Clinical trialNCT06084715CompletedObservational

The INSTITUT Study Tuberculosis Nutritional Support

SponsorBoston Medical CenterEnrollment769Tuberculosis, PulmonaryUndernutrition

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Summary

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Undernutrition is a leading global risk factor of tuberculosis (TB) and a prevalent comorbidity associated with TB. In Benin, the National TB Program systematically provides nutritional support to all persons with TB (PWTB), distributing prepared foods to hospitalized patients and food baskets during outpatient care. In Togo, the PWTB population is similar to that of Benin; however, Togo does not have a systematic program in place to provide nutritional support to these patients. The investigators will perform a prospective cohort analysis using anonymized TB patient data from the National TB Programs of Benin and Togo. Participants enrolled in Benin will receive nutritional support from the hospital while those enrolled in Togo will not. Participants in Togo who do not receive nutritional support will serve as a control. Unfavorable outcomes in both groups such as treatment failure, death, or relapse will be compared. The results from this study should help to shape TB programs in the future by incorporating nutritional support.

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Investigators

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Kobto G Khoura, MD, PhD
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Study Director
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Pranay Sinha, MD
Boston Medical Center
Principal Investigator
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Sites

2 registered facilities, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

Benin

Centre Hospitalier Et Universitaire de Pneumo-Phtisiologie
Porto-Novo, Benin

Togo

National Tuberculosis Programme
Lomé, Togo

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 7 Sept 2023
Primary completion: 10 Sept 2025
Completion: 21 Sept 2025
Last update posted: 17 Nov 2025
Registered enrollment: 769
Registry id: NCT06084715

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 24 Aug 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; findmyKOL does not interpret them.