The Healthy Life Choices Project in HIV-Positive Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00017810 |
Recruitment Status
: Unknown
Verified April 2001 by National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted
: June 14, 2001
Last Update Posted
: December 9, 2005
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Diarrhea HIV Infections | Behavioral: Dietary intervention | Phase 1 |
This is a Phase I trial (a study to evaluate effectiveness in a small number of patients).
Patients will be randomized (like tossing a coin) to 1 of 2 groups:
Group 1: Patients will go on a specific diet and will be taught new behavior skills.
Group 2: Patients will be taught ways to take care of themselves and will be given general nutrition information.
Patients also will be grouped based on the cause of their diarrhea (food absorption problems or anti-HIV medication side effects). Patients will make a note of when they have bowel movements and will write down all food and drugs they take for the entire study. They will be interviewed at entry and at Weeks 1, 2, 3, 8, 16, and 24. Patients will be paid for participating in this study.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Masking: | Single |
Primary Purpose: | Educational/Counseling/Training |

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have HIV infection or AIDS.
- Have diarrhea an average of 3 times a day for at least 3 weeks.
- Have a negative stool test.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00017810
United States, New York | |
Columbia Univ School of Nursing / Center for AIDS Research | Recruiting |
New York, New York, United States, 10032 | |
Contact: Ann Chung 212-305-0216 amc103@columbia.edu |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00017810 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
6510 NIH 2652 |
First Posted: | June 14, 2001 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 9, 2005 |
Last Verified: | April 2001 |
Keywords provided by National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR):
complementary therapies Behavior Therapy Diarrhea |
Diet Therapy Food HIV Seropositivity |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections Diarrhea Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Signs and Symptoms, Digestive Signs and Symptoms |