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Researching Alveolar Macrophage Improvements With Supplements in HIV

NCT02264860 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 67

Last updated 2019-05-01

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Summary

HIV infection causes systemic zinc deficiency and oxidative stress that impairs host immunity in the alveolar space.The purpose of this study is to see if taking two nutritional supplements, zinc and SAMe (S-adenosylmethionine), can improve lung health and immune function in persons with HIV.

The investigators hypothesize that long-term dietary supplementation with zinc and the glutathione precursor SAMe will enhance pulmonary host immune function in HIV-infected individuals who do not respond adequately to ART alone.

Conditions

  • HIV-1 Infection

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Zinc and SAMe

The subjects will have the supplements dispensed at visit 2. They will be contacted weekly for the next three weeks to ensure that they are tolerating the supplements without significant side-effects. If these side-effects are significant then the dose of zinc will be decreased for all subjects to 15 mg of elemental zinc/day; if symptoms persist the SAMe dose will then be decreased by 25% (to 1200 mg/day) and then by 50% (to 800 mg/day) if necessary until the supplements are tolerated. 12 mg of zinc and 800 mg of SAMe is the lowest dose possible.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Emory University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David M Guidot, MD · Emory University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-10-31
Primary Completion
2018-12-15
Completion
2018-12-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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