Clinical trials: Stunting
Stunting of Growth, Chronic Malnutrition
Pilot Study of a Modified Therapeutic Food Compared With a Standard Nutrient Supplement in Young Children in Rural Guatemala
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a modified food supplement is acceptable and well tolerated by children aged 12 to 24 months with mild-to-moderate stunting in rural Guatemala.
- Trial name
- NCT07804667
- Testing
- Modified Therapeutic Food Formulation, Nutri Listo SQ-LNS
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Wuqu' Kawoq, Maya Health Alliance
Stunting
Characterisation and Sociodemographic Determinants of Stunting Among Malaysian Children Aged 6-19 Years
Child stunting remains an important global health issue, with 157 million children under five years of age estimated to be stunted in 2014.
- Trial name
- NCT03364426
- Testing
- No intervention
- Volunteers
- 6,759 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manjinder Sandhu
Prenatal Disorder, Premature Birth
Develop a Multi-disciplinary Approach for a Personalized Prenatal Diagnostics and Care for Twin Pregnancies
Different screening modalities evaluation to develop algorithms to predict pregnancy complications in twin pregnancies, and evaluation of serologic response to BNT162b2 Pfeizer/BioNTech vaccination.
- Conditions
- Prenatal Disorder, Premature Birth, Twin Pregnancy With Antenatal Problem, Twin; Pregnancy, Affecting Fetus or Newborn
- Trial name
- PRETWINSCREN (NCT04595214)
- Testing
- TTTS cases are treated by intra-uterine laser for separation.
- Where
- 7 sites in Belgium, Canada and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Growth Disorders, Growth Failure
Randomized Clinical Trial of Two Different Initial Growth Hormone Doses in Children
A prospective, randomized, open-label single-blinded study of 50 subjects with growth hormone deficiency, ages 5 to 15 years in which 25 subjects will initiate rhGH therapy at 0.3mg/kg/week and the remaining 25 subjects will…
- Conditions
- Growth Disorders, Growth Failure, Growth Hormone Treatment, Growth
- Trial name
- NCT06103513
- Testing
- Somatropin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Small for Gestational Age
Effects of Serial Plotting on Fundal Height Charts on Identification and Outcomes of Small for Gestational Age Infants
Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR) remains a challenging topic for clinicians, researchers and policy makers, and a central question is how to improve the performance of screening during pregnancy in order to provide appropriate…
- Trial name
- HPAG (NCT02964793)
- Testing
- intervention group
- Where
- 16 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Growth Disorder, Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children
Validation of Two Measures for Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children, the Treatment Related Impact Measure of Childhood Growth Hormone Deficiency (TRIM-CGHD) and the Treatment Burden Measure of Childhood Growth Hormone Deficiency (TB-CGHD)
This study is conducted in Europe and the United States of America (USA). The aim of the study is to validate two measures for growth hormone deficiency in children, the Treatment Related Impact Measure of Childhood Growth…
- Trial name
- NCT02580032
- Testing
- No treatment given
- Where
- 28 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 252 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Acromegaly
Pasireotide in Patients With Acromegaly Inadequately Controlled With First Generation Somatostatin Analogues
This is a phase IIIb multicenter, open-label; single arm study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pasireotide LAR 40 mg and 60 mg in patients with inadequately controlled acromegaly with maximal approved doses of first…
- Trial name
- NCT02354508
- Testing
- Pasireotide LAR
- Where
- 50 sites in Argentina, Belgium and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Depression, Postpartum, Malnutrition, Child
Decreasing Stunting by Reducing Maternal Depression in Uganda: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (CRCT) for Improved Nutrition Outcomes
The project seeks to test the integration of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Groups within Care Group projects and investigate whether the treatment of maternal depression with Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Groups improves the…
- Trial name
- NCT03573713
- Testing
- Care Groups, IPT-G
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,248 people
- Sponsor
- Food for the Hungry
Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Deficiency, Growth Disorders
Recombinant Human Insulin-Like Growth Factor (rhIGF-1) Treatment of Short Stature Associated With IGF-1 Deficiency
This study is intended to assess the effects of once daily dosing of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor (rhIGF-1) in increasing height velocity.
- Trial name
- NCT00125190
- Testing
- rhIGF-1 (mecasermin) for a period of 86 weeks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Ipsen
Neurodevelopment Outcome, Linear Growth
Micronutrient Enhancement for Development and Health in Adolescents - The MEDHA Study
MEDHA is a randomized controlled trial among 10-18 year old girls to examine the use-case of the United Nations International Multiple Micronutrient Antenatal Preparation (UNIMMAP) multiple micronutrient supplement (MMS)…
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopment Outcome, Linear Growth, Micronutrient Status, Bone Mineral Density
- Trial name
- MEDHA (NCT07695883)
- Testing
- Iron (60 mg)- folic acid (400 ug) [IFA], Multiple micronutrient supplement [MMS], Multiple micronutrient supplement Plus [MMS+]
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Small-for-gestational Age
Ultrasound Evaluation of Fetal Hemodynamics and Perinatal Complications
In case of fetal weight below the 10th centile for gestational age, it is important to distinguish SGA and IUGR. SGA is defined as a fetal weight below the 10th centile.
- Trial name
- PTI'DOP (NCT03865628)
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Intrauterine Growth Restriction
Evaluation of Infants With Intrauterine Growth Restriction
Purpose: Clinical assessment (anthropometric) and paraclinical (biochemical and immunological by dosing serum insuline growth factors IGF1 and IGF2 and their receptors) of neonates with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and…
- Trial name
- ModeInfIUGR (NCT02515292)
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Birth Outcomes, Stunting
Uganda Birth Cohort Study
The UBC was a USAID-funded longitudinal prospective cohort study of pregnant women (n= 5030) aged 15-49 years from rural North and South-Western regions of Uganda, conducted between 2014 and 2016.
- Conditions
- Birth Outcomes, Stunting, Wasting, Anemia
- Trial name
- UBC (NCT04233944)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,044 people
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Malnutrition
Effectiveness of LNS and MNP Supplements to Prevent Malnutrition in Women and Their Children in Bangladesh
The program effectiveness study aims to assess the effect of a lipid-based nutrition supplement (LNS) and micronutrient powder (MNP) provided in a programmatic context for improving maternal nutritional status during pregnancy…
- Trial name
- RDNS (NCT01715038)
- Testing
- LNS-PLW, LNS-Child, MNP
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 4,011 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Malnutrition
Women's Work in Agriculture and Infant Nutrition
Background Over the last 10 years there has been an increase in the female agriculture labour force, in Pakistan, resulting in a feminisation of agriculture; which could have either a positive or negative impact on maternal and…
- Trial name
- WWAN (NCT03406182)
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,161 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Fetal Growth Abnormality, Fetal Growth Restriction
Sildenafil Versus Low Molecular Weight Heparin in Fetal Growth Restriction Treatment
comparing the effect of using sildenafil citrate and LMWH in treatment of cases of IUGR due to placental insufficiency
- Trial name
- NCT03230162
- Testing
- Sildenafil, low molecular weight heparin
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Pregnancy, Preeclampsia
The Involvement of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4E (eIF4E) in Human Placental Implantation and in the Pathological Pregnancies: Preeclampsia and IUGR
The involvement of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) in human placental implantation and in the pathological pregnancies: preeclampsia and IUGR.
- Trial name
- NCT01179542
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Fetal Growth Retardation, Fetal Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Z-score Reference Ranges for a Large Patient Population in Normal Neuroimaging Measurement
This study aims to establish the z score reference ranges of fetal head circumference and other measurement of fetal measurements including biparietal diameter, fronto-occipital diameter, length of the corpus callosum, lateral…
- Trial name
- FMZSCORE (NCT07004283)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center
Constitutional Growth Delay, Nutrition Disorders
Nutrients and Hormones: Effects in Boys With Disordered Growth
The purpose of the study is to find out if patients with constitutional delay of growth have a mismatch between energy intake and utilization (as measured by doubly labeled water) and to compare the improvement in growth and…
- Conditions
- Constitutional Growth Delay, Nutrition Disorders, Growth Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00139451
- Testing
- Pediasure, GH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Preterm Birth
Enhancing Prediction of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Africa Through Partnerships and Innovation
Pregnancy complications such as pre-eclampsia (high blood pressure during pregnancy), poor fetal growth, unexplained stillbirth, and spontaneous preterm birth are major causes of illness and death for mothers and babies in…
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Preterm Birth, Still Births, Abruptio Placentae
- Trial name
- EPAPOA (NCT07844876)
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University