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