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Study of Impacts of Food Supplementation on Malnourished HIV-Infected Adults in Kenya

NCT00838292 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1049

Last updated 2009-03-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to test whether food supplementation of malnourished HIV-infected adults (both pre-ART and ART) in resource constrained settings improves their nutritional status, clinical status, effectiveness of treatment, quality of life, functioning, and survival.

Conditions

  • HIV
  • Malnutrition
  • HIV Infections

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

fortified blended flour - Insta Foundation Plus (with whey protein concentrate)

300 grams/day for 6 months

OTHER

nutrition counseling

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kenya Medical Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • Academy for Educational Development

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • James Muttunga, Ph.D. · Kenya Medical Research Institute

  • Robert Mwadime, Ph.D. · Academy for Educational Development, FANTA Project

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-08-31
Primary Completion
2008-06-30
Completion
2008-06-30

Countries

  • Kenya

Study Locations

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Diseases

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