NCT07620197Completed
Income Generation, Food and Nutrient Security for Improved Livelihoods and Health Outcomes Among HIV-Positive, Kenya
A Quasi-experimental Design of Income Generation, Food and Nutrient Security for Improved Livelihoods and Health Outcomes Among People Living With HIV (PLWHIV), Kenya
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 2 Jun 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this trial is to evaluate whether cassava root and sesame seed granules combined with nutrition education can improve the nutritional status of HIV-seropositive adults. People living with HIV face food insecurity, and HIV also increases nutrient requirements and reduces nutrient intake, leading to weight loss, underweight, and impaired immune function, which worsens the situation, leading to increased deaths. The main question was: Does improving food and nutrient security improve the livelihoods and health outcomes among people living with HIV Researchers compared cassava root and sesame (simsim) seed granules combined with nutrition education to nutrition education alone to see if it works to improve the nutritional status of HIV-positive underweight adults. * Participants received 230g of cassava root-simsim seed granules daily, and one session of structured individual nutrition education monthly during every visit to the hospital, totaling to 5 sessions during the 16-week study period * Participants were offered structured individual nutrition education monthly, totaling to 5 sessions during the study period * Participants visited the hospital monthly for resupply and nutrition education * They brought back any unused granules during hospital visits.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 64 (actual)
- First submitted
- 20 May 2026
- Start date
- 11 Apr 2024
- Primary completion date
- 29 Nov 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Maseno University
- Diseases
- HIV
- NCT number
- NCT07620197
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 64
- From 11 Apr 2024 to the primary completion date, 29 Nov 2024
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Chronic conditions
Lab values
- Hemoglobin levels of \< 8 g/dL
Other
- Severe acute malnutrition BMI of \< 16 kg/m2
- Pregnant mothers
Who the study is looking for
- HIV-seropositive adults aged 19 - 50 years
- Enrolled at the two study sites
- willing to consent to participate in the study
- Body Mass Index (BMI) of \> 16 kg/m2 - \< 18.5 kg/m2
- Hemoglobin levels 8g/dL - 12g/dL for non-pregnant women
- Hemoglobin levels 8g/dL - 13 g/dL for men
Age in the registry: 19 years to 50 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyahera Sub County Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kisumu | Kenya | Unknown status |
| Chulaimbo County hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kisumu | Kenya | Unknown status |
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