View clinical trials related to Child Nutrition Disorders.
Filter by: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. A child with severe wasting needs to be seen in a medical consultation to check on health status and to receive some medicine and a medical food supplement for daily consumption until cured. Yet, only a small proportion of children suffering from severe wasting are presently receiving appropriate treatment. In Kenya, there is an opportunity to build on the existing network of community health promoters (CHPs) to increase the number of children with wasting who are identified and treated. In intervention areas, CHPs will be equipped with smartphones and an application which provides guidance on household members to visit and simple actions to take, related to health. CHPs will distribute color-coded mid-upper arm circumference tapes to households with young children and train caregivers on how to use it. After training, CHPs will send Short Message Services (SMS) to remind caregivers to regularly measure the arm circumference of the child. In addition, CHPs will receive a scale to measure the weight of children every month. Finally, wasted children registered in the treatment program who fail to attend a planned consultation will be flagged to their CHP through the phone application, and CHPs will conduct a specific home visit to investigate and help solve potential issues. The study will assess whether this community intervention (called SWITCH) allows to identify and treat more children suffering from severe wasting. Before the start of the intervention, the proportion of wasted children receiving treatment in 40 community units in Turkana South, Turkana East and Aroo will be assessed. After this survey, a computer will randomly select 20 community units where the intervention will be scaled up. The survey will be repeated after 2 years to assess if the proportion of severely wasted children receiving treatment is higher in the area where the intervention was scaled up compared to the area where it was not scaled up. In addition, after 1 year of implementation, the study will assess how the intervention was scaled up, what are the main challenges, and what are the overall perceptions on the intervention in the community among those who receive it and those who deliver it. Finally, costs of the various components of the intervention will be measured for all actors involved, including for caregivers.
The study aims to evaluate if enhancing the mental health of refugee mothers can make them better able to implement new farming methods that are meant to improve food security in the face of climate change. It is a cluster-randomized controlled trial involving 900 pairs consisting of refugee mothers and their children aged 36-59 months, living in Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda. The mothers will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: - Control group: Mothers will receive Enhanced Usual Care (EUC). - HGI group: Mothers will receive the Home Gardening Intervention, consisting of training and supplies for home gardening. - HGI/SH+ group: Mothers will receive both the Home Gardening Intervention and the Self-Help Plus mental health intervention. The main goal is to see if the gardening program alone can reduce food insecurity after 12 months compared to the EUC control group. It also aims to see if reducing psychological distress by adding the mental health component boosts the effects of the gardening intervention. Secondary goals are to look at impacts on dietary diversity, child malnutrition, and mothers' mental health levels across all three groups. The study also gathers survey data on participant mothers' migration history, social capital, exposure to potentially traumatic events, exposure to natural hazards and environmental stressors, mental health, and parenting style. Both mothers and their children will furthermore play incentivized economic games to measure their economic preferences (time, risk, social preferences). Additionally, the study will assess childrens' wellbeing and functioning. Children will also be asked to carry out gamified tasks designed to measure their cognitive development.
The goal of this stepped wedge cluster randomized trial is to compare nutritional care after discharge to an intervention in children term born - 18 years old discharged with newly initiated nutritional care. The main question it aims to answer is: To investigate whether a tailored nutritional care follow-up program in children who are being discharged from the hospital with nutritional support improves nutritional intake and status as well as feeding behavior and quality of life (QoL) in children and their parents. Furthermore, the effect on parental stress, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress (PTSD) as well as QoL will be assessed with and without a tailored nutritional care follow-up program
The investigators are studying how to prevent malnutrition in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) in northern Nigeria. Community health workers will teach mothers about nutritious local foods that might help children grow better than the usual advice from doctors. The investigators will enroll 148 children with SCD aged 6 to 18 months old. The investigators will determine if their weight and diet improve and check for low vitamin A levels. This information will help us find better ways to improve growth for children with SCD.
The R-SWITCH intervention aims to address the low coverage of treatment for severe wasting (SAM) by leveraging existing community groups to deliver an integrated package focused on prevention, screening, referral, and treatment of SAM. It includes behavior change communication on child nutrition and health, active screening, improved passive screening at health posts, and follow-up of referred cases and those enrolled in outpatient treatment programs (OTP). The primary objectives of the R-SWITCH studies are to assess the intervention's impact on OTP coverage, identify implementation barriers and facilitators, and evaluate its cost-efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
The investigators propose the Gluten Free Nutrition Optimization through Ultra-processed food Reduction and Improved Strategies for Health (GF-NOURISH) study to demonstrate the feasibility and success of a nutritional education program focused on naturally occurring gluten-free foods and minimizing ultra-processed gluten-free foods. The investigators hypothesize that nutritional educational (GF-NOURISH) intervention will have multiple health benefits
Malnutrition is a major global public health issue, contributing to poor health and early morbidities in children under five, particularly in developing countries. In 2021, 5 million children died worldwide due to infectious diseases or malnutrition, with Pakistan having the highest under-five mortality rate. With a population of approximately 229 million, Pakistan is the fifth most populous country in the world. In Pakistan, under-five mortality is 63.3 per 1000 live births which has declined from 139.8 in 1990 to 63.3 in 2021 (WHO, 2022, UNICEF, 2023). The monsoon season's massive flooding in Pakistan has worsened the humanitarian situation, endangering the already vulnerable population. UNICEF reports high rates of acute malnutrition, political instability, economic decline, and coronavirus disease 2019 effects. However, there is limited evidence on the efficacy of probiotics for infants in Pakistan. Metagenomics is the study of microorganisms' genomes, examining all microorganisms in an ecological site's genomes. It involves extracting and sequencing DNA using high-throughput techniques. Scientists can identify genes with significant features using computer analysis. The distal intestine contains around one trillion organisms per milliliter of luminal contents, and understanding their potential for energy and nutrient harvest is crucial in malnourished individuals. Alpha diversity is the analysis of species diversity in a sample, measured by observed species index, Chao1 index, Shannon index, Simpson index, and good-coverage index. It is proportional to the first four values and indicates less undiscovered species. The distal intestine contains around one trillion organisms per milliliter of luminal contents, with an increased capacity for energy harvest in malnourished individuals. The present study aims to measure the following objectives. i. -To estimate the microbiome degree of diversity among malnutrition children micro-biota defined by 16 Svedberg (S) ribosomal ribonucleic acid gene sequencing. ii. -To evaluate the interpersonal differences in the structure and functioning of the gut microbiome that affect a person's vulnerability to malnutrition. iii. -To determine how microbiomes are shaped by host genotypes, environmental exposures, including exposure to malnutrition in children mothers, and other family members, nutritional status, and lifestyles, including diet.
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of a digital educational intervention of front-of-package warning labeling on the selection and purchase of food in elementary school children and their caregivers. The main question it aims to answer is: - What is the effect of a digital educational intervention on front-of-package warning labeling on food selection in children from primary schools in Mexico City, compared to a control group? Participants will be randomized into two groups. - The control group, the dyads (caregiver-schoolchildren), will receive general nutritional education. - The intervention group, will also receive guidance on reading labels and raise awareness about the impact of consuming processed or ultra-processed foods on health. The intervention will be carried out through a web page with audiovisual material and all participants also will be asked to complete: - Multiple-choice evaluation (5 questions) to ensure theoretical understanding of the topics - Lunch register - 24-hour dietary recall - Survey of food habits and consumption - Validated food preference questionnaire - Anthropometric measurements (Weight, height, waist circumference, body mass index) - Socioeconomic survey - Participate in a simulated online selection and shopping of food and beverages. To see if the digital educational intervention in the front of package warning labeling in children and caregivers will improve the selection and purchase of foods.
The study is a prospective, single-center, randomized controlled trial that will be conducted at the Medical University of Varna. This setting offers access to a wealth of clinical expertise in managing CP and ASD and a rich tradition of conducting robust nutritional interventions.
Evaluate the risk of developing EFAD and/or PNAC in adult and pediatric patients 1 month of age and older, who are anticipated to need 8 weeks or longer of parenteral nutrition treatment with SMOFlipid.