Exercise for Patients With HIV Infections

Charite University, Berlin, Germany60 enrolled

Overview

The investigators will evaluate the effects of an endurance exercise program on the physical performance, the well being, and indicators of metabolic function in patients with an HIV infection.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

HIV Infections Lipodystrophy Inflammation

Interventions

ExerciseBEHAVIORAL

12 weeks endurance training, 3 times weekly for 35 minutes

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 to 65 * HIV infection * Antiviral therapy * Understanding of written German Exclusion Criteria: * Diabetes mellitus * All conditions which can be aggravated by exercise

Locations (1)

Section Sports Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30

Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max)

Time frame: At recruitment and after 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Quality of life

Time frame: At recruitment and after 12 weeks

Indicators of fat metabolism

Time frame: At recruitment and after 12 weeks

Markers of inflammation

Time frame: At recruitment and after 12 weeks

Central Contacts

Fernando Dimeo, MD

CONTACT

+493084452098 fernando.dimeo@charite.de

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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