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Filter by:In this pilot trial, the investigators will determine the feasibility of monitoring nutritive sucking patterns to facilitate the transition from tube to oral feeding in extremely-low-birth weight (ELBW) infants
Malnutrition among women of reproductive age is a significant public health problem in Bangladesh, with major implications for a woman's own health and that of her newborn child. The principal drivers for maternal malnutrition in Bangladesh are poor-quality diets, care seeking practices and access to health care. An ideal contact point for pregnant women are antenatal care visits (ANC). However, the provision of maternal nutrition services through government systems is inadequate with just 29% of pregnant women attending all 4 ANC visits and 18% of women consuming at least 100 IFA tablets. Moreover, WHO made a context specific recommendation that countries with a high prevalence of nutritional deficiencies may choose to adopt multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) over iron folic acid (IFA). The health benefits of MMS cannot be harnessed without a properly functioning delivery platform. A multifaceted approach focusing on improving the quality of ANC, the supply system for these services, engagement with communities, in addition to the adoption of MMS may have large benefits to women and children in Bangladesh. UNICEF and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have partnered with several different organizations, including the GoB, Sight & Life, Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and icddr, b to design and assess outcome of a community based randomized control trial to improve coverage and quality of maternal nutrition service delivery through ANC platform. The investigators hypothesize that implementation of demonstration programme will result in 60% relative improvement in the coverage of 100+ MMS among women who received 4+ANC in the intervention areas compared to the coverage of 100+ IFA among women who received 4+ANC in comparison areas.
The aim of this project is to increase knowledge and awareness about nutrition of ICU patients among the staff by evaluating nutrition care on an international level. In order to be able to facilitate bench-marking of ICU's with a national and international standard and actual best practice, we intend to provide a multi-lingual data acquisition tool to determine actual nutrition care in an ICU's. nutritionDay in Worldwide ICUs is a one day international cross-sectional audit.
This study is intended to establish bioequivalence of the bosutinib age-appropriate capsule formulation to the commercial tablet formulation in healthy participants under fed condition. The comparison will be performed using the pharmacokinetic parameters that define the rate and extent of absorption, those are Cmax and AUC. A statistical analysis will be performed comparing these parameters calculated after administration of a single 100 mg dose with the tablet formulation (100 mg x 1) as the Reference treatment and the capsule formulation (100 mg x 1) as the Test treatment.
Children with severe malnutrition who are sick and admitted to hospitals have high mortality, usually because of infection. Malnourished children have more potentially harmful bacteria in their upper intestines than well-nourished children and this may contribute to inflammation in the gut and whole body. These bacteria may cross from the intestines to the bloodstream causing life-threatening infections. A related abnormality among malnourished children is reduction in the digestive enzymes made by the pancreas and the liver. Apart from helping with digestion of food, these enzymes are important in helping the body control bacteria in the upper intestines. It is therefore possible that treatment with digestive enzymes could help reduce the burden of harmful bacteria and thus lower inflammation and the risk of serious infection. One study conducted in Malawi has shown that children with severe malnutrition who were supplemented with pancreatic enzymes had a lower risk of dying. However, this was a small study and although promising, requires validation. No studies of supplementation with bile acids have been done among severely malnourished children. However, bile acids are commonly used to manage patients with liver function abnormalities, something that malnourished children suffer from as well. The investigators want to find out if supplementing these pancreatic enzymes and bile acids among ill children with severe acute malnutrition is safe and reduces the risk of death, deterioration or readmission to hospital.
The goal is to find a simple tool that can be used by medical and paramedical staff and that is reliable to identify children at risk for malnutrition.
This study is to evaluate the bioequivalence of Oseltamivir Phosphate Capsules 75 mg versus TAMIFLU 75 mg capsules administered as 75 mg capsules in healthy volunteers under Fed condition.
About 2 billion people worldwide are infected with tuberculosis (TB). Ninety percent of those people have latent TB infection (LTBI). Risk factors like malnutrition, diabetes mellitus (DM), and helminth infection can affect the development of active TB. Researchers want to study LTBI individuals with these issues to see how they may contribute to a person s higher risk for developing active TB. This study will take place in Chennai, India. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of malnutrition, DM, and helminth infections in people with LTBI. Eligibility: People age 14 65 with or without LTBI. Design: Participants will be screened with a medical history and physical exam focused on symptoms of active TB. Those who have TB symptoms will not take part in the study. Those who do not have TB symptoms will have a physical exam with vital signs, height, and weight. They will give blood and stool samples. Participants will be assigned to 1 of 6 groups. They will repeat some of the screening tests. They will give urine samples. Some groups will have a chest X-ray. Some groups will have an ultrasound of the abdomen. Participants will complete a survey about their history of smoking and drug and alcohol use. Participants will have data collected about their nutritional status and body composition. Their skinfold thickness, ratio of waist/hip circumference, and grip strength will be measured. Participants with DM, malnutrition, or helminth infection will be given standard of care or referred for follow-up treatment. Participation will last up to 6 months. ...
Child undernutrition is a worldwide public health problem that has persisted in African countries. For instance, the most recently reported prevalence rates of stunting (38%), underweight (24%), and wasting (10%) among children under the age of five in Ethiopia is higher than the global prevalence. The causes of undernutrition are classified in the following manner: immediate causes, such as inadequate dietary intakes; underlying causes, such as household food insecurity and inadequate care and feeding practices; and basic causes, which involve the household's inadequate access to education, employment, and income, among others. Evidence has demonstrated that nutrition education interventions (NEI) may influence both underlying and immediate causes of child undernutrition. For instance, nutrition education interventions have the potential of preventing the underlying causes of child undernutrition by improving mothers' knowledge in care and feeding practices, and further improving the quality and quantity of dietary intake, which is considered an immediate cause of child undernutrition. Moreover, nutrition education interventions designed to improve infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices, such as dietary diversity, frequency, and adequacy, are considered a high impact strategy that may substantially reduce stunting. Preliminary data from Hawassa University (collaborating institution in this project) demonstrated that approximately 86% of the children residing in Arsi Negele, Wondo Genet, and Dale districts in Oromia and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' (SNNP) regions in Ethiopia do not receive adequate complementary feeding practices. Such lack of optimal complementary feeding practices may compromise a child's growth, development, and survival. Therefore, there is a critical need for improving child complementary feeding practices to promote their well-being and adequate nutritional status. Thus, the main purpose of this study is to improve child feeding practices and related nutritional status by improving the mother's knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of complementary feeding practices for their children aged six to 23 months in three woredas located in Oromia and SNNP. It is hypothesized that after the NEI mothers will improve their children' dietary diversity, frequency and adequacy.
This study compares two nutritional screening questionnaires in cirrhotic patients. All patients will be assessed with both questionnaires, besides a complete nutritional assessment.