drugset / Trial / NCT00130286

Growth Hormone and/or Rosiglitazone for HIV-Associated Increased Abdominal Fat and Insulin Resistance

NCT00130286

RandomizedFactorialQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine if the combination of recombinant human growth hormone plus rosiglitazone (an insulin-sensitizing drug) is safe and more effective than either drug alone (or no active therapy) for the treatment of fat accumulation in people with HIV infection and insulin resistance.

Timeline

Start
2005-03
Primary completion
2010-08
Completion
2010-08

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Rosiglitazone Small molecule 4 mg Oral
Subject Somatropin Protein / enzyme biologic 3 mg Subcutaneous