drugset / Trial / NCT01612858

Metabolic Abnormalities in HIV-infected Persons

NCT01612858

Non-randomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between insulin resistance and changes in body fat distribution in HIV-infected persons. This study measures insulin sensitivity, abdominal fat, and intramuscular fat in HIV-infected persons and examines the effect of an anti-diabetic drug (metformin or pioglitazone) on insulin sensitivity and body fat in this population.

Timeline

Start
2011-06
Primary completion
2014-11
Completion
2014-11

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Metformin Small molecule 500 mg
Subject Pioglitazone Small molecule 30 mg