Effects of exercise on HIV - Associated Peripheral neuropathy

Not Applicable

• Conditions: HIV/AIDS; Peripheral Neuropathy

• Registration Number: PACTR201803003147805

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-02-26
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Included all people living with HIV on ART from the selected public outpatient ART clinics in Rwanda, aged 18 and above; both females and males, with no active opportunistic infection such as TB or others.

Exclusion Criteria

People living with HIV on ART with known disorders of the central nervous system, PLHIV with a known history of diabetes, Vitamin B12 deficiency, TB, renal failure, hypothyroidism and other pathologies that may be associated with neuropathy, any clinical history that would be an exercise contraindication, unwilling to participate in the PTExs and the rest of the follow up programme, very weak patients who could not walk without support, other neuromusculoskeletal impairments such as, musculoskeletal deformity, amputation, scoliosis, and inability to actively and functionally move ankle and knee joints, lower extremity arthritis, and central neuropathies like hemiparesis and central paralyses.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Peripheral neuropathy symptoms and signs

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional ability of lower extremity