Evaluation of high-protein-high-calorie diet on the state of children's growth plate

Evaluation of high-calorie-high-protein diet enriched with arginine food resource with calcium supplementation on anthropometric indices and growth plate status of 4-8 years old children with developmental disorders

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20181111041611N5

Enrollment

Registered

2022-10-06

Start date

2022-09-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-21

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Conditions

Growth retardation. Sequelae of protein-energy malnutrition

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group1:They will be subjected to a high-protein-high-calorie diet for 12 weeks. In this intervention, the amount of energy needed by each patient will be calculated based

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

4 Years to 8 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A BMI below the 3rd percentile of the WHO BMI chart for age Height placement below the 3rd percentile of the WHO height-for-age chart

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of endocrine disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Growth plate status. Timepoint: Before the start of the study, 12 weeks after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: X-ray of the wrist.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehnoosh Samadi

Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

mehnoosh_samadi@yahoo.com+98 83 3710 2009

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026