Effect of nutritional supplements on lean body mass, general health and disease progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive lactating mothers and the ensuing effects on their infants including the impact of feeding mode on disease progression in the infected infants
Completed
- Conditions
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Infections and Infestations
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN68128332
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 192
Inclusion Criteria
1. HIV positive pregnant women
2. Not yet eligible for antiretroviral therapy, i.e., World Health Organization (WHO) Stage 1 or 2; or CD4 greater than 200
3. Resident in Cato Manor area in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Exclusion Criteria
1. Women who had advanced disease (CD4 less than 200 or WHO stage 3 and 4 disease) were not eligible for participation and were referred to the anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment programme on site
2. Women who did not intend to stay within a 30 km radius of the clinic and would not be able to attend follow up visits
3. Any mother who gave birth to a baby with any congenital abnormality or with any complication during birth requiring specialized management
4. Gestation less than 36 weeks
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method