To Determine if Chromium Nicotinate Supplementation Will Improve Insulin Resistance in HIV Patients With Metabolic Abnormalities

Summary

In HIV patients, fasting insulin levels decrease with chromium supplementation. This study is to determine if chromium nicotinate supplementation at 400ug/day for 16 weeks will improve insulin resistance in HIV patients with metabolic abnormalities.

Timeline

Start

2002-08

Primary completion

2008-02

Completion

2008-02

Publications

• Background Aghdassi E, Arendt B, Salit IE, Allard JP. Estimation of body fat mass using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, bioelectric impedance analysis, and anthropometry in HIV-positive male subjects receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2007 Mar-Apr;31(2):135-41. doi: 10.1177/0148607107031002135.
• Results Aghdassi E, Arendt BM, Salit IE, Mohammed SS, Jalali P, Bondar H, Allard JP. In patients with HIV-infection, chromium supplementation improves insulin resistance and other metabolic abnormalities: a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial. Curr HIV Res. 2010 Mar;8(2):113-20. doi: 10.2174/157016210790442687.
• Results Arendt BM, Aghdassi E, Mohammed SS, Fung LY, Jalali P, Salit IE, Allard JP. Dietary intake and physical activity in a Canadian population sample of male patients with HIV infection and metabolic abnormalities. Curr HIV Res. 2008 Jan;6(1):82-90. doi: 10.2174/157016208783571973.

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