HIV/AIDS Peripheral Neuropathy
Conditions
Interventions
Exercise intervention
Routine health Care at ART clinic
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Included all people living with HIV on ART from the selected public outpatient ART clinics in Rwanda, aged 18 and above; both females and males, with no active opportunistic infection such as TB or others.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: People living with HIV on ART with known disorders of the central nervous system, PLHIV with a known history of diabetes, Vitamin B12 deficiency, TB, renal failure, hypothyroidism and other pathologies that may be associated with neuropathy, any clinical history that would be an exercise contraindication, unwilling to participate in the PTExs and the rest of the follow up programme, very weak patients who could not walk without support, other neuromusculoskeletal impairments such as, musculoskeletal deformity, amputation, scoliosis, and inability to actively and functionally move ankle and knee joints, lower extremity arthritis, and central neuropathies like hemiparesis and central paralyses.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in Peripheral neuropathy symptoms and signs | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional ability of lower extremity | — |
Countries
Rwanda
Contacts
Public ContactDavid Tumusiime
Senior Lecturer; University of Rwanda
Outcome results
None listed