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The SAM Project: Science Against Malnutrition Project

NCT06152848 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 2000

Last updated 2025-06-04

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Summary

The latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that malnutrition in all its forms affects over 2.5 billion people globally. This condition is constantly increasing and affects the entire population, from childhood to the elderly. Malnutrition in all its forms negatively impacts the quality of life of patients affected and increases the risk of morbidity and mortality, as well as healthcare costs. Considering the complexity and multifactorial nature of malnutrition, the integration of multi-omics data obtained from analyzes with high-throughput technologies such as epigenomics, metagenomics, metabolomics, could benefit the prediction and evaluation of prognosis and/or response to specific treatments; this could pave the way for personalized precision medicine interventions for patients suffering from malnutrition. The SAM study aims to characterize malnutrition through the identification of specific biomarkers of the condition with the aim of developing innovative prevention and treatment programs.

Conditions

  • Malnutrition

Interventions

OTHER

Data and samples collection

Collection of clinical, anamnestic and lifestyle data; collection of faecal, blood and saliva samples

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federico II University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
0 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-07-24
Primary Completion
2026-07-24
Completion
2026-07-24

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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