Found 323 clinical trials
A Single Arm Intervention Study to Assess the Acceptability, Tolerance and Ease of Use of Wilbo's Blends+ (Commercial Enteral Feed Based on Real Food) When Used as Part of a Dietitian Prescribed Enteral Feeding Plan
The goal of this observational study is to learn if tube-fed children and young people (age 3-15 years) find Wilbo's Blends+ (a new nutritionally complete enteral formula containing real food ingredients) acceptable, tolerable and easy to use. The main question it aims to answer is: Is Wilbo's Blends+ acceptable when …
Finger Food, Pleasure at Your Fingertips: Randomized Pilot Study, Open-label and Parallel Groups
Food is available in easy-to-grip bites that allow residents in care settings to use their fingers for food. This new way of eating can help limit weight loss, increase food intake, gain independence and improve the enjoyment of eating for residents.
Protein Supplement and Exercise Training for the Treatment of Malnutrition and Sarcopenia Risk in Older Adults
To explore the efficacy of a 12-week resistance exercise programme plus or minus an oral nutritional supplement on the nutritional status of community-dwelling older adults who receive homecare and are at risk of both malnutrition and sarcopenia.
Effects of Metabolic Testing Data and Education on Attitudes and Beliefs Related to Carbohydrate Intake in Adolescent Female Athletes
Many studies have consistently shown that females across sports under consume carbohydrate. Registered dietitians working with athletes have also reported female athletes chronically under consume carbohydrate. The primary objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of education versus education plus interpreted individual metabolic (exercise) testing results to change …
Washed Microbiota Transplantation for Malnutrition After Nonphysiological Reconstruction of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
This is a prospective, randomized, multicenter study to evaluate WMT in improving nutritional status in malnourished patients who underwent nonphysiological reconstruction of the upper gastrointestinal tract. In this multicenter trial, sixty-two patients will be enrolled in forteen Chinese sites. Participants will be randomized at a ratio of 1:1 to receive …
Nutritional Supplementation in Head and Neck Cancers
The purpose of this study is to determine whether multimodal nutrition therapy (primary nutrition intervention + adjuvant nutrition therapy) will support patients to optimize their total caloric intake during cancer treatment by measuring the difference in mean cumulative energy intake between the intervention and control group over the duration of …
SMASH: Study to Evaluate the Clinical Efficacy of an Extensively Hydrolysed Infant Formula With Synbiotics and a Human Milk Oligosaccharide (HMO) in Infants With Cow's Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA)
Cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA) is one of the most common food allergies in infants, with an estimated prevalence between 2% and 5%. The number of diagnosed cases has increased in recent years, with clinical manifestations involving the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory system, skin, or systemic reactions. Dietary elimination of cow's …
Prehabilitation for Colorectal Cancer Patients With Low Functional Capacity and Malnutrition
Despite multi-modal prehabilitation (nutrition, exercise, and psychosocial interventions), 60% of older elective colorectal cancer surgery patients with poor physical function were unable to reach a minimum preoperative 400m six-minute walking distance (6MWD), a prognostic cut-point. Compared to the patients that attained >400m 6MWD preoperatively, twice as many of <400m patients …
Drivers and Barriers for Adopting Healthy and Sustainable Food Swaps in Young
Food represents one of the greatest health and environmental challenges of the 21st century. Consuming less of the most environmentally damaging foods, such as meat, is considered an effective method to reduce food-related greenhouse gas emissions. The aim of these N-of-1 FOOD SWAP intervention studies is to investigate whether and …
Early DHA Supplementation in Growth-restricted Very Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Growth-restricted very preterm infants (VPT) are born without adequate fat mass (FM) deposits and low docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) concentrations. They often experience further declines in DHA concentrations during the initial three weeks post-birth while advancing enteral feeds and receiving lipid supplementation predominantly through parenteral nutrition. These suboptimal enteral and parenteral …
