Energy dense nutritional supplements improve weight gain among malnourished adults with drug-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis: an open-label randomized controlled trial in Faridabad, India
Rakesh Kumar, Pranay Sinha, Anand Krishnan, Manjula Singh, Archna Singh, Randeep Guleria, Urvashi B. Singh
medRxiv · 2025-07
Abstract
This open-label randomized controlled trial in India assessed the impact of a peanut-based energy-dense nutritional supplement (EDNS) on weight gain among undernourished adults with drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis in India. EDNS significantly improved weight gain compared to standard care, offering a scalable solution for targeted nutritional support.
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Randomized controlled trial
- Open label
- Weight gain
- Tuberculosis
- Malnutrition
- Drug
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Environmental health
- Internal medicine