Effect of Repeated Exposures to Compressed Air on Patients With AIDS

Designed Altobaric Technology, Incorporated

Overview

The exposure of human beings to markedly altered environments (ambient pressure and inhaled gas mixtures) has profound effects on their innate immune capacity to effectively combat viral illnesses. This Phase IIA clinical trial examines the effects of an exposure to a 4 atmospheric environment has on HIV-infected humans whose clinical condition has progressed to formal AIDS status.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Conditions

AIDS

Interventions

Hyperbaric chamberDEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * CD4 count \<200 * Viral load \> 5000 Exclusion Criteria: * Opportunistic infection * Concurrent neoplasm (see protocol) * Immunomodulators * HIV vaccination * Investigational HIV drugs (see protocol) * Pregnant women * Major organ transplant

Locations (1)

Detroit Receiving Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

1 - Safety

2 - Viral Load measure (blood and intracellular)

3 - CD4/CD8 levels

Secondary Outcomes

ADL measurements

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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