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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  PACTR201712002889203
Date of registration: 19/12/2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University of Malawi College of Medicine
Public title: Effects of maximal strength exercise on bone mineral density in people living with HIV and receiving ART: A randomised controlled trial
Scientific title: Maximal strength exercise training and bone mineral density in HIV
Date of first enrolment: 03/09/2018
Target sample size: 40
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=2889
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Parallel: different groups receive different interventions at same time during study,Randomised,Stratified allocation (age matched and gender),double blind (sealed envelops)  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Malawi
Contacts
Name: Fanuel    Lampiao
Address:  College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences. College of Medicine. Private Bag 360. Mahatma Ghandi Road. +265 Blantyre Malawi
Telephone: +265995482713
Email: flampiao@medcol.mw
Affiliation:  Supervisor and Associate Professor of human Physiology.
Name: Kennedy    Malisita
Address:  Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Department of Medicine. P.O. Box 95. Off Mahatma Ghandi Road. +265 Blantyre Malawi
Telephone: +265999440965
Email: ekari988@gmail.com
Affiliation:  Study Collaborator and Head of ART unit
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Only those who volunteer to participate in the study will be recruited.
Male and female participants living with HIV and receiving ART aged between 18 and 45 years.
Only those receiving tenofovir based ART regimens for more than one year.
Age 18 to 45 years old

Exclusion criteria: Those with cardiac, respiratory and renal diseases.
Smokers, alcoholics, diabetic and hypertensive.
All those who are highly physically fit (VO2max of above 30 ml/kg/min).


Age minimum: 18 Year(s)
Age maximum: 45 Year(s)
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS
Intervention(s)
Maximal strength exercise group
control group
Primary Outcome(s)
1 repetition maximum (1 RM)
Bone mineral density
Age
Body weight
Height
Secondary Outcome(s)
Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max)
heartrate
Blood pressure
Secondary ID(s)
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 25/09/2017
Contact:
College of Medicine Research Ethics Committee
+2651874377
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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