Effect of ingestion of mate tea and chocolate in the endothelium of individuals with HIV / AIDS.
- Conditions
- HIV and HAART.Key words: Endothelium, HIV / AIDS, Antiretroviral Therapy High Power, cocoa, tea, mate.Endotheel, HIV / AIDS, antiretrovirale therapie High Power, cacao, thee, mate.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON28657
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Sao Paulo - School of Public Health - Brazil
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 180
Individuals of both sexes aged 19 to 59 years with HIV / AIDS and who were on regular treatment with HAART for at least six months.
Individuals who had at least one of the following criteria:
History of myocardial infarction or stroke, cardiac arrhythmia, Chagas disease, heart failure, in lipid-lowering medication use, weight greater than 150kg, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, renal disease (creatinine> 2.0 mg / dL), severe intestinal disease that prevents the use of diet, hypothyroidism (TSH> 6.0 IU / mL), liver failure, malignant neoplasm, active opportunistic infection at the time, pregnancy, chronic alcoholism, vegetarian diet ; other individuals participating in research, and supplements or intolerance to any of its components.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessing the impact of eating chocolate and mate tea on endothelial function and vascular elasticity of patients with HIV / AIDS.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Assessing the impact of supplementation with cocoa and mate tea in inflammatory parameters;<br /><br>2. Assessing the impact of supplementation with cocoa and mate tea in the biochemical parameters including lipid profile;<br /><br>3. To evaluate anthropometric measurements before and after intervention.