Nutritional Status Among naïve HIV Infected Patients and HIV Infected Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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A prospective cross-sectional study evaluates nutritional status and its relationship to the related factors in Thai HIV-infected patients who attending in out patient clinic.

Detailed Description
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A prospective cross-sectional study evaluates nutritional status and its relationship to the related factors in Thai HIV-infected patients who attending in out patient clinic at The Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute, Surat Thani hospital, Khonkaen hospital, Sanpathong hospital and the Queen Savang Vadhana Hospital at Sri Racha . General Objective: To determine nutritional status among Thai People Living with HIV (PLHIV). Specific Objective: To assess nutritional problems including undernutrition, overnutrition and others such as lipodystrophy, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, cardiovascular disease, etc. among naïve HIV-infected patients and HIV-infected patients undergoing HARRT by using ABCDEF approach: Anthropometric, Biochemical, Clinical, Dietary, Exercise and Family assessment. To describe the relationship between the nutritional status and HIV disease staging and other related factors among naïve HIV-infected patients and HIV-infected patients undergoing HARRT. To describe the prevalence of CVD and its relationship to cardiac risk factors To validate the community screening tool developed by the Thai Nutrition Taskforce in HIV (TNT-HIV) by assessing the correlation of this tool and nutritional status.

Official Title
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Nutritional Status Among naïve HIV-infected Patients and HIV-infected Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

Conditions
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HIV Infections

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: HIV positive 18 years of age or older Receiving ongoing care as part of the anonymous clinic, TRCARC, the antiretroviral therapy clinics at Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute, Surat Thani hospital, Khonkaen hospital, Sanpathong hospital and the Queen Savang Vadhana Hospital at Sri Racha. Either naïve HIV-infected patients and HIV-infected patients undergoing HARRT Exclusion Criteria: HIV negative Patient who had active AIDS-related disorders within three months before participate the study Patients who are pregnant

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Survey<br>Thai naive HIV-infected patients Thai HIV-infected patient reciering highly active antiretroviral therapy | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nutritional status and Nutritional situation | Nutritional status and Nutritional situation in Naïve HIV infected patients and HIV-infected patients undergoing HAART. It will be collected by using ABCDEF approch: Anthropometric, Biochemistry, Clinical, Dietary, Exercise and Family assesment. | 1 year | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The prevalence of metabolic syndrome | The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Naïve HIV infected patients and HIV-infected patients undergoing HARRT using American Heart Association (AHA) and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) criteria | 1 year | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Nutritional status, Nutritional situation