Status:
UNKNOWN
Labelled Carbon Sucrose Breath Test (13C-SBT) as a Marker of Environmental Enteropathy
Lead Sponsor:
University of Virginia
Collaborating Sponsors:
International Atomic Energy Agency
Flinders University
Conditions:
Glucose-Galactose Malabsorption
Enteropathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-15 years
Brief Summary
Linear growth failure, a manifestation of chronic undernutrition in early childhood, is a recalcitrant problem in resource constrained settings. The underlying causes of growth failure are multifactor...
Detailed Description
Environmental enteropathy is associated with linear and ponderal growth shortfalls in young children in resource constrained settings. However, the physiological alterations of intestinal function tha...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All children will be recruited and enrolled through convenience sampling, either at the community level (if the study site has previously censused the community) or through child clinic visits.
Exclusion
- Severe acute malnutrition
- HIV positive
- Weight for height Z \>+2
- Known medical illness contributing to growth failure
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
600 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04109352
Start Date
September 1 2019
End Date
December 1 2022
Last Update
October 6 2021
Active Locations (9)
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1
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
2
Nutrition and Clincial Services Division, icddr, b
Dhaka, Bangladesh
3
CBCI Society for Medical Education, St John's Research Institute
Bengaluru, India
4
Tropical Metabolism Research Unit, University of West Indies
Kingston, Jamaica