Status:

COMPLETED

Study of Home-Based Resistance and Strength Training in HIV-Infected Women

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Lipodystrophy is characterized by increased cardiovascular disease. Limited strategies are available to increase cardiovascular fitness in this population, particularly among women. Progressive aerobi...

Detailed Description

Baseline Testing: Eligible patients will be tested at the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) of Massachusetts General Hospital or at the GCRC at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). For w...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects with documented HIV infection, by Western blot or ELISA
  • Ages 18-60
  • Self-report AND physical evidence, as assessed by the investigators, of at least one of the following:
  • increased abdominal girth;
  • relative loss of fat in the face;
  • relative loss of fat in the extremities; \*dorsocervical fat pad;
  • relative increased breast size;
  • a score greater than or equal to 1.5 on the Lipodystrophy Scale and a waist to hip ratio of greater than or equal to 0.85.

Exclusion

  • Pregnant or actively seeking pregnancy
  • Breastfeeding
  • New opportunistic infection diagnosed within 4 weeks of the study
  • Pharmacologic glucocorticoid therapy (\> 7.5 mg Prednisone or its equivalent/day)
  • Androgen, growth hormone or Megace within 3 months of study initiation
  • New anti-retroviral therapy within 1 month of the study
  • SGOT \> 5x normal and/or clinically significant liver disease
  • Creatinine \> 2.0 mg/dL and/or clinically significant renal disease
  • Hemoglobin (Hgb) \< 8.0g/dL
  • Active substance abuse

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

July 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00111332

Start Date

November 1 2002

End Date

July 1 2005

Last Update

April 14 2010

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Mass General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114