Recent research as suggested that use of the HIV medication abacavir (Ziagen, or co-formulated with lamivudine as Epzicom) may increase risk for heart disease, though findings from multiple studies have been inconsistent. This pilot study will examine vascular function, a marker of heart disease risk, among patients taking abacavir as part of their HIV medications and are then randomized to: 1) switch to tenofovir, another HIV medication, or 2) continue to take abacavir.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
27
Participants taking an abacavir-based HIV treatment regimen will be randomized to switch to a tenofovir-based regimen or continue taking abacavir.
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Abbott Northwestern Hospital and Clinics
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Change in Small Artery Elasticity (mL/mmHg x100) From Baseline to Week 24
Small artery elasticity is a measure of vascular function, estimated through analysis of the blood pressure waveform. A sensor is placed on wrist over the radial pulse. The blood pressure waveform of the pulse is recorded and analyzed the elasticity, or compliance, of the small (and large) vasculature. Impaired artery elasticity, or increased stiffness, is an early sign of vascular disease that predicts risk for future cardiovascular events.
Time frame: Change from baseline to 24 weeks
Outcome Was Change in Large Artery Elasticity (mL/mmHg x100) From Baseline to Week 24
Large artery elasticity is a measure of vascular function, estimated through analysis of the blood pressure waveform. A sensor is placed on wrist over the radial pulse. The blood pressure waveform of the pulse is recorded and analyzed the elasticity, or compliance, of the large (and small) vasculature. Impaired artery elasticity, or increased stiffness, is an early sign of vascular disease.
Time frame: Change from baseline to 24 weeks
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