Could intense workouts reverse cognitive decline in older HIV patients?
NCT ID NCT05965518
First seen Aug 11, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether 16 weeks of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can improve blood vessel function and thinking skills in adults aged 50 and older living with HIV. Participants are randomly assigned to either HIIT or continuous moderate exercise. The study also explores what helps or hinders sticking with an exercise routine.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) compared to continuous moderate exercise
- What this could lead to
- If HIIT proves more effective than moderate exercise, it could offer a non-drug way to protect brain and heart health in older adults living with HIV.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, so results may not be definitive. Exercise may be challenging for some participants, and the benefits might not be as large as hoped.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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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50 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Age 50 years and older * Sedentary lifestyle, defined as \< 150 min/wk moderate physical activity as assessed by CHAMPS questionnaire * Neurocognitive Impairment (as assessed using the BRACE+ * Prescribed HIV ART for ≥ 12 months, with no current use of older drugs with established mitochondrial toxicity * Able to speak, read, and write in English * Willingness to participate in all study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of mitochondrial disease * Active substance abuse or factors preventing compliance or safety * Uncontrolled hypertension, defined as resting BP \> 150/90 mmHG * Chronic kidney disease * Severe cardiac disease, including NYHA Class III or IV congestive heart failure, clinically significant aortic stenosis, history of cardiac arrest, use of a cardiac defibrillator, or uncontrolled angina * Acute myocardial infarction identified by medical history and ECG * Pulmonary disease requiring the use of supplemental oxygen * Poorly controlled diabetes * Neuropsychologically Intact * Orthopedic problems that limit ability to perform exercise * Simultaneous participation in another intervention trial
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35205, United States
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