Nutrition and wasting in tuberculosis (TB): Can nutritional supplementation in TB patients improve body weight gain, body composition and treatment outcome?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN16469166

Enrollment

150

Registered

2007-08-30

Start date

2007-05-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Tuberculosis / nutritional status and wasting / nutrition and public health Infections and Infestations Tuberculosis

Interventions

Newly diagnosed TB patients who fullfil the eligiblity criteria will be randomly allocated according to a previously made random list (randomization in blocks of 4) to either standard treatment + nutr

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Subjects must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for participation in this study: 1. Patients with Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining - positive pulmonary TB 2. Patients starting, or started 18 years of age 4. Willing to participate in the study, and signing the informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Body weight gain and body composition between start of TB treatment and end of the active phase of treatment (2 months later)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The following will be assessed at baseline and 2 months: 1. Micronutrient status 2. Production of inflammatory cytokines	—

Countries

Indonesia

Outcome results

None listed

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