RECRUITING

The Use of Cyproheptadine in Pediatric Feeding Disorders

Study Overview

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Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Cyproheptadine, an appetite stimulant, can improve eating habits in children with Pediatric Feeding Disorders. Pediatric Feeding Disorders is a broad term that describes disorders of eating-related behaviors that causes altered consumption of food and impairs physical or psychosocial health.

Official Title

The Use of Cyproheptadine to Improve Eating Habits in Children With Pediatric Feeding Disorders

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-12-30
Study Completion:2025-12-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06751290

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:2 Years to 6 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Any patient aged 2-6 years of age who presents to Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic with complaint of "poor weight gain, malnutrition, failure to thrive/weight faltering, picky eating, or feeding issues" who screens positive for a pediatric feeding disorder using the Child eating disorder questionnaire (CEBQ)
  2. * Age Range: 2-6 years
  3. * English or Spanish speaking
  1. * Patients who are tube fed
  2. * Patients who are overweight (BMI at 85th%tile or greater)
  3. * Patients who have active symptoms from a diagnosis of a GI disorder (Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Gastritis)
  4. * Patients actively undergoing behavioral feeding therapy

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Antonia Rovira, MD
CONTACT
3052433166
acr148@miami.edu

Principal Investigator

Miguel Saps, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Miami

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Miami Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Miami, Florida, 30345
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Miami

  • Miguel Saps, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Miami

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-12-30
Study Completion Date2025-12-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-12-30
Study Completion Date2025-12-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Cyproheptadine
  • Malnutrition

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Pediatric Feeding Disorder, Chronic
  • Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder