Role of the Autonomic Nervous System in HIV-Lipodystrophy

Hannover Medical School (MHH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lipodystrophy-Syndrome; HIV Infections

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00149097

ANS-M26

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to characterise the influence of the autonomic nervous system activity on the development of the lipodystrophy syndrome in HIV-infected patients by measuring heart rate variability and various metabolic pathways in HIV patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy.

Enrollment: 54 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• HIV-infection
• Age above 18 years
• No AIDS defining event during last 6 months
• No infection during last 6 weeks
• No concommitant drug interfering with insulin sensitivity and ANS-activity