Clinical trials: Nutrition Poor
Malnutrition, Critical Illness
Anabolic Steroids for Nutritional Rehabilitation of Critically Ill Patients
This prospective, double-blinded study will determine the feasibility of determining the efficacy of a weekly intramuscular injection of nandrolone (an anabolic steroid) in malnourished ICU patients.The data from this study will…
- Trial name
- NCT00242463
- Testing
- Nandrolone (anabolic steroid)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Obesity
Nutrition Intervention and Play Group Exercise for Low-income Latinas
Obesity among Mexican-American women has the potential to become a public health crisis. Hispanics are one of the fastest growing minority populations in the United States and the prevalence of obesity in Mexican American woman…
- Trial name
- CHICOS (NCT00454948)
- Testing
- Home-based nutrition sessions and play group exercise, Group-based nutrition sessions and mail-out activities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Nutritional Status in Children With ALL in Guatemala
This study proposes to investigate the association of nutritional status of a children assessed by body mass index (BMI), triceps skinfold thickness (TSFT), and mid upper arm circumference (MUAC), with body composition, measured…
- Trial name
- NCT03471416
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Obesity, Morbid, Homocystine; Metabolic Disorder
Homocysteine After Laparoscopic Roux-enY Gastric Bypass
Changes in homocysteine values after bariatric surgery remain controversially discussed. This is the first comprehensive summary to depict timeline changes in homocysteine levels following laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid, Homocystine; Metabolic Disorder, Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Folate Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT03489538
- Testing
- laparoscopic long limb roux-en-Y gastric bypass
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 708 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Weight Loss, Weight Gain
Effect of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) Supplement After an Episode of Malaria Falciparum on Weight
The primary objective of this study is to determine to what extent provision with RUTF will promote catch up growth in children following an acute uncomplicated episode of P. falciparum malaria.
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Weight Gain, Convalescence, Malaria
- Trial name
- NCT00819858
- Testing
- RUTF (Plumpynut®)
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Medecins Sans Frontieres, Netherlands
Obesity, Morbid
BASUN - Risks for Malnutrition, Metabolic Bone Disease and Impaired Oral Health After Obesity Treatment
Weight-reducing obesity surgery (OS) generally gives good results but complications are common; e.g. impaired weight loss, weight regain, bowel pain, diarrhea, vitamin/mineral deficiency, osteoporosis and impaired dental health.
- Trial name
- BASUN (NCT03152617)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Can Recombinant Human Intrinsic Factor Be Used for Evaluation of the Vitamin B12 Absorption?
Vitamin B12 is an essential nutrient for normal DNA-synthesis and must be supplied by animal products. Vitamin B12 deficiency may cause anemia and irreverible neurological damage.
- Trial name
- NCT00279552
- Testing
- Recombinant human intrinsic factor
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Malnutrition
Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Children and Adolescents With Malignancies
The main objective of this study was the assessment of the nutritional status of children and adolescents aged between 0-18 with malignancies based on BMI percentiles and standard deviation scores, at diagnosis, during treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT02246452
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- University of Hohenheim
Critical Illness, ICU Acquired Weakness
Optimised Nutritional Therapy and Early Physiotherapy in Long Term ICU Patients (NutriPhyT Trial)
Due to medical advances and quality of care, mortality in adult intensive care units (ICUs) has decreased significantly in recent years, leading to a significant increase in the number of patients with high rehabilitation needs…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, ICU Acquired Weakness, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NutriPhyT (NCT05865314)
- Testing
- Optimisation of nutrition therapy coupled with early mobilisation, Standard care
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- HEIDEGGER CP
Severe Obesity
Sleeve Gastrectomy With Transit Bipartition(SG+TB) Versus Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) for Type 3 Obesity
Obesity is a major public health problem worldwide. Bariatric surgery has proved to be the most effective treatment of morbid obesity in terms of weight reduction and remission of co-morbid conditions during long-term follow-up.
- Trial name
- BIPASS (NCT04915014)
- Testing
- sleeve gastrectomy with transit bipartition (SG +TB), Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB)
- Where
- 8 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Synbiotics for the Management of Malnutrition (Children)
In this study, dose related effect of synbiotics on the blood indices of severely acute malnourished (SAM) children (6-59 months) was carried out in hospitalized setting.
- Trial name
- NCT06722404
- Testing
- Standard therapeutic foods, Therapeutic foods plus Synbiotics
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore - Pakistan
Ergocalciferol
Pilot Study: The Effect of Ergocalciferol on Plasma Mucin-1 Levels
To determine if a one-time oral administration of ergocalciferol results in a decline in plasma mucin-1 levels in healthy individuals and individuals with ADTKD-MUC1.
- Trial name
- NCT03747523
- Testing
- Ergocalciferol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Cystic Fibrosis
Comparison of Absorption of Vitamin D in Cystic Fibrosis
The investigators predict that a powder pill form of vitamin D will be more effectively absorbed than an oil form of vitamin D in people diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis.
- Trial name
- NCT01880346
- Testing
- Vitamin D Powder, Vitamin D Oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Hypovitaminosis D, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes - a Cross Sectional Study
The purpose of the study is to describe vitamin D status among patients with type 2 diabetes and to determine the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and glycemic control, markers of inflammation and blood pressure
- Trial name
- NCT00695474
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Vitamin D Deficiency, Spinal Cord Injury
Vitamin D Supplementation in Wheelchair Indoor Athletes
There is a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Switzerland. In indoor-athletes as well as wheelchair users, vitamin D deficiency occurs even more often.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Spinal Cord Injury, Drug Effects, Dietary Supplements
- Trial name
- VitD_SCI (NCT02621320)
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
Malnutrition
District-based Mainstreaming Nutrition Project in Rural Pakistan
This study aims to provide evidence regarding the feasibility of integrating an enhanced maternal and child care health education package into the existing curricula of the National Program for Family Planning and Primary Health…
- Trial name
- NF Nutrition (NCT00816946)
- Testing
- Enhanced education
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Ulcerative Colitis, Vitamin D Deficiency
A Retrospective Analysis: the Influence of Caltrate Supplement on the Effect of Mesalazine in Ulcerative Colitis
Aims:Retrospectively observe the effects of Caltrate supplementation on the clinical effect of mesalazine in patients with ulcerative colitis.
- Conditions
- Ulcerative Colitis, Vitamin D Deficiency, Vitamin D Supplement
- Trial name
- NCT04276649
- Testing
- Caltrate
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Vitamin D Deficiency
Determination of Vitamin D Dose to Maintain Sufficiency Amongst Indian and Malay Women in the Tropics
Much research on vitamin D status has focused on seasonal variations in serum 25(OH)D levels in populations living at high altitudes and those of light-skinned Caucasian extraction, with little work done in multi ethnic…
- Trial name
- NCT02389179
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sharifah Faradila bt Wan Muhamad Hatta
Inflammation, Magnesium Deficiency
Systemic Inflammatory Response: Thiamine and Magnesium Status (Sir TaM Study)
We wish to determine to what extent magnesium, thiamine and transketolase activity are affected by the Systemic Inflammatory Response (SIR).
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Magnesium Deficiency, Iron-deficiency, Thiamine Deficiency
- Trial name
- SirTaM (NCT03554668)
- Testing
- Blood draw
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Vitamin C Deficiency, Scurvy
Study of Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypovitaminosis C in Long Term Care Unit
The clinical finding of skin rashes which appear after a vitamin C deficiency in Long Term Care Unit leads us to believe that the institutional diet could predispose to this kind of deficiency.
- Trial name
- Vitamin C (NCT03807791)
- Testing
- Blood sample
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon