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Clinical Trial Name -Effect of Diet-Induced Weight Loss on HIV-Associated Metabolic Syndrome
| Original Study ID : HW-08-0628 |
| NCT ID : NCT00857298 |
| Brief Title : Effect of Diet-Induced Weight Loss on HIV-Associated Metabolic Syndrome |
| Official Title : Effect of Diet-Induced Weight Loss on HIV-Associated Metabolic Syndrome |
| Brief Summary : Obese HIV-positive women with Metabolic Syndrome (HIV-MS) and obese HIV-negative women with Metabolic Syndrome will be studied before and after achieving moderate (6%-8%) diet-induced weight loss. The investigators hypothesize that health markers will improve in both groups but that the improvement will be blunted in the women with HIV-MS. |
| Source : Washington University School of Medicine |
| Overall Status : Recruiting |
| Start Date : February 2009 |
| End Date : July 2011 |
| Completion Date : July 2011 |
| Official Title : N/A |
| Phase : Interventional |
| Study Design : Basic Science, Open Label, Parallel Assignment |
| Enrollment : 52 |
| Verification Date : March 2009 |
| First Received Date : March 4, 2009 |
| Trial Eligibility |
| Criteria : Inclusion Criteria: - Sedentary - Obese - Have either dyslipidemia (HDL < 50 or triglycerides > 150), waist circumference > 88cm, and impaired glucose tolerance or homeostasis model assessment value of > 3 - Subjects with HIV-MS must have been receiving HAART for > 6 months Exclusion Criteria: - Medication changes in the last 3 months - Diabetes mellitus - Medical problems that in the opinion of the principal investigator may interfere with patient safety - Substance abuse |
| Gender : Female |
| Minimum Age : 18 Years |
| Maximum Age : 60 Years |
| Healthy Volunteers : No |
| Facilities |
| Facility Name : Washington University School of Medicine |
| Status : Recruiting |
| City : Saint Louis |
| State : Missouri |
| Zip Code : 63110 |
| Country : United States |
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