Oral Nutritional Supplementation and Weight Changes During Therapy in Malnourished Patients With Resistant Tuberculosis: A Clinical Trial
Oral Nutritional Supplementation and Weight Changes During Therapy in Malnourished Patients With Resistant Tuberculosis: A Clinical Trial
NCT ID: NCT07058233 Phase: NA Status: COMPLETED Enrollment: 70 Completion: 2022-12-30
Conditions
Tuberculosis Multi Drug Resistant Active, Rifampin-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Pre-xdr tb
Interventions
Oral nutritional supplementation
Summary
Tuberculosis increases energy demands and protein breakdown, leading to muscle wasting. Malnutrition and minimal weight gain less than 5% in first two months predict treatment failure. Malnutrition is defined as weight loss more than 5% in three months and Body Mass Index (BMI) ≤ 20 kg/m². This study assesses weight changes with high-energy, high-protein oral nutritional supplementation (ONS).
Primary Outcome
Body weight