Active clinical trials for "Malnutrition"

This complex evaluation of a large-scale program uses a cluster-randomized design where 20 geographic clusters (subdistricts) were randomized to study two sets of interventions. For the evaluation of behavior change interventions only, the 20 clusters were randomized to 10 intensive and 10 non-intensive interventions areas. For a sub-study to evaluate a market-based model for delivering micronutrient powders (MNP) along with behavior change interventions, there was subsequent randomization to comparison area, MNP-only area, Behavior Change Communication (BCC)-only area and MNP+BCC areas.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential of reducing young child undernutrition in low-income countries through an integrated program that trains women's groups in agriculture, nutrition, child care and hygiene.

Aim: Dietary Phosphorus Education Program can improve patients' knowledge, attitude and behavior of phosphorus restriction diet to reduce the risk of hyperphosphatemia and malnutrition of hemodialysis patients. Inclusion criteria: The criteria of subjects are undergoing regular hemodialysis for longer than 3 months at baseline. Subjects' age range is from 20 to 85 years old. Their baseline serum albumin < 4.0 mg/dL, or serum phosphate > 5.0 mg/dL, are eligible for inclusion. Subjects will be enrolled into this trial after signed informed consent. We expect to recruit 60 subjects. Patients will be excluded if they had liver cirrhosis, malignant tumor, can't finish all education sessions and/or can't complete dietary records monthly. We will recruit a control group into this trial, they are eligible for inclusion but don't want to participant education sessions. Intervention protocol: At baseline, the investigators collect demography and pre-test KAP questionnaires among all subjects. If subjects were illiterate then investigator will conduct face-to-face interview and record their answers. Dietary Phosphorus Education is a 6-month program and be implemented by dietitians and investigators, including education, nutritional counseling and dietary records monthly. The first month was intensive weekly education sessions, each 20 to 30 minutes. Second and third month were monthly education sessions, each 20 to 30 minutes. There are total 6 sessions in this trial. The last 3 months will follow-up periods, will collect anthropometry data monthly, biochemistry measurements and 3-day dietary records among all subjects. If subjects were illiterate then investigator will conduct face-to-face interview or phone-interview to complete each dietary record. Investigator collect post-test KAP questionnaires, diet behavior questionnaires and satisfaction questionnaires from subjects in the end of the trial,. If subjects are illiterate then investigators interview subjects and record. This is a 6-months trial and retrospective study to collect anthropometry, biochemical measurements and 3-day dietary records from control subjects monthly.

The purpose of this study is to test the impact on child growth of three specially formulated complementary food supplements vs. Plumpy'Doz, a previously tested, commercially available complementary food, and vs. a control group that receives no food. All groups will receive nutrition education related to infant and young child feeding. This will be a cluster-randomised trial in children 6-18 months old in rural Rangpur and Gaibandha in Bangladesh.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether probiotics can improve the nutrition status and prevent peritonitis in the chronic peritoneal dialysis patients.

This study aims to provide evidence regarding the feasibility of integrating an enhanced maternal and child care health education package into the existing curricula of the National Program for Family Planning and Primary Health Care (LHW Program) and evaluating the feasibility of scaling-up as well as the impact on birth outcomes, nutritional status, morbidity patterns and overall survival patterns at the community level.

This project seeks to evaluate the impact of two USAID-funded projects that are implemented in rural Upper Egypt. The first project is the Feed the Future Egypt, Food-Security and Agribusiness Support (FAS) project; the second project is the Improving Maternal, Child Health, and Nutrition Services (IMCHN) project. The specific study objectives are (1) to estimate the impact of FAS interventions on project outcome indicators-especially on household income (measured by total household expenditure), household food security, and maternal and child nutrition-among farm households; (2) to estimate the effects of IMCHN interventions on maternal and child health and nutrition knowledge among community health workers (CHWs) and among farm households; and (3) to analytically explore potential synergistic effects of FAS and IMCHN interventions on maternal and child nutrition among farm households being exposed to both projects.

The investigators will evaluate the effects of of higher protein/amino acid dosing (≥2.2 g/kg/d) vs usual care of protein/amino acid dosing (≤1.2 g/kg/d) over muscle mass in nutritionally high risk ill patients.

Demonstrate the safety and efficacy of Kabiven compared to standard parenteral nutrition (PN) administered via central vein in pediatric patients (2 to 16 years of age) requiring PN to meet nutritional needs.

This is a single- country, interventional, double-arm study involving Chinese Elderly subjects.