Exercise may tune up heart reflexes in HIV patients
NCT ID NCT04512456
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how exercise training affects blood pressure and heart rate in people with HIV. Participants will do 12 weeks of supervised strength and aerobic exercises. The goal is to see if regular exercise can improve the body's muscle reflexes and exercise tolerance.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exercise training
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that regular exercise improves blood pressure and heart rate control in people with HIV, pointing toward better exercise programs for this group.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (63 participants) focused on understanding body responses, not testing a treatment. Results may not apply to all people with HIV, and exercise benefits may vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 63 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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30 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria for people living with HIV: * diagnosis of HIv infection for at least 5 years; * use of combined antiretroviral therapy for at least 3 years; * asymptomatic and free from opportunistic diseases at enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: * regular physical exercise; * malnutrition; * presence of coronary artery disease, ischemic diseases, pulmonary disease, diabetes, Chagas disease, tuberculosis, heart failure, hypertension; * using pacemakers and/or antidepressant, antiarrhythmic or antihypertensive medication, especially beta-blockers.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rio de Janeiro State University
RECRUITINGRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 20550-900, Brazil
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