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The Use of Cyproheptadine in Pediatric Feeding Disorders
Sponsor: University of Miami
Summary
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
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
2 Years - 6 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2024-12-30
Completion Date
2026-04-30
Last Updated
2026-03-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Cyproheptadine
Initiation of Cyproheptadine at 0.25mg/kg once daily by mouth at bedtime and titration up to at most three times daily as per participant's primary gastroenterologist.
Nutritional Counseling
This includes in person counseling by a provider once in office for up to 15 minutes as well as standardized hand out with basic nutritional guidance on high-calorie foods.
Behavioral Counseling
This includes in person counseling by a provider once in office for up to 15 minutes as well as standardized hand out with basic behavioral guidance.
Locations (1)
University of Miami Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Miami, Florida, United States