Clinical trials: Severe Malnutrition
Severe Malnutrition
Benefits of a Household WASH Package to Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Program, Chad
The objective of the research is to assess the effectiveness of adding a Household WASH component to the standard outpatient treatment of severe acute malnutrition.
- Trial name
- OUADINUT (NCT02486523)
- Testing
- Hygiene promotion sessions, Household WASH package, Household visit
- Where
- Chad
- Volunteers
- 1,572 people
- Sponsor
- Action Contre la Faim
Covid19, Vitamin D Deficiency
High Dose Vitamin-D Substitution in Patients With COVID-19: a Randomized Controlled, Multi Center Study
The world is currently facing a pandemic with the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) which leads to the disease of COVID-19. Risk factors for a poor outcome of COVID-19 have so far been identified as older age and co-morbidity including…
- Conditions
- Covid19, Vitamin D Deficiency, Corona Virus Infection, ARDS
- Trial name
- VitCov (NCT04525820)
- Testing
- Single high dose vitamin D, Treatment as usual vitamin D
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dr. Jörg Leuppi
Severe Malnutrition
Incomes of Nutritional Support Modalities in Hemodialysis Patients With Severe Malnutrition
Introduction: Protein energy malnutrition is one of the strongest predictors of morbidity and mortality in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03484481
- Testing
- Oral Nutritional Support; Nutrena, Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition; Kabiven central
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Baskent University
Burn, Growth
Bone Mineral Density, Body Composition and Growth Following Severe Burn Injury
The purpose of this study is two-fold. The first is to establish that bone mineral density is diminished among children admitted to this regional burn center as compared to healthy non-burned children.
- Conditions
- Burn, Growth, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT00285090
- Testing
- Calcium, Vitamin D, Calcium,Vitamin D, Calcium, VitaminD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kathy Prelack, PhD, RD
Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Pneumococcal Disease
Opportunistic Pneumococcal Immunisation Trial in MALnutrition
The goal of the OPTIMAL clinical trial is to learn if a dose of a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) generates a good immune response in young children who are in hospital with severe acute malnutrition.
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Pneumococcal Disease, Pneumococcal Vaccines, Pneumococcal Infection
- Trial name
- OPTIMAL (NCT06817421)
- Testing
- Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Typhoid conjugate vaccine
- Where
- Timor-Leste
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Nick Fancourt
Malnutrition
Malnutrition Using GLIM Criteria and Comparing CT and BIA for Muscle Mass Measurement
Evaluation of malnutrition with the help of the GLIM criteria. Muscle mass measurement, as recommended in the GLIM criteria was done with the help of abdominal CT scan and BIA.
- Trial name
- NCT05174715
- Testing
- BIA
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH
Vitamin d Deficiency
Therapeutic Benefit of Preoperative Supplemental Vitamin D in Patients Undergoing Major Surgical Procedures.
Vitamin D (Vitamin D) deficiency is very common. We recently showed that 97% of 204 patients admitted to Truman Medical Center were Vitamin D deficient (<30 ng/ml).
- Trial name
- NCT02138591
- Testing
- Blood draw pre-operatively, Blood draw post-operative Day 1, Blood draw post-operative Day 2
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri, Kansas City
Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood
Severe Acute Malnutrition and Child Development Clinical Trial in Mwanza
This is a randomized clinical trial to learn whether ready-to-use therapeutic foods enriched with choline and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) together with psychosocial stimulating activities work well to improve child development in…
- Trial name
- BRIGHTSAM (NCT06781918)
- Testing
- Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), Psychosocial stimulation
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Optimizing Acute Malnutrition Management in Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in Democratic Republic of Congo
Acute malnutrition affects 51 million children under the age of 5 worldwide. Malnutrition contributes to nearly half of all child deaths each year, with the forms characterized by wasting or oedema (acute malnutrition) associated…
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition, Moderate Acute Malnutrition, Child Malnutrition, Acute Malnutrition
- Trial name
- OptiMA-DRC (NCT03751475)
- Testing
- Nutritional Strategy - OptiMA, Effective nutritional standard strategy
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 896 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for International Medical Action
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Therapeutic Approaches to Malnutrition Enteropathy
The TAME study will evaluate four new approaches which will be compared against the standard care currently in use in the treatment of malnutrition enteropathy in children with severe acute malnutrition.
- Trial name
- TAME (NCT03716115)
- Testing
- Colostrum high protein powder (Neovite), N-Acetyl Glucosamine (GInNAC), Teduglutide
- Where
- 3 sites in Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Malnutrition in Children
Developmental Screening and Nutritional Intervention of Severe Acute Malnourished Children in Southern Punjab, Pakistan
i. To examine the impact of malnutrition on development quotient of children ii. To determine the effectiveness of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in improving the development quotient of severe acute malnourished children…
- Trial name
- NCT03170479
- Testing
- Vitamin D, Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- University of the Punjab
Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Malnutrition, Child
Expanding Coverage of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) Treatment in Kenya
Child wasting is a type of malnutrition which occurs when a child becomes too thin. This medical condition increases the risk of becoming sick or dying.
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Malnutrition, Child, Wasting
- Trial name
- R-SWITCH (NCT06441305)
- Testing
- SWITCH intervention package
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Malnutrition, Sarcopenia
Malnutrition and Sarcopenia in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease in Tunisia
The TUN-CKDN study is a national, multicenter, prospective cohort study conducted in nephrology centers in Tunisia. It aims to describe how often malnutrition and sarcopenia (loss of muscle strength and muscle mass) occur in…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Sarcopenia, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
- Trial name
- TUN-CKDN (NCT07906405)
- Testing
- Standardized nutritional and muscle assessment
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- Dacima Consulting
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Pilot of a Prebiotic and Probiotic Trial in Young Infants With Severe Acute Malnutrition
Malnutrition is an ever-present problem worldwide. It is estimated that over 18 million children under the age of 5 are affected by the most extreme form of undernutrition, severe acute malnutrition (SAM).
- Trial name
- NCT03666572
- Testing
- Bifidobacterium infantis, Bifidobacterium infantis with prebiotic Lacto-N-neotetraose [LNnT]
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Chronic Kidney Disease, Renal Failure Chronic Requiring Hemodialysis
Specific Enteral Nutrition in Malnourished, Dialysis Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. Efficacy, Safety, Quality of Life
The objective of this unblinded study is to assess the nutritional effects of a 12 weeks administration of the specific enteral nutrition (SEN) RealDiet®Renal pockets, as well as the impact on the patients' quality of life.
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Disease, Renal Failure Chronic Requiring Hemodialysis, Severe Malnutrition, Tolerance
- Trial name
- AL-EN-PHED (NCT01946841)
- Testing
- RealDiet®Renal
- Where
- France
- Sponsor
- Lactalis
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Efficacy and Acceptability of RUTFs in Indonesia
Severe wasting or Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) continues to be a major public health problem in Indonesia, affecting more than 2 million children under 5 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT05614505
- Testing
- Ready to use therapeutic foods
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
Kwashiorkor, Marasmus
Safety and Metabolic Study of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) in Malnourished Children With HIV
It is unclear whether children with HIV and severe acute malnutrition can be started on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) safely while they are still malnourished and the manner in which this therapy should start.
- Conditions
- Kwashiorkor, Marasmus, Severe Acute Malnutrition, HIV
- Trial name
- ARMAM (NCT01529125)
- Testing
- zidovudine, lamivudine, nevirapine
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Malnutrition Severe, Antibiotic Resistance
First Line Antimicrobials in Children With Complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition
Children with severe malnutrition who are admitted sick to hospitals have a high mortality(death rate), usually because of infection.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition Severe, Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Toxicity
- Trial name
- FLACSAM (NCT03174236)
- Testing
- Ceftriaxone, Benzyl penicillin, Metronidazole
- Where
- 8 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Pancreas Atrophy, Diabetes
Long-term Health After Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children and Adults: the Role of the Pancreas
Whilst there is an increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity worldwide, malnutrition remains common. In addition, malnutrition, overweight, and infections often interact.
- Conditions
- Pancreas Atrophy, Diabetes, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- SAMPA (NCT05361148)
- Testing
- no interventions will be used
- Where
- 4 sites in India, Philippines and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 2,305 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Effect of Food, Malnourished Children
Local Dishes Versus Ready-to-use Therapeutic Foods Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition
In a context of frequent shortages of ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs), this study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of the use of local dishes in conjunction with nutritional education for children with severe acute…
- Trial name
- NCT06759883
- Testing
- local dishes using the my plate concept
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Garoua