Status:
COMPLETED
Functional Interval Training for Veterans Exercising Through Telehealth.
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Collaborating Sponsors:
Atlanta VA Medical Center
Baltimore VA Medical Center
Conditions:
HIV Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Most Veterans living with HIV are 50 years of age or older and can expect to live more than 20 years longer with HIV medication. However, despite this success, Veterans living with HIV are more likely...
Detailed Description
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest U.S. HIV health provider with 64% of these Veterans 50+ years of age. HIV infection in the setting of antiretroviral therapy represents a chroni...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Veteran living with HIV and under care at VAMC
- 50 years of age and older
- Stable antiretroviral therapy (same ARV medications within 3 months)
- At least one HIV-1 PCR \< 20 c/ml (viral load) within prior 6 months
Exclusion
- History of AIDS defining illnesses (within 6 months; CDC Criteria)
- Myocardial infarction (within 3 months)
- Exertional or unstable angina (current chest pain that limits activity)
- Severe congestive heart failure (EF \< 20% in last year or NYHA Classification III or IV)
- Uncontrolled hypertension (SBP \>180 \&/or DBP \> 110 mm Hg)
- Therapy with beta blockers or non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (within 1 month)
- Screening EKG with ischemia, complex arrhythmia, or high-grade block (per Minnesota Code)
- Poorly controlled DM within prior 1 month (FBS\>180 mg/dl, RBS \> 299 mg/dl, or HbA1C \> 10)
- Receiving treatment for cancer except skin cancer (within 3 months)
- Peripheral vascular disease with claudication
- Severe arthritis limiting ambulation
- Neurologic disease limiting ambulation (requiring assist device)
- End stage liver disease (decompensated liver disease)
- Chronic renal failure (requiring dialysis)
- Severe pulmonary disease (home O2, admission for dyspnea or pneumonia within 1 month)
- Use of systemic steroids (testosterone or glucocorticoids) or growth hormone (within 6 months)
- Dementia (based on Evaluation to Consent)
- Signs or symptoms of any medical comorbidity that would preclude exercise testing or training
- Exercise on routine basis (structured aerobic exercise \> 3 times per week) within 1 month
- Past medical history of COPD or emphysema AND mMRC score =4
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 10 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 27 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
89 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04103593
Start Date
March 10 2020
End Date
September 27 2024
Last Update
January 7 2026
Active Locations (3)
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1
Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA
Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30033
2
Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
3
Salem VA Medical Center, Salem, VA
Salem, Virginia, United States, 24153-6404