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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR886
Date of registration: 23/01/2007
Primary sponsor: Danone Research B.V.
Public title: A Randomised, Double-blind, Controlled Study on the Effect of One Year Administration of a Nutritional Concept on Immunological Status in HIV-1 Positive Adults not on Antiretroviral Therapy
Scientific title: A Randomised, Double-blind, Controlled Study on the Effect of One Year Administration of a Nutritional Concept on Immunological Status in HIV-1 Positive Adults not on Antiretroviral Therapy - BITE (Blinded nutritional study for Immunity and Tolerance Evaluation)
Date of first enrolment: 23/1/2007
Target sample size: 800
Recruitment status: complete
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=886
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: Double; Control: Placebo; Group: Parallel; Type: [default]  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: Barbara  Mourmans
Address:  Danone Research - Clinical Studies Platform Bosrandweg 20, Danone Research - Clinical Studies Platform Bosrandweg 20 6704 PH Wageningen The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)317 467800
Email: barbara.mourmans@danone.com
Affiliation: 
Name: Barbara  Mourmans
Address:  Danone Research - Clinical Studies Platform Bosrandweg 20, Danone Research - Clinical Studies Platform Bosrandweg 20 6704 PH Wageningen The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)317 467800
Email: barbara.mourmans@danone.com
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Main inclusion criteria:
1. HIV-1 positive adults who have not received (HA)ART in the past year and are not anticipated to start therapy within the next 6 months;
2. HIV-1 RNA > 5,000 copies/ml in the 3 months prior to screening visit;
3. CD4+ T-cell count ≤ 800 cells/µl in the 3 months prior to screening visit;
4. ≥ 18 years old.

Exclusion criteria: Main exclusion criteria:
1. (HA)ART anticipated to be required within the next 6 months;
2. Unintended weight loss of more than 10% in the 3 months prior to screening visit.


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Nutrition, Immune status, HAART naïve

Intervention(s)
Intervention group:
A nutritional concept containing specific selected ingredients.
Control group:
Isocaloric nutritional product with an almost identical appearance and flavour as the investigational product though without the specific selected ingredients.
Patients will be supplied with either a nutritional test or a control product for a period of 12 months.
Primary Outcome(s)
Change from baseline in CD4+ T-cell count during 12 months.
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Changes from baseline during one year in:
a.Immune markers other than CD4+ T-cell count;
b. Viral load (HIV-1 RNA).
Secondary ID(s)
ISRCTN81868024
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Danone Research B.V.
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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