NCT06595225

Nutrition Education Intervention for PLHIV

Lifestyle and Nutrition Intervention for Patients Living with HIV Attending an Outpatient Clinic in Dubai, UAE

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 63 (actual)
• Sponsor: United Arab Emirates University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study tested two hypotheses, which are mentioned below: Hypotheses: The project will test 5 hypotheses related to the various aspects of the study. H1: implementing a nutrition education intervention will significantly improve the patient's nutritional knowledge, dietary practices, and attitudes (KAP) post-6 months of intervention. H2: implementing a nutrition education intervention will significantly improve the patients' food intake of immune-boosting foods, physical activity levels, anthropometric measurements, nutrition-related biochemical biomarkers, and mental health status, post the intervention period. Note: H2 is a complex hypothesis consisting of 5 sub-hypotheses corresponding to the five mentioned measurements (food intake of immune-boosting foods, physical activity levels, anthropometric measurements, nutrition-related biochemical biomarkers, and mental health status). Each of these sub-hypotheses will be statistically tested.

Detailed description

The intervention was guided by the Health Belief model. The topics to be covered and the content of the educational program were designed with input from dietitians working with PLHIV to ensure the relevance for the target participants. Participants randomized into the intervention group received individualized sessions with a registered dietitian once a month for 6 months. During the sessions, the dietitian elaborated on the medical nutrition therapy for each participant which consists of nutritional diagnosis and nutritional counseling services. Topics covered include general nutrition knowledge, MyPlate food groups, immune-boosting foods and nutrients, improving physical activity levels, the nutritional aspects of the existing co-morbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, etc. The intervention provided by the dietitian (primary investigator) which was guided by the Health Belief Model (HBM) which suggests that an individual's beliefs about health threats, perceived benefits of acting, and perceived barriers to acting are key determinants of health-related behaviors. Each session lasted for approximately 30-45 minutes through virtual platforms or in-person, or a combination of both, using several teaching tools such as discussions, demonstrations, educational materials, and educational videos. The participants were met with online once per month and they were followed up on weekly basis on Whatsapp to reinforce the last session message.

Conditions

• Hiv
• Nutritional Deficiency

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Nutrition education sessions	Participants received nutrition education each month, covering topics ranging from general nutrition knowledge, nutrition knowledge related to their diagnosis of living with HIV infection whether during the acute or chronic phase. In addition, specific information was shared about other comorbidities the participant could be living with, finally information was shared on ways to improve mental health and enhance physical activity levels.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-28
• Primary completion: 2024-04-30
• Completion: 2024-04-30
• First posted: 2024-09-19
• Last updated: 2024-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Arab Emirates