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NCT Number: NCT00549367

The Role of Diet Education and Nutritional Counselling in the Ongoing Care of People Living With HIV in Thailand

To evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition education and dietary counselling to improve the nutritional status, well-being and quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) attending an HIV treatment facility in Bangkok Thailand.

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Key information

Conditions

HIV Infections Blood-Borne Infections Communicable Diseases Genital Diseases Immune System Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Infections Lentivirus Infections RNA Virus Infections Retroviridae Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Urogenital Diseases Virus Diseases

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre

Bangkok, Pathumwan, 10330, Thailand

About this study

To evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition education and dietary counselling to improve the nutritional status, well-being and quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) attending an HIV treatment facility in Bangkok Thailand. This will be achieved by determining if dietary counselling and nutrition education has an effect on nutritional status (weight, lean body mass and fat mass), dietary intake, food security, quality of life, biochemical parameters (including total cholesterol, LDL/ HDL cholesterol and Triglyceride), experience of symptoms and patient satisfaction

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • HIV positive
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Receiving ongoing care as part of the TRCARC Family Clinic (TRCARC Wellness Plus clinic)
  • Either ART naive or have been on stable ART for more than 6 months

Exclusion criteria

  • HIV negative
  • Unintentional weight loss of more than 10% usual body weight, or BMI<17
  • BMI>30
  • Suspected or documented HIV related opportunistic infection
  • Pregnant women
  • Women less than 3 months post-partum

Treatment and study plan

Nutrition Counselling

Behavioral

Clients will receive ongoing nutrition assessment and dietary counselling. The intervention arm will receive all baseline assessments and individual nutritional assessment, counselling and nutrition management plans using standards of practice

Primary outcomes

  1. body composition measured by BIA and anthropometry

    Time frame: 48 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in dietary intake, food security, quality of life, biochemical parameters (including total cholesterol, LDL/ HDL cholesterol and Triglyceride), experience of symptoms and patient satisfaction

    Time frame: 48 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre

Other

Collaborators

  • Mahidol University

Registry information

Official study title

The Role of Diet Education and Nutritional Counselling in the Ongoing Care of People Living With HIV in Thailand (TACH001)

Acronym: TACH001

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2023
First posted
Oct 25, 2007
Registry last updated
Feb 17, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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