Status:

COMPLETED

HIV and Cardiovascular Risk

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

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

Conditions:

HIV Infections

Cardiovascular Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Brief Summary

HIV-infected patients treated with combination antiretroviral therapy demonstrate metabolic abnormalities that may predispose them to cardiovascular disease. In HIV-infected patients we will investiga...

Detailed Description

HIV-infected patients treated with combination antiretroviral (ARV) therapy increasingly demonstrate metabolic abnormalities, including dyslipidemia, insulin resistance and body composition abnormalit...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria for Group 1 (HIV-infected group)
  • Age greater than or equal to 18 and less than or equal to 65 years of age
  • HIV positive, on the same combination ARV regimen for \> than 6 months, including but not limited to either 2 NRTIs and an NNRTI or PI, or a triple NRTI regimen
  • CD4 \>350 cells/mm3
  • Inclusion Criteria for Group 2 (HIV Negative, Healthy Control, age and BMI matched to HIV subjects)
  • No history of HIV infection (negative HIV test)
  • Age greater than or equal to 18 and less than or equal to 65 years of age

Exclusion

  • Exclusion Criteria for Group 1 (HIV-infected group)
  • Hgb \< 10.0 g/dL, creatinine \> 1.5 mg/dL, SGPT \> 2.5x ULN
  • Use of glucocorticoid, testosterone, growth hormone or other anabolic agents within the past 6 months
  • New antiretroviral regimen within 6 months of study initiation
  • Active substance abuse
  • Medications known to affect glucose or body composition
  • Positive pregnancy test or recently pregnant within the past year or lactating
  • Presence of active cancers
  • Acute viral, bacterial or other infections (excluding HIV)
  • Weight loss in the past 3 months of greater than 10 pounds
  • Criteria for Group 2 (HIV Negative, Healthy Control, age and BMI matched to HIV subjects)
  • Hgb \< 10.0 g/dL, creatinine \> 1.5 mg/dL, SGPT \> 2.5x ULN
  • Use of glucocorticoid, testosterone, growth hormone or other anabolic agents within the past 6 months.
  • Active substance abuse
  • Medications known to affect glucose or body composition
  • Positive pregnancy test or recently pregnant within the past year or lactating
  • Acute viral, bacterial or other infections
  • Weight loss in the past 3 months of greater than 10 pounds

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2007

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

129 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00465426

Start Date

April 1 2007

End Date

November 1 2011

Last Update

October 31 2012

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114