Clinical trials: Infant Nutrition Disorders
Cystic Fibrosis
Behavioral Treatment of Weight Gain in CF
The current study examines the efficacy of two treatments to help children with cystic fibrosis (CF) meet their dietary calorie requirements of 120% to 150% of the recommended daily allowance of energy and the effect of these…
- Trial name
- NCT00006169
- Testing
- Behavioral Treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Preterm Birth
The GROWNDUP Study of Late Preterm Births
This pilot study will examine the feasibility of conducting a large randomized clinical trial (RCT) to examine the role of a novel, specialized follow-up clinic in preventing complications among late preterm infants (LPTB), born…
- Trial name
- GROWNDUP (NCT01747603)
- Testing
- Specialized LPTB clinic
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Obesity
Multi-site Trial Using SMS to Improve Infant Weight
The goals of this multi-site clinical trial are to pilot test weekly SMS sent to parents/caregivers of infants to improve feeding practices and decrease excessive weight gain in infants who are participants of the Women, Infants…
- Trial name
- SMS (NCT02903186)
- Testing
- SMS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Puerto Rico
Obesity
Delta Healthy Sprouts: Intervention to Promote Maternal Weight Control and Reduce Childhood Obesity in the MS Delta
The Delta Healthy Sprouts Project is a randomized, controlled trial evaluating the enhancement of an existing Mother, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program in 150 African American women in their early second trimester…
- Trial name
- NCT01746394
- Testing
- Parents as Teachers Enhanced, Parents as Teachers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- USDA, Delta Human Nutrition Research Program
Deficiency Vitamins
Micronutrient Status During Pregnancy
An adequate micronutrient status during fetal life and infancy is important for optimal development. Dietary practices during pregnancy, lactation and infancy vary among populations and there is today no clear agreement on what…
- Trial name
- NCT03272022
- Volunteers
- 272 people
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Infant Nutrition Disorders, Feeding Patterns
Effectiveness of a Dietary Counseling to Prevent Early Consumption of Added Sugar and Ultra-processed Foods
The purpose of the study is to prevent the early introduction of added sugar and ultra-processed foods and evaluate the impact on breastfeeding duration, complementary feeding quality, growth and prevalence of caries during the…
- Conditions
- Infant Nutrition Disorders, Feeding Patterns, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Trial name
- NCT03841123
- Testing
- Dietary Counseling
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 516 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Vitamin D Deficiency
Controlled Trial of Prenatal Vitamin D3 Supplementation to Prevent Vitamin D Deficiency in Mothers and Their Infants
The purpose of this research study is to compare the effects of higher dose vitamin D with commonly recommended dose in pregnant women to see which is better in achieving and/or maintaining sufficient vitamin D blood levels…
- Trial name
- PA 03-103 (NCT00610688)
- Testing
- Prenatal Vitamin, Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Growth Retardation, Malnutrition
Nutrition Education Package for Infants and Young Child Feeding and Health in Rural Tanzania
Building on the success of community-based peer education and counselling in breastfeeding, it is possible to address young child feeding and health practices in the surveyed district.
- Trial name
- NECTAc (NCT02249754)
- Testing
- Nutrition education, Routine health education
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sokoine University of Agriculture
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
Quality of Lifte, Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Characterisation of a Population of Adults Suffering From Cystic Fibrosis in a Belgian Reference Center
This research project aims to better understand the consequences of diabetes on the quality of life, respiratory function, and nutritional status of patients with cystic fibrosis followed at a Belgian reference center and to…
- Conditions
- Quality of Lifte, Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT07442682
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Erasme University Hospital
Growth Failure, Adiposity
Optimal Growth of Preterm Infants With Growth Restriction
In this prospective randomized controlled multi center trial the investigators stratify "Very Low Birthweight " (VLBW)-infants with growth retardation in small for gestational age (SGA) or intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) …
- Conditions
- Growth Failure, Adiposity, Diabetes, Neurologic Deficits
- Trial name
- OPTIGROW (NCT02999945)
- Testing
- SGA-enhanced nutrients, IUGR-enhanced nutrients, SGA-standard nutrients
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Mortality Through Six Months of Age, Vitamin A Deficiency
Community Trial of Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation to Reduce Infant Mortality in Rural Bangladesh
The purpose of this trial is determine whether a 50,000 IU oral dose of vitamin A delivered to newborn infants within the first days of life, reduces six-month infant mortality by at least 15%.
- Trial name
- NCT00128557
- Testing
- vitamin A supplementation (15,000 ug retinol equivalents or 50,000 IU)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 15,937 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Enteral Nutrition, Born Very Premature
Prolonged Minimal Enteral Nutrition Versus Slowly Advancing Enteral Nutrition in Very Low Birth Weight Infants:
Recent studies showed the benefits of early initiation and advancement enteral feeds with daily increments in preterm infants on decreasing invasive infections and early achievement of full enteral feedings.
- Conditions
- Enteral Nutrition, Born Very Premature, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT02913677
- Testing
- nutrition
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 199 people
- Sponsor
- Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital
Metabolic Syndrome
Individualized Maternal Milk Fortification for Feeding the Preterm Infants
Neonatal nutrition has to face a contradictory and conflicting nutritional regimen like a high percentage of amino acids from the first day of life in order to achieve normal neurodevelopment versus metabolic complications…
- Trial name
- NCT01947972
- Testing
- Tailored protein fortification
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Preterm Infant Health, Premature Babies
Human Milk Concentrating Device to Optimize Mother's Own Milk
This study is a randomized, non-inferiority clinical trial evaluating a human milk concentration (HMC) device in preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NEOMOM (NCT07576972)
- Testing
- Human Milk Concentration Device, Standard of Care Fortified Feeding
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- Mother's Milk is Best
Intestinal Failure, Short Bowel Syndrome
Safety and Dosing Study of Glucagon-like Peptide 2 (GLP-2) in Infants and Children With Intestinal Failure
This protocol outlines a randomized,open label trial examining the safety, pharmacology and efficacy of Glucagon like peptide 2 (GLP-2) in infants and children with intestinal failure.
- Trial name
- GLP-2-01 (NCT01573286)
- Testing
- Glucagon-Like Peptide 2, Glucagon like peptide-2
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Alberta Children's Hospital
Overweight and Obesity
Califormula Study: Calibrated Formula Feeding to Optimize Infant Growth
The purpose of this voluntary research study is to determine if calibrated formula feeding recommendations can promote optimal growth for the first 6 months after birth for mothers with a pre-pregnancy body mass index of 25 or…
- Trial name
- NCT05104073
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Breastfeeding, Bottle Feeding
Using Digital Health Technologies to Prevent Rapid Infant Weight Gain.
A digital intervention to provide supplemental infant feeding support to mothers enrolled in WIC. The trial begins prenatally and continues through 3-months postpartum and tests the feasibility and acceptability of a text…
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Bottle Feeding, Child Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT05265845
- Testing
- Intervention, Text4Baby
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Vitamin D Deficiency, Osteopenia of Prematurity
The High Initial Dose of Monitored Vitamin D Supplementation in Preterm Infants.
The aim of this study will be to assess the effectiveness of monitored vit D supplementation in a population of preterm infants and to identify whether the proper vit D supplementation in preterm infants can reduce the incidence…
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Osteopenia of Prematurity, Nephrolithiasis, Metabolic Bone Disease
- Trial name
- HIDVID (NCT06199102)
- Testing
- cholecalciferol/ Devikap
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Princess Anna Mazowiecka Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
Obesity, Small for Gestational Age
Maternal Obesity and Small for Gestational Age Infants
The purpose of this retrospective pilot study is to address the effect that obesity, in the absence of other comorbidities, has on birth weight.
- Trial name
- NCT00371657
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences