Clinical trials: Infant Nutrition Disorders
Development, Vitamin Deficiency
Vitamin B12, Neurodevelopment and Growth in Nepal
Rationale: Globally, vitamin B12 deficiency is one of the most common micronutrient deficiencies. The only relevant source of Vitamin B12 is animal-source foods.
- Conditions
- Development, Vitamin Deficiency, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- BeLive (NCT02272842)
- Testing
- Vitamin B12
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Centre For International Health
Infant,Premature, Body Weight
Serial Assessment of Body Fat Accrual in Very Preterm Infants
Despite evidence that both rapid weight gain and excessive body fat accrual are associated with overweight and obesity, usual neonatal care of preterm infants does not include assessment of body fat accrual.
- Conditions
- Infant,Premature, Body Weight, Adiposity
- Trial name
- NCT03575897
- Testing
- Assessment of infant body composition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD)
Pediatric Study to Evaluate Risk of Developing Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency When Receiving Clinolipid or Standard-of-Care Lipid Emulsion
This will be a descriptive study designed to evaluate the propensity for hospitalized pediatric patients treated adequately with Clinolipid or standard of care for up to 90 days to develop Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD).
- Trial name
- NCT02476994
- Testing
- Clinolipid, Intralipid
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Infant, Premature, Nutrition, Enteral
Aspiration of Residual Gastric Contents
The primary purpose of this study is to determine nutrition outcomes and risks to gastrointestinal integrity and function of aspirating for routine gastric contents prior to each feeding in very low birth weight premature infants.
- Trial name
- NCT01863043
- Testing
- No aspiration of gastric contents, Routine aspiration of gastric contents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Prader Willi Syndrome
Evaluation of Tolerance, Suckling and Food Intake After Repeated Nasals Administrations of Oxytocin in PWS Infants
The Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) includes severe neonatal hypotonia with impaired suckling leading to failure to thrive in the most severe cases, subsequently followed by an early onset of morbid obesity with hyperphagia and…
- Trial name
- OTBB2 (NCT02205034)
- Testing
- oxytocin
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Weight Loss, Diet Modification
Helping Moms to be Healthy After Baby
Low-income and minority women are at increased risk for postpartum weight retention (i.e. retaining weight after pregnancy) and consequent persistent obesity.
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Diet Modification, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03257657
- Testing
- Observation Group participants, Lifestyle group participants
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Total Parenteral Nutrition-induced Cholestasis, Cholestasis
Compassionate Use of Omegaven in Children
This is a single-assignment study to evaluate whether Omegaven (IV fish oil) is effective at treating liver disease in children on long-term IV nutrition.
- Conditions
- Total Parenteral Nutrition-induced Cholestasis, Cholestasis, Short Bowel Syndrome, Gastroschisis
- Trial name
- NCT02370251
- Testing
- Omegaven
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Vitamin A Deficiency, Maternal Mortality
Impact of Maternal Vitamin A or Beta-Carotene Supplementation on Maternal and Infant Mortality in Bangladesh
The purpose of this trial is to determine whether providing women with a weekly oral supplement of vitamin A, either preformed or as beta-carotene, at a dosage equivalent to a recommended intake from early pregnancy through three…
- Conditions
- Vitamin A Deficiency, Maternal Mortality, Infant Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT00198822
- Testing
- Vitamin A or Beta-Carotene Supplements
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 59,666 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Preterm Birth, Healthy
A Study Evaluating Sleep, Stress and Infant Nutrition Using a Chatbot
20 parents with healthy preterm infants (born at <37 weeks of gestation), age 0-6 months and discharged from the hospital at time of enrollment and 20 parents with healthy full-term infants (born at ≥37 weeks of gestation), age…
- Trial name
- NCT03630679
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Asia Pacific Holdings Pte, Ltd.
Cystic Fibrosis
Multicenter Study of Patient-reported Gastrointestinal Symptoms in People With Cystic Fibrosis
This is a prospective, multicenter, observational study designed to collect gastrointestinal related data in patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF).
- Trial name
- GALAXY (NCT03801993)
- Where
- 26 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 402 people
- Sponsor
- Chris Goss
Infant, Premature, Diseases, Infant, Small for Gestational Age
Optimizing Individual Nutrition in Preterm Very Low Birth Weight Infants
In preterm infants fed human milk, milk needs to be fortified to meet nutrient recommendations. Fortification can be 1) standard, 2) individualized (adjusted based on daily human milk nutrient analysis and milk volume), or 3)…
- Trial name
- NCT02372136
- Testing
- Individualized Nutrition, Optimized nutrition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Cholestasis, Cholestasis of Parenteral Nutrition
Compassionate Use of an Intravenous Fish Oil Emulsion in the Treatment of Liver Injury in Infants
To provide a mechanism for critically ill infants with parenteral nutrition (PN) associated cholestasis to receive Omegaven for compassionate use situations for which there are no satisfactory alternative treatments.
- Trial name
- NCT00738101
- Testing
- Omegaven
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 293 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Osteoporosis, Obesity
Breastfeeding and Exercise for Healthy Infants and Postpartum Moms Too!
Approximately 8 million American women suffer from osteoporosis, and one out of every two women over the age of 50 will have an osteoporotic-related fracture in their lifetime (42).
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Obesity, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- BEHIP (NCT00966381)
- Testing
- Exercise and weight loss intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Premature Infants
Clinical Experience With Numeta in Preterm Infants
The aim of this prospective noninterventional study is to evaluate the clinical application of Numeta® in preterm infants and critically ill neonates in comparison to individualized prescribed parenteral nutrition.
- Trial name
- Numeta (NCT01981057)
- Testing
- Numeta, Individual
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Vitamin D Deficiency, Nutritional Deficiency
Mothers' Own Milk Optimization for Preterm Infants Project (MoMO PIP) Pilot Study
The overall goal of this study is to assess maternal vitamin D status along with diet, and milk composition, and in turn, to evaluate if infant vitamin D status can be improved with increased maternal supplementation and diet…
- Trial name
- MoMO PIP (NCT04629534)
- Testing
- High dose Cholecalciferol, Cholecalciferol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Bloodstream Infections, Short Bowel Syndrome
Enteral Glutamine in Reducing Bloodstream Infections in Short Bowel Syndrome Infants
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effects (good and bad) of supplementation with Glutamine to that of a placebo (L-alanine), on your child and their Short Bowel Syndrome.
- Conditions
- Bloodstream Infections, Short Bowel Syndrome, Development, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT01576003
- Testing
- Glutamine, L-alanine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Water Up@ At Home: An Intervention to Replace Sugary Drinks With Water
This study will test the preliminary effects of an intervention to reduce sugary drinks among low-income parents (n=38)(primary caregivers) and their young children (6 months-3 year olds) compared to a control group (n=38).
- Trial name
- NCT05159622
- Testing
- Water Up! at Home
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Childhood Obesity, Infant Development
Unintentional Overfeeding of Formula Fed Infants
Although breast milk is recommended exclusively until 6 months of age, two-thirds of infants in the U.S. are fed infant formula.
- Trial name
- Whoa Baby (NCT02701868)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 171 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD)
Pediatric Study to Evaluate Risk of Developing Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency When Receiving Clinolipid or Standard-of-Care Lipid Emulsion (Part A)
This will be a descriptive study designed to evaluate the propensity for hospitalized pediatric patients treated adequately with Clinolipid or standard of care (Intralipid) from 7 up to 90 days to develop Essential Fatty Acid…
- Trial name
- NCT04555044
- Testing
- Clinolipid, Intralipid
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Obesity, Infant, Language Development
Music and Child Health and Development
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of a music enrichment program on the quality of parent child interactions, a child's motivation to eat, and a child's language environment in 9 to 24 month-old…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Infant, Language Development, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- NCT05868811
- Testing
- Music Together, Play Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City