Effect of Exercises on balance impairment, gait disturbance, and quality of life of persons living with HIV-relate neuropathy.

Effect of Exercises on balance impairment, gait disturbance, and quality of life of persons living with HIV-relate Distal symmetrical poly-neuropathy.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201911846341825

Enrollment

200

Registered

2019-11-06

Start date

2019-11-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

HIV/AIDS Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

quadraceps resistance exercises

trademill aerobic exercise

non exercise control group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria are: those on Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for a minimum of 6 months and cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4+) counts of > 200 cells/mm3., walking without any assistive devices, a Subjective Periphery Neuropathy score of = 7 which confirmed the presence of DSPN and having no contra-indications to engage in exercises and exercise programs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria are: those with central nervous dysfunction, hemiparesis, myelopathy, cerebellar ataxia, and surgical interventions within the last six months or were participating in other exercise programs

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Balance impairment, gait disturbance, and quality of life	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
muscle strength	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactABDULLAHI MOHAMMED MAHMUD

Head ethics committee

drabdul@gmail.com+2348054444447

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026