HIV Infections
Conditions
Keywords
Nutritional status, Nutritional situation
Brief summary
A prospective cross-sectional study evaluates nutritional status and its relationship to the related factors in Thai HIV-infected patients who attending in out patient clinic.
Detailed description
A prospective cross-sectional study evaluates nutritional status and its relationship to the related factors in Thai HIV-infected patients who attending in out patient clinic at The Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute, Surat Thani hospital, Khonkaen hospital, Sanpathong hospital and the Queen Savang Vadhana Hospital at Sri Racha . General Objective: To determine nutritional status among Thai People Living with HIV (PLHIV). Specific Objective: 1. To assess nutritional problems including undernutrition, overnutrition and others such as lipodystrophy, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, cardiovascular disease, etc. among naïve HIV-infected patients and HIV-infected patients undergoing HARRT by using ABCDEF approach: Anthropometric, Biochemical, Clinical, Dietary, Exercise and Family assessment. 2. To describe the relationship between the nutritional status and HIV disease staging and other related factors among naïve HIV-infected patients and HIV-infected patients undergoing HARRT. 3. To describe the prevalence of CVD and its relationship to cardiac risk factors 4. To validate the community screening tool developed by the Thai Nutrition Taskforce in HIV (TNT-HIV) by assessing the correlation of this tool and nutritional status.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* HIV positive * 18 years of age or older * Receiving ongoing care as part of the anonymous clinic, TRCARC, the antiretroviral therapy clinics at Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute, Surat Thani hospital, Khonkaen hospital, Sanpathong hospital and the Queen Savang Vadhana Hospital at Sri Racha. * Either naïve HIV-infected patients and HIV-infected patients undergoing HARRT
Exclusion criteria
* HIV negative * Patient who had active AIDS-related disorders within three months before participate the study * Patients who are pregnant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nutritional status and Nutritional situation | 1 year | Nutritional status and Nutritional situation in Naïve HIV infected patients and HIV-infected patients undergoing HAART. It will be collected by using ABCDEF approch: Anthropometric, Biochemistry, Clinical, Dietary, Exercise and Family assesment. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The prevalence of metabolic syndrome | 1 year | The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Naïve HIV infected patients and HIV-infected patients undergoing HARRT using American Heart Association (AHA) and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) criteria |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The community screening tool | 1 year | To validate the community screening tool developed by the Thai Nutrition Task Force for HIV (TNT-HIV) by assessing the correlation of this tool and nutritional status. |
Countries
Thailand