GUSTO (NCT01174875)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Premature Infant Disease
Psychometric Properties of the SMART Feeding Tool
This observational study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of a new infant feeding tool called "SMART Tool" in the neonatal intensive care unit. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Premature Infant Disease, Dysphagia of Newborn, Nurse's Role
- Trial name
- NCT05729828
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Infant Nutrition Disorders
Breastfeeding Duration and Tongue-tie in Neonates.
The goal of this observational study is to examine how performed frenotomy in term-born infants influences the breastfeeding duration.
- Trial name
- NCT05946590
- Testing
- Frenotomy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital
Nutrition Disorder, Infant, Biliary Atresia
Nutritional Intervention for Biliary Atresia
Infants with biliary atresia (Biliary atresia, BA) have an increased risk of malnutrition due to insufficient dietary intake to maintain normal growth, impaired intestinal absorption, increased metabolic rate, and damage to some…
- Trial name
- NCT06764082
- Testing
- high MCT formula, normal oral intake of the traditional formula
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Tongji Hospital
Growth Failure, Good Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices
Joint Infant and Young Child Nutrition Program and Malnutrition Prevention
Study title: Joint Infant and young children nutrition program in Burkina Faso: Impact evaluation Hypothesis: The fortification of complementary foods associated with a counseling on feeding practices for infants and young…
- Trial name
- NCT02136966
- Testing
- MNP + IYCN counseling + cooking demonstrations
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 2,212 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso
Weight Gain
Sleep-Safe: A Strong African American Families Study
Rapid weight gain during infancy is a powerful, and potentially malleable, risk factor for later overweight and obesity, but limited research has examined the impact of promising interventions when applied to the groups most at…
- Trial name
- NCT03505203
- Testing
- Sleep Soothe, Sleep Safe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Georgia
Infant Development
Developing Advanced MRI Methods for Detecting the Impact of Nutrients on Infant Brain Development
The purpose is to study the effect of infant nutrition on brain development, as measured using Magnetic Resonance (MR) techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT02058225
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
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
Malnutrition, Infant, Malnutrition; Anemia
Bhaktapur Maternal and Child Micronutrient Study
Between February 2008 and February 2009, 500 infant-mother pairs in Bhaktapur, Nepal were randomly selected in this nutritional survey.
- Trial name
- NCT03285399
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Centre For International Health
Malnutrition
Effects of Fortified Complementary Foods on Vitamin A Status and Body Pool Size in Ghanaian Infants.
This study tried to prove that children given food supplements containing vitamin A would have better liver vitamin A stores than children given food supplements without vitamin A over a 5 month period.
- Trial name
- vitapool (NCT01751009)
- Testing
- Vitamin A supplements, Sprinkles without Vitamin A
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana
Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D and Its Affect on Growth Rates and Bone Mineral Density Until Age 5
Abstract Background: Vitamin D affects a wide variety of functions in the body including regulation of calcium, phosphorus, and bone metabolism.
- Trial name
- VitD (NCT01419821)
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Infant Behavior, Feeding Behavior
Supporting Baby Behavior Through Pediatric Offices
The primary objective of this project is to evaluate the impact on infant growth and infant-feeding practices of a low-cost series of video trainings and tools targeted to medical staff and designed to support ongoing Baby…
- Conditions
- Infant Behavior, Feeding Behavior, Breastfeeding, Pediatric Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT02438878
- Testing
- Baby Behavior
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 423 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Weight Gain, Anemia, Iron Deficiency
Egg Intervention During Pregnancy in Indonesia
The study consists of two arms: 1) intervention group using eggs as supplementary food given from 2nd trimester of pregnancy to birth, and 2) observational group of pregnant mothers.
- Conditions
- Weight Gain, Anemia, Iron Deficiency, Birth Weight, Birth Length
- Trial name
- PRECODE (NCT04694235)
- Testing
- Egg intervention
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 702 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SEAMEO Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition
Infant Nutrition Disorders, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
Management of Infant Digestive Disorders and Quality of Life
The objective of the study is to measure the evolution of the quality of life in infants between 0 and 5 months old, not breastfed and suffering from regurgitation or colic.
- Trial name
- NCT04462640
- Testing
- Management of Infant Digestive Disorders and Quality of Life
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Growth, Infections
Effects of an Infant Formula and follow-on Formula Containing Bio-active Ingredients on Growth, Tolerance and Infections
In this clinical trial, the growth (weight for age), product tolerance (product intake, comfort) and infection-related symptoms of healthy infants consuming an IF and FOF containing bio-active ingredients will be evaluated and…
- Trial name
- NCT06137235
- Testing
- cows milk infant formula and follow-on formula with bioactive ingredients, standard cows milk infant formula and follow-on formula
- Where
- 3 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 456 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FrieslandCampina
Malnutrition, Infant, Malnutrition, Child
Efficacy of Mobile Health Application in Promotion of Exclusive Breast Feeding and Young Child Feeding Practices in Pakistan
Early life nutrition is the key modifiable determinant of child growth, development, survival and diseases of adult onset. Pakistan ranks highest for neonatal mortality rate (44.2/1000 live births (LBs)) globally.
- Trial name
- NCT05590351
- Testing
- First diet: m-health coaching application, Face to Face counselling
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Infant Overweight, Infant Obesity
Project Sueño: Sleep & Understanding Early Nutrition in Obesity
The purpose of the study is to understand how mothers think and feel about feeding their babies and putting them to sleep, understand more about programs that can support mothers taking care of babies, and how professionals can…
- Conditions
- Infant Overweight, Infant Obesity, Infant Overnutrition, Infant Development
- Trial name
- NCT06117631
- Testing
- Centering Parenting, Bright by Text
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Pre-Term, Breast Milk Expression
Preemie Milk Analyser Validation Study
This study aims to test and validate the Preemie Ecosystem- a new device and associated software package for measuring the nutrient (fat, protein and carbohydrate) content of the breast milk of the mothers of premature babies.
- Conditions
- Pre-Term, Breast Milk Expression, Nutrition Disorder, Infant
- Trial name
- NCT06486194
- Testing
- Targeted breast milk fortification using preemie device, Standard Breast milk fortification
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust