Food as medicine: new study targets insulin resistance in HIV
NCT ID NCT05208671
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how not having enough healthy food (food insecurity) can lead to insulin resistance in people living with HIV. Researchers tested a community-based "food as medicine" program that provided healthy food and taught cooking and self-care skills. The goal was to see if this approach could improve insulin sensitivity and help prevent diabetes and other related conditions.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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675 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2020
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * HIV-positive with income \<400% federal poverty level * at least 1 risk factor for insulin resistance per the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) (i.e., overweight/obesity, age 45 yrs or older, immediate family member with diabetes, non-white race, physical inactivity, history of gestational diabetes, history of heart disease or stroke, diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or hepatitis C virus antibody positivity * using antiretroviral therapy for at least 6 months * English-speaking Exclusion Criteria: * participating in another health-related research study * receiving treatment for a terminal or other serious illness, such as cancer or end-stage renal failure * plan to move outside of Oklahoma during the study period * does not have an address that can accept home-delivered groceries
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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OU Integrative Immunology Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74135, United States
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