Trials / Completed

CompletedNCT00429845

Effect of Nutritional Intervention on the Lipid Profile of HIV-Positive Patients Who Start HAART: a Randomized Trial

Effect of Nutritional Intervention on the Lipid Profile of HIV-Positive Patients Who Start on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: a Randomized Trial

Status: Completed
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional
Enrollment: 80 (planned)

Sponsor: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre · Academic / Other
Sex: All
Age: 18 Years
Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in HIV-positive patients is associated with the development of dyslipidemia, a risk factor for cardiovascular events. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of dietary intervention in individuals who start HAART.

Detailed description

Adult patients prescribed to HAART that met the exclusion criteria were consecutively enrolled in a randomized trial: * control (receiving general guidelines on dietary education) * intervention (receiving general guidelines on dietary education and nutritional follow-up every 3 months)

Conditions

HIV Infections

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Nutritional

Timeline

Start date: 2004-03-01
Completion: 2007-02-01
First posted: 2007-02-01
Last updated: 2007-02-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00429845. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.