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A randomised control trial on the effect of nutritional counseling and supplementation on HIV patients initiating Anti Retroviral Therapy

A randomised control trial on the effect of nutritional counseling and supplementation on HIV patients initiating Anti Retroviral Therapy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2012/05/002698
Enrollment
300
Registered
2012-05-25
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- HIV positive

Interventions

Intervention1: protein supplementation, nutritional counselling: 3 arms of the trial has intervention they are as follows Study Arm 1-oral protein supplementation 16gm per day for six months per Stud

Sponsors

Ananya Bhowmik
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: HIV positive, Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) naive

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: pregnancy, lactation, malignancy, renal disease, diabetes

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
dietary profile, clinical status, mortality, quality of lifeTimepoint: after 6 months of intervention—

Primary

MeasureTime frame
improvement in nutritional and immunological statusTimepoint: after 6 months of intervention—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactProf Subhasis Kamal Guha

School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata

drskguha@gmail.com9831234802

Outcome results

None listed

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