Found 329 clinical trials
The Maternal EED Study
Undernutrition among women of reproductive age is more common in South Asia than in any other region. In South Asia, the prevalence of maternal undernutrition varies between 10 and 40%. There is a scarcity of data on the contribution of small intestinal (SI) microbiota to pathogenesis of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction …
PRE-Pregnancy Weight Loss And the Reducing Effect on CHILDhood Overweight - Aarhus
The study is a single site parallel randomized controlled study. The study will be assessing the effect of a 10% pre-conceptional weight loss intervention vs a control group among healthy couples where the prospective mother is pregnant and overweight or obese (BMI 27-44.9 kg/m\^2). The couples in intervention group will …
Comparison of Nutritional Screening Tools in Liver Cirrhosis Patients
This study compares two nutritional screening questionnaires in cirrhotic patients. All patients will be assessed with both questionnaires, besides a complete nutritional assessment.
Addressing Food Insecurity: Plant-Based Food Prescription Program
Reduce food insecurity by improving plant-based health food consumption, access, health and nutrition literacy and the health of the food-insecure families we serve.
Effect of Prenatal and Postnatal Intervention Strategies on Breastfeeding Outcomes in Women With Excessive Weight (Ready, Set, Nourish Study)
This study is about preparing women with excessive weight to have better breastfeeding outcomes. By doing this study, the investigators hope to learn more about how hand expression of breast milk or colostrum during pregnancy can help prepare a mother to breastfeed after she has her baby and about how …
Reducing Metabolic Dysregulation in Dyads
This study is a 6-month randomized controlled trail of diet modification designed to reduce chronic inflammation and reverse metabolic dysfunction among obese individuals with one or more polyps found at a colonoscopy screening. We also will recruit an at least overweight partner, who lives in the same household. To be …
Muscle Mass Via UltraSound in Cirrhosis (MMUSCLE)
The goal of this observational cohort study is to learn about loss of muscle mass and muscle strength (sarcopenia) in patients with cirrhosis. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: what is the prevalence and development of sarcopenia in cirrhosis? what is the role of malnutrition? Participants will undergo …
Study of the Effect of Capsinoid Supplementation on Brown Adipose Tissue in Obese Adolescents
Among the new strategies being considered for the treatment of obesity and its metabolic complications, the activation of brown adipose tissue (BAT) from white adipose tissue looks promising. Interest in the study of BAT has increased over the last 5-10 years in response to the discovery of functional BAT in …
A Randomized, Triple-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Effects of a Supplement on Nutrient Gaps and Gut Health Among Individuals Utilizing GLP-1 RAs
This study is a triple-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized controlled trial of 120 adults that will evaluate the impact of a novel nutritional supplement on improving nutrient gaps and changing nutrient status and the gut microbiome among glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) users.
Gut Flora Metabolite Reduction After Dietary Intervention (GRADY)
Our group has recently identified the association between gut-flora-mediated carnitine and phosphatidylcholine metabolism, specifically trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), and cardiovascular risk. This study investigates the ability for dietary intervention to modulate TMAO levels.
