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Food as medicine: can nutrition boost TB treatment success?

NCT ID NCT06084715

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Boston Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether providing nutritional support to people being treated for tuberculosis (TB) improves their outcomes. Researchers compared TB patients in Benin, who receive food baskets and meals, to similar patients in Togo, who do not get systematic nutritional support. The goal was to see if nutrition reduces treatment failure, death, or relapse. The study used existing data from national TB programs and included 769 participants.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
nutritional support
What this could lead to
If successful, this study could show that providing food to TB patients improves treatment success and reduces deaths or relapses.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so differences between countries (not just nutrition) could affect results. It cannot prove cause and effect.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

769 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2023

Finished

Sep 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

1050 participants will be enrolled and followed for approximately 12 months. 700 will be enrolled in Benin and 350 in Togo. Participants enrolled in Benin will receive nutritional support from the hospital while those enrolled in Togo will not.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Drug susceptible, Xpert \[polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for TB\] positive and/or sputum stain positive for AFB (≥1+) * Willing to attend follow-up visits and undergo study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Drug resistant TB * Has received 7 or more days of antimicrobial therapy * Based on study staff observation, the participant is too sick to enroll. Defined as a score of 4 on the World Health Organization (WHO) Performance assessment. * Pregnancy at the time of enrollment * Individuals who are unable to participate in the 6-minute walk test due to pre-existing mobility issues due to disability, trauma, neurological compromise, or cardiopulmonary issues

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Malnutrition nutritional deficiency disease pulmonary tuberculosis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Tuberculosis, pulmonary Undernutrition

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Pneumo-phtisiologie

    Porto-Novo, Benin

  • National Tuberculosis Programme

    Lomé, Togo

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