The Role of Diet Education and Nutritional Counselling in the Ongoing Care of People Living With HIV in Thailand (TACH001)
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- HIV Infections
- Sponsor
- Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre
- Enrollment
- 153
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- body composition measured by BIA and anthropometry
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
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.
Detailed Description
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
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
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
- •Suspected or documented HIV related opportunistic infection
- •Pregnant women
- •Women less than 3 months post-partum
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
body composition measured by BIA and anthropometry
Time Frame: 48 weeks
Secondary Outcomes
- 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(48 weeks)