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Can amino acid supplements fix nutrient absorption in kids with damaged guts?

NCT ID NCT07256028

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Morocco's National Centre for Energy, Sciences and Nuclear Techniques Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study looks at 40 stunted children aged 18–36 months who have environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), a gut condition that impairs nutrient absorption. Researchers will give some children milk with added essential amino acids for 28 days, while others get plain milk. They will use special sugar and isotope tests to measure changes in gut permeability and amino acid absorption. The goal is to understand whether supplementation can improve how these children absorb protein building blocks.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Indispensable amino acids (IAAs) added to milk
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that supplementing milk with essential amino acids improves gut health and nutrient absorption in malnourished children.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage observational study with only 40 children. It measures biological markers, not long-term health outcomes, so real-world benefits remain uncertain.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 40 people

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Expected to start

Dec 2025

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Expected to finish

Jul 2026

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 36 months

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Stunting estimated at least - 2 z score height -for-age * Abnormal intestinal morphology on jejunal biopsy showing features for EED: * mucosal inflammation, * villous blunting * altered barrier integrity Exclusion Criteria: * Celiac disease * Presence of anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies. * Primary immunodeficiency disorders * Inflammatory bowel disease * Intestinal inflammation food allergy

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Environmental enteric dysfunction

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • department of Pediatric Hepatology Gastroenterology and Nutrition-P III. Children's hospital of Rabat - the Ibn Sina University Hospital Center

    Rabat, Rabat, 10001, Morocco

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