Active clinical trials for "Malnutrition"

This study evaluates the program effectiveness of home fortification along with infant and young child feeding (IYCF) counseling as a strategy to address anemia and complementary feedings gaps in a program setting of the Integrated Family Health Initiative being implemented by CARE India (a non-profit organization) in partnership with the Government of Bihar. The study also seeks to assess the field level worker experience with counseling and dissemination of home fortification products.

Probiotics modulate the gut microflora and immune status in lung cancer who need chemotherapy.

This is a single-site, randomized, double-blind, double dummy, placebo-controlled single and multiple doses study of Aramchol in healthy Chinese volunteers. The subject population that was enrolled for Aramchol 004 was not specifically designed to understand the PK profile of Aramchol in subjects of Chinese descent. Therefore, this study (Aramchol 015) has been undertaken to ascertain the PK profile of Aramchol following single and multiple doses in a Chinese population under fed conditions utilizing the light breakfast from Aramchol 004. This study will consist of two parts and the subjects will be assigned to two parts. In each part of the study, subjects will be enrolled in the study within 28 days of screening.

The objective of this study is to determine whether a supplementation with a new high-protein oral supplement can improve the evolution of functional parameters in elderly patients in nursing homes.

Background: Insufficient nutritional intake, with or without concomitant morbidity, leads to weight loss or insufficient weight gain, is related to an increase in morbidity and mortality and exposes the child to medical complications. In addition, obesity is also related to complications during hospitalization and complications in general, and therefore early identification of these children is extremely important. Studies show that malnutrition is frequent among children upon hospitalization, where the risk of pediatric nutritional deterioration increases, even in the presence of mild stress factors. This risk is frequent mainly among children that arrive at the hospital with an initial poor nutritional status. Improving the nutritional status as part of the standard of care already at the ambulatory setting might improve the prognosis of children when ill. In Israel, nutritional screening in not conducted among children since there is no proper validated screening tool. Study objectives: To test the accuracy of the STAMP Screening Tool for pediatric nutritional risk which is designed to be used by nurses, and to compare it to a complete nutritional assessment conducted by a dietician in Clalit Health Care Services clinics. In addition, the investigators wish to examine the effects of using a screening tool for nutritional risk on the medical staff's attention to the nutritional status; this is measured by the collection of nutritional status-related data and their recording in the patient file. Methods: 100 boys and girls aged 1 to 6, attending Clalit Health Care Services Pediatric Centers, will undergo an assessment using the STAMP Tool; a questionnaire including 3 questions with a summary score, according to which the nutritional risk level shall be determined. These children shall also undergo a complete dietician assessment in order to examine the validity of the STAMP Tool. In addition, 150 files shall be reviewed in the beginning of the research and after 6 months in order to estimate the change in medical staff's attention to nutritional status, by way of noting relevant diagnoses, reference to nutritional status- related tests and recording of anthropometric measurements. A statistical analysis to examine the validity of the STAMP Tool shall be carried out using the kappa test (K) (30). The effect of the STAMP Tool use shall be calculated using the chi square test.

RUTF would be more effective (quicker catch-up growth by promoting more tissue accrue resulting decrease stay in rehabilitation ward) in treating children with SAM during the rehabilitation phase than khichuri /halwa; RUTF would be acceptable to the children and their mothers/caregivers; Malnutrition is not caused solely by lack of food, but also by impaired utilization of the food that is ingested. The ability of the gut to absorb nutrients from the diet is associated with the host's 'human' genotype, the host's gut microbiota and its gene content (the microbiome).

The overall objective of the study is to investigate the effect of energy- and protein enriched home delivered meals vs. habitual diet in malnourished patients suffering from cancer on various endpoints.

The purpose of this study was to determine the improvement in nutritional status, especially in the level of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and its relationship with changes in the circulating cytokine levels, after providing extra protein and energy contents to community-dwelling older adults at risk of undernutrition.

The purpose of this study is to compare single-dose oral bioavailability of acetaminophen 650 mg extended release geltabs (containing acetaminophen 650 mg) of OHM Laboratories, USA (subsidiary of Ranbaxy) with Tylenol extended release geltabs (containing acetaminophen 650 mg) of Mc Neil, Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals, U.S.A in healthy, adult, male human subjects under fed condition.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relative bioavailability of two types of prolonged release formulation of tamsulosin hydrochloride in Chinese healthy subjects. The safety of tamsulosin formulation is also compared.