Active clinical trials for "Malnutrition"

Nutrition is an essential component of health and a key determinant of aging and quality of life of individuals. Malnutrition in the elderly is now recognized as a public health problem affecting nearly half of residents in nursing homes. The fight against malnutrition requires to rethink the meal in all its dimensions, beyond the nutritional needs. In order to improve practices of care at the elderly, the impact of environmental and social aspects of food in nursing homes has been assessed. The social environment and interactions during the meals are now identified as effective ways to stimulate food intake and increase feelings of well-being in the elderly. The objectives of the study are to characterize the appreciation of food and social interactions during the meals and to study the relationships between the quality of food practices and nutritional status of the residents in nursing homes to improve their quality of life.

This study will compare the relative bioavailability of hydrocodone, acetaminophen, and promethazine in CL-108 (hydrocodone 7.5mg/ acetaminophen 325 mg/ promethazine 12.5 mg) manufactured by Charleston Laboratories, Inc. to hydrocodone in Vicoprofen (hydrocodone 7.5 mg /ibuprofen 200 mg), promethazine 12.5 mg, and acetaminophen in Ultracet (tramadol HCl 37.5 mg/acetaminophen 325 mg) under fasted and fed conditions.

This is a cohort, observational, prospective, multicenter, longitudinal study. 100 patients will be followed postoperatively for a period of 12 months. Intermediate statistical analyzes will be performed at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 9 months. This observational study is non-interventional, it does not change the usual care of patients who underwent a bariatric surgery. Data collection will be carried out during routine visits planned in the post-operation usual follow-up. The blood tests are part of the patient's usual care for his bariatric surgery. Surgeons will include patients for whom they have freely decided to use the dietary supplement Refill under the care of the treatment of obesity. The motivation of the patient and his commitment to the project is evaluated by the surgeon. The main objective is to evaluate the efficacy of the dietary supplement Refill. The primary endpoint is the reduction of iron deficiency.

The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy of the LNS on children aged 6-17 months in preventing growth faltering and improving micronutrient status. The impact of product will be compared to Corn Soy Blend ++ (CSB++), Sprinkles, and to a control group consuming an unsupplemented diet, which is usually borbor at an early age, and thereafter, family foods.

Building on the success of community-based peer education and counselling in breastfeeding, it is possible to address young child feeding and health practices in the surveyed district. Opportunities that can optimise success and encourage behaviour change in the district include mothers willingness to modify some feeding options; support of family members; seasonal availability and accessibility of foods; established set-up of village peers and existence of health centres and health staff in some villages. This study has developed a feasible, context-specific nutrition education package for use in rural Tanzania. The package is composed of 4 components, namely 1) education and counselling of mothers, 2) training of community-based nutrition counsellors, 3) sensitisation meetings with health staff and family members, and 4) supervision of community-based nutrition counsellors. The intervention will use a parallel cluster-randomised controlled trial design where infants will be recruited when aged 6 months and followed up for 9 months. The intervention expects to provide information and, where appropriate, recommendations to strengthen the nutrition component in the health education programme of the Tanzania child health services. The study hypothesises that the nutrition education package will be more effective than the routine health education in improving feeding practices, dietary adequacy and growth of infants and young children. Specific objectives of the study include: To evaluate the effectiveness of a nutrition education package on feeding practices and dietary adequacy To determine the effectiveness of a nutrition education package in improving growth and health of infants and young children To document the process of implementation of the nutrition education package to promote optimal feeding and health practice

The objective of this study was to compare the rate and extent of absorption of venlafaxine hydrochloride 150 mg extended-release capsules (test) versus Effexor® XR (reference) administered as 1 x 150 mg extended-release capsule under fed conditions.

a. To measure the amount of zinc absorbed from ZnBfR compared with the amount absorbed from CR and from CR fortified with added zinc, using the triple stable isotope tracer ratio technique in young children. Methods: Investigators will measure the amount of zinc absorbed from ZnBfR compared to that absorbed from a conventional Bangladeshi rice (Diet-CR) (control). They will also compare the zinc absorption from ZnBfR with that from zinc-fortified conventional rice (Diet-CR+Z). The study will be a cross-over, randomized, controlled clinical study. Forty-four children aged 36-59 mo of either sex will be recruited from the same community as mentioned before, and participants will be individually randomized, in equal numbers, to one of the two comparison groups, A and B. During an initial one-day acclimatization period, the participants will receive the conventional rice-based diet three times a day, to confirm that participants will accept the study diets and adhere to the study procedures. On study days 2 and 4, in comparison group A, participants will receive either the Diet-ZBfR or Diet-CR based on the random assignments, and participants will receive Diet-CR or Diet ZBfR, respectively, on days 3 and 5 (i.e., the diet not received on days 2 and 4), Likewise, in comparison group B, the participants will receive either Diet-ZBfR or Diet-CR+Z on days 2 and 4 based on the random assignments, and participants will receive Diet-CR+Z or the Diet-ZBfR, respectively, on days 3 and 5 (i.e., the diet not received on days 2 and 4). Investigators will use zinc stable isotope tracer techniques to measure the fractional absorption of zinc, in which tracer:tracee ratios will be measured in spot urine samples following administration of an intravenously administered tracer (68Zn) and one of two oral tracers (70Zn, 67Zn) provided with test meals over a four-day period. Outcome measures/variables: Intake of total dietary zinc (TDZ) and phytate for each subject will be calculated during the clinical study. Fractional absorption of zinc (FAZ) will be determined from the isotopic ratios obtained in urine samples using the following equation, which shows, as an example, the calculation that will be used for zinc absorption from the diet traced with 67Zn: FAZ = 67Zn tracer:tracee ratio / 68Zn tracer:tracee ratio * (68Zn dose given IV / 67Zn dose given orally) Total absorbed zinc (TAZ) for each child will be calculated as follows: TAZ (mg/d) = TDZ (mg/d) * FAZ

Objective: Primary objective of the present study was to compare the single dose bioequivalence of Torrent's Quetiapine Fumarate Tablets 1 × 25 mg. Dosing periods of the study were separated by a washout period of 7 days. Study Design: Open label, Randomized, Two-Way, Crossover, Single-Dose Bioequivalence Study

Objective: To acquire the local scientific evidence, to evaluate the effects of micronutrient Sprinkles™ powder, both the nutritional status and haematological values in the vulnerable preschool population, to corroborate the reported benefits of the experiences in other countries. Question: Will it improve the nutritional status and hematological levels after the home fortification with Sprinkles in children of two child care centres in the city of Medellin, in 2013? Hypothesis: At the end of intervention, hematologic levels and anthropometric indicators will be better in the intervention group with Sprinkles, compared with the placebo group. Design: Randomized clinical trial, triple-blind and placebo-controlled. Participants: Two groups of 50 children each, aged between 5 and 59 months, not anemic or with severe malnourished, full-time assistants to two children's centres that have the same alimentation menu. Intervention: The daily diet will be supplemented with sprinkles in one of the children's centres and will be compared anthropometric and hematological values before and after with a group receiving the same diet with placebo. Outcome measures: Nutritional status (anthropometric measures) and haematological values (hemoglobin, ferritin, transferrin and folate).

The purpose of this study is to test Mobile Technologies in Assisting Patients & Family Caregivers in Healthy Living and complex home care by connecting to information and professionals from a distance.