Food as medicine: study tests if nutrition boosts TB recovery

NCT ID NCT06084715

First seen Nov 17, 2025 · Last updated May 17, 2026 · Updated 19 times

Summary

This study compared tuberculosis patients in Benin, who received food support, with those in Togo, who did not. Researchers tracked whether nutritional help reduced treatment failure, death, or relapse. The goal is to guide future TB programs on including nutrition as part of standard care.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Pneumo-phtisiologie

    Porto-Novo, Benin

  • National Tuberculosis Programme

    Lomé, Togo

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