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TESTING THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF FERMENTED FINGER MILLET NUTRACEUTICAL ON HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN KCCA HIV CLINICS, KAMPALA

Testing the safety and efficacy of fermented finger millet nutraceutical on health outcomes among people living with HIV/AIDS in KCCA HIV clinics, Kampala

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202501616109732
Enrollment
432
Registered
2025-01-15
Start date
2025-03-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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Conditions

HIV/AIDS

Interventions

Nutrimeal
Placebo

Sponsors

Science Technology and Innovation Secretariat
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ? Adults aged 18 years and above ? Chronic HIV infection with stable ART ongoing for longer than a year prior to the start ? Peripheral CD4+ counts higher than 500 cells/ml in plasma ? <50 HIV copies/ml in plasma for at least 6 months before the start ? No antibiotic treatments at least 1 month before start ? Lack of severe AIDS-defining diseases ? Participants who consent to participating in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ? Pregnant or lactating women who are living with HIV ? Patients with an expected survival time of less than 24 hours. ? Patients already enrolled in another clinical trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Increase in probiotic organisms and immune status

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Dietary factors including: Frequently eaten foods, recent intake of other millet products; recent intake of nutrient supplements, current level of fruit and-vegetable intake, recent frequent intake of probiotics like yogurt and other fermented foods

Countries

Uganda

Contacts

Public ContactBrenda Ayugi Ojara

Makerere University School of Public Health

brenda.ayugi14@gmail.com+256704210843

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026