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| Name | Class |
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| Rio de Janeiro State University | OTHER |
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Introduction: It is well known that the infection caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is associated to a higher cardiovascular event risk. On the other hand, it is clear that the aerobic exercise training induces improvements in autonomic control and vascular function, through increases in vasodilator agents and blood vessels number. However, the investigators could not find previous works that studied the microvascular function in response to exercise training in HIV patients.
Objectives: To study the impact of aerobic exercise training in endothelial function of HIV patients. In addition, the investigators will verify the association of the physical fitness to the nitric oxide bioavailability, angiogenesis and lipid profile in HIV patients.
Methods: The study subjects will be composed by HIV patients, that will be randomly divided in two different groups: exercised and sedentary. The subjects will be tested before and after training in regards to endothelial function, nitric oxide bioavailability, physical fitness and lipid profile, through flowmetry, colorimetric essays, maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test, and biochemical tests; respectively. The exercise training will be performed in a treadmill for 12 weeks, 3 times a week, 40 minutes each section.
Expected Results: The investigators expect to achieve markers that will help in understanding the interaction of HIV with several factors that contribute to an increased endothelial function after exercise training.
HIV-infection triggers a massive oxygen reactive species production, increasing oxidative stress and vascular complications. Despite the importance of therapeutic strategies in reducing the cardiovascular risk among HIV-infected patients (HIVP), exercise-related effects upon macro-and-microvascular endothelial function and oxidative stress in HIVP have not been previously reported.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Sedentarism | No Intervention | Patients assigned to this arm shall not perform regular exercise training. | |
| Exercise Training | Experimental | Patients assigned to this arm will be enrolled in exercise training program. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Exercise | Behavioral | A multimodal exercise training program (aerobic, strength and flexibility exercises) for 6 months (60-min sessions performed 3 times/week with moderate intensity). |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Skin microvascular blood flow | Microvascular reactivity will be evaluated by laser speckle contrast imaging with laser wavelength of 785 nm in combination with iontophoresis of acetylcholine (ACh) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) for noninvasive and continuous measurements of cutaneous microvascular flow changes in the forearm. | Baseline and 3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Peak Oxygen consumption | Measured at a maximal graded exercise test. | Baseline and 3 months |
| Nitrite/nitrate | Colorimetric assay kit |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Juliana P Borges, PhD | Insituto Nacional de Cardiologia and Rio de Janeiro State University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Rio de Janeiro State University | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | 20550-900 | Brazil |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000163 | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| ID | Term |
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| D015658 | HIV Infections |
| D000086982 | Blood-Borne Infections |
| D003141 | Communicable Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015444 | Exercise |
| ID | Term |
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| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D009068 | Movement |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |
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| Baseline and 3 months |
| Body fat | Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. | Baseline and 3 months |
| Forearm macrovascular blood flow | Forearm macrovascular blood flow will be evaluated by venous occlusion plethysmography. | Baseline and 3 months |
| Capillary density | Capillary density will be evaluated by high-resolution intra-vital color microscopy. | Baseline and 3 months |
| D015229 |
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral |
| D012749 | Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
| D016180 | Lentivirus Infections |
| D012192 | Retroviridae Infections |
| D012327 | RNA Virus Infections |
| D014777 | Virus Diseases |
| D012897 | Slow Virus Diseases |
| D000091662 | Genital Diseases |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D007153 | Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |