Hiv
Conditions
Brief summary
Physical activity helps to improve health and prevent chronic diseases. However, the fatigue usually hampers the training and execution of physical exercises, especially in people with chronic fatigue syndromes (CFCs), such as persons living with HIV (PLWH). We hypothesize that the activity pacing, i.e. the strategy to optimize daily physical activity into manageable exercises in a way that should not exacerbate fatigue symptoms, may help a progressive improvement in physical activity of a group of PLWH with fatigue symptoms. Motivation and adherence to exercise will be monitored through the use of digital supports.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHome-based physical activity
Participants will follow a personalized activity pacing program
Sponsors
Scientific Institute San Raffaele
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* of age ≥18 years; * either sedentary or already practicing mild/moderate physical activity (at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity throughout the week); * able to sign the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
The study will exclude HIV+ individuals: * with any HIV-related disease requiring hospitalization in the 6 weeks before enrolment; * with medical conditions (e.g. neurologic, muscular-skeletal, cardiovascular diseases) contraindicating non agonistic exercise, as established by a sport medicine specialist; * currently abusing of substance or alcohol; * already performing physical activity at higher level than the current WHO recommendations (30 minutes of moderate activity 5 times a week).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Activity pacing improvement | 16 week | To compare the improvement in the physical fitness between the Experimental Group and Control Group |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed