Active clinical trials for "Nutrition Disorders"

This study is conducted in Europe. The aim of this study is to investigate usage of liraglutide for weight management in clinical practice.

The investigators performed two case-control studies in Niger and Senegal analysing fecal microbiota to characterize the specificity of the gut microbiota alteration associated with severe acute malnutrition (SAM).

Part 1) Bone health after transplantation - possible influence of vitamin K Part 2) Fat metabolism and endocrine parameters - possible predictors for developement of overweight after transplantation

The investigators intend to conduct multi-center randomized controlled study to find if Uncut Roux-en-Y anastomosis to the distal gastric cancer patients after radical D2 can reduce the long-term complications, affect the quality of life, and improve the prognosis, comparing to Billroth II anastomosis.

Falls and falls related injuries are considered one of the most adverse events that a patient can experience. Several assessment instruments to assess and mitigate risks for falls have been developed. However, these instruments have not addressed nutritional risk factors. Weight loss and low hemoglobin levels are key components of Malnutrition. Malnutrition in the hospital setting is a significant concern and may play a role as a fall risk factor. The World Health Organization (WHO) maintains a global anemia database. WHO has identified iron deficiency anemia, based on hemoglobin value alone as the most common, wide-spread nutritional deficiency worldwide. Anemia is present in 30% of the worlds population including industrialized nations. The consensus statement of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics / American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition simply defines adult under-nutrition as a continuum of inadequate intake along with a multitude of other factors. Weight loss occurs at multiple points along this continuum. this multiphase retrospective descriptive analysis hypothesizes that degree of weight loss and degree of Hgb decline may be fall risk factors.

The advancement in life-saving technologies and clinical expertise in the care of extremely premature infants, have resulted in the development of large neonatal intensive care units (NICU). It has been suggested that reconstruction of megaunits of neonatal intensive care to smaller care units with specific patient population and clinical team providers will be essential to maintain optimal teamwork, quality of care and patient outcome. Despite the growing knowledge around the need for reconstruction of large NICUs to smaller units of care, there is no evidence regarding the safety and efficacy of microsystem model of care on the key aspects of health care. At the McMaster Children's Hospital (MCH), we planned a change from standard model of care to the microsystem model of care and therefore we aimed to prospectively assess the effect of this organizational change on the variable aspects of health care. A working group met weekly to formulate the implementation planning, to review the adaptation and adjustment process and to ascertain the quality of implementation following the initiation of the microsystem model. The study was retrospectively registered.

Malnutrition is prevalent among chronic liver disease patients. Inadequate ingestion and/or metabolic alterations modify the body composition and biological functions. The purpose of this study is to determine whether whey protein comsumption, due to amino acid profile, digestibility and bioactive compounds may be beneficial for patients waiting for liver transplantation

The main objective of the study is to assess the serum levels of progranulin and FAM19A5 protein in adults with metabolic syndrome.

The protocol involves measurement of 25 hidroxy vitamin D, gene expression of cytochrome and vitamin D receptor , endoxifen, tamoxifen, exemestane, and other metobolites related to nutrition and endocrine metabolism.

Assess the nutritional status of critically ill children using different nutritional assessment tools in management. Assess accuracy and validity of screening tools in diagnosis of malnutrition by the following: Strong kids Stamp PYMS Assess the effect of early versus late enteral nutrition on the outcome and predict the complication associated with enteral feeding.