Human immunodeficiency virus
Conditions
Interventions
The pairing will be carried out between the experimental and control groups through the previous selection of children with the same characteristics (depending on eligibility criteria), and in this ca
PLOUS, 2013). This is a frequently used technique to ensure an equal distribution of the number of participants in the study groups.
In this case, randomization is done in “blocks” of predetermined si
PATINO, 2016). Randomization will proceed normally within each block until the fourth person is randomized to a group
after that, participants will be automatically distributed to the other group, until the block of eight is completed.
Blinding will be of the simple type. The experimental and control groups will rece
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Sponsors
Ana Cristina Pereira de Jesus Costa
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Maranhão
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 9 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Term birth. Receiving Anti-Retroviral Therapy for HIV for at least ninety days. Preserved kidney and liver function
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: User of psychotropic or antimicrobial or antineoplastic drug. Have started intervention to recover nutritional status. Have an allergy to cashew nut products
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected to find a mean difference in blood hemoglobin verified through analytical statistics of at least 7g/dL after the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected to find a body mass index between the 5th and 85th percentile verified through analytical statistics for each age and gender. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAna Cristina Pereira de Jesus Costa
Universidade Federal do Maranhão
Outcome results
None listed