New program aims to help kids eat better after leaving the hospital
NCT ID NCT06414200
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests whether a structured, tailored nutritional care program helps children who need nutritional support after leaving the hospital. About 260 children from newborns to 18 years old will take part. Parents fill out questionnaires on eating behavior, stress, and food diaries, and a team of dietitians, pediatricians, and psychologists creates a personalized plan. The goal is to improve growth, eating habits, and quality of life for both children and parents.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- multidisciplinary structured tailored nutritional advice
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could improve growth, eating habits, and quality of life for children who need nutritional support after leaving the hospital.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small trial (260 children) testing a behavioral intervention, so results may not apply to all children. The program requires extra effort from parents and healthcare teams.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 260 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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7 days to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Children term born neonates till 18 years old * Admitted with newly initiated nutritional support(oral and/or enteral nutritional support) during hospitalization * Nutritional Support continues at home after discharge. Exclusion Criteria: * Children with existing nutritional support upon admission * Children in need of parenteral nutrition at discharge * Children with DSM-5 diagnosed feeding disorders such as anorexia * Absence of written informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Albert Schweitzer ziekenhuis
RECRUITINGDordrecht, 3300AK, Netherlands
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Amphia
RECRUITINGBreda, 4818CK, Netherlands
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Catharina ziekenhuis
RECRUITINGEindhoven, 5623EJ, Netherlands
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ErasmusMC
RECRUITINGRotterdam, South Holland, 3015 CN, Netherlands
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Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep
RECRUITINGAlkmaar, 1815JD, Netherlands
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Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei
RECRUITINGEde, 6716RP, Netherlands
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