The Visceral Adiposity Measurement and Observation Study

NCT ID: NCT05383456

Last Updated: 2023-11-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

196 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-04-18

Study Completion Date

2023-10-30

Brief Summary

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The Visceral Adiposity Measurement and Observation Study

Detailed Description

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Visceral adiposity (VA) is a form of ectopic fat deposition that correlates with cardiometabolic risk in both the general population and among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (PWH).1 Excess VA (EVA) is prevalent among PWH,2,3 and prevalence rises with age and time on antiretroviral treatment.3 Effective plasma virologic suppression is not protective against EVA and associated comorbidities, possibly due to adverse metabolic effects of certain antiretroviral agents, the low-level expression of HIV gene products within the adipose tissue, and other factos.4

Although EVA has been reported to occur in nearly half of PWH on antiretroviral therapy (ART),2,3 it may go unrecognized or be mischaracterized as generalized obesity. Whereas obesity and EVA both increase waist circumference (WC), they differ in that overweight and obese individuals accumulate fat primarily in subcutaneous depots, whereas individuals with EVA accumulate fat within the abdominal cavity. Ectopic fat accumulation (EFA) also occurs at various other depots, namely around and within various internal organs (e.g., the heart, skeletal muscle, liver, and pancreas).1,5 For purposes of the VAMOS study, EFA is defined as the amount of pericardial fat, skeletal muscle fat, and liver fat the VAMOS study subjects have. VA for the VAMOS study is held separately as it is the primary endpoint.

Because it represents a potentially modifiable cardiovascular risk factor among PWH, simple, practical surrogate markers are needed to identify patients with probable EVA. Anthropometric measurements such as WC correlate with EVA in the general population1, but their predictive value is less well defined for subgroups of PWH.

Conditions

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HIV HIV-Infections HIV-1-infection HIV I Infection HIV Lipodystrophy HIV Infection Primary HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy HIV Disease Progression Lipohypertrophy Liver Diseases NAFLD NASH Liver Fibrosis Hepatic Fibrosis Waist Circumference BMI Ectopic Fat Liver Fat Hepatic Steatosis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Study Participants

Waist and hip circumferences, CT Scan and FibroScan and Quality of Life questionnaire, vital signs, urine and blood testing in Adults with HIV on continuous Anti-Retroviral Therapy treatment.

Diagnostic Test

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Standard diagnostic tests.

HIV Anti-retroviral Background Therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

All participants are required be on continuous HIV Anti-retroviral Background Therapy.

No intervention on drug is part of the Study.

Interventions

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Diagnostic Test

Standard diagnostic tests.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

HIV Anti-retroviral Background Therapy

All participants are required be on continuous HIV Anti-retroviral Background Therapy.

No intervention on drug is part of the Study.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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CT Scan Fibroscan Urine and Blood testing

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult, ≥18 years
2. HIV+, on continuous ART for ≥12 months
3. ≥3 years since initiation of ART
4. 20.0 ≤ BMI ≤ 40.0 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

1. Detectable HIV plasma viremia 12 months prior enrollment, defined by ≥1 measurement of HIV-1 ribonucleic acid (RNA) \> 1000/mL
2. Unable or unwilling to undergo any study procedures
3. Known hepatic cirrhosis
4. Active hepatitis C within past 12 months, defined by detectable hepatitis C RNA
5. Hepatitis B positive
6. Current pregnancy or breastfeeding
7. History of liver transplant
8. Self-reported weekly alcohol consumption meets National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) criteria for problematic drinking (binge or chronic daily intake)
9. Any active malignancy, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer
10. Patient has been treated with tesamorelin or human growth hormone within the last 12 months
11. Patient has used insulin in the previous year
12. Patient has undergone bariatric surgery in the year prior to enrollment or is currently undergoing a weight loss program
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Dacima Consulting

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Medpace, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Echosens

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Theratechnologies

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jordan Lake, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

John Koethe, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Jeffery Carr, DR

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Locations

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Ruane Clinical Research

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Site Status

AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

Bliss Health

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status

AIDS Healthcare Foundation

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Fight Community Health Centers

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Prism Health North Texas

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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Other Identifiers

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TH9507-CTR-1030

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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