Active clinical trials for "Lipodystrophy"

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate effectiveness of a non-ablative (does not remove skin) treatment for cellulite (dimpled fat) in conjunction with skin tightening using the Candela GentleYAG laser.

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of cholic acid therapy in treating lipodystrophy patients with hepatic steatosis. This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over study.

Lipodystrophies represent a therapeutic challenge with regards to the management of the diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertriglyceridemia and fatty liver which frequently present in conjunction with significant adipose tissue loss. The purpose of the study and it's four subprojects is to examine the safety and efficacy of various novel interventions designed to improve or resolve the fatty liver, hypertriglyceridemia, and insulin resistance or diabetes that is seen in these patients.

The primary purpose of this study is to demonstrate the safety of injecting the Stromal Vascular Fraction (SVF) [containing Adipose Derived Stem Cells (ADSCs)] enriched fat grafts into regions of the face that require enhancement. The safety of SVF will be evaluated throughout the course of the study phase through the assessment of laboratory values, physical examinations, adverse events, safety phone calls etc.

Artefill is an injectable facial filler device that is currently approved by the FDA for the correction of nasolabial folds. This study seeks to examine the use of Artefill in the treatment of HIV associated facial lipoatrophy. Facial lipoatrophy (facial fat loss) related to HIV is a stigmatizing condition characterized by loss of facial fat, most notably in the cheeks and temples.

Background: Stavudine-containing regimens are associated with a potential for lipoatrophy and dyslipidemia. We assessed the safety and efficacy of reducing the dose of stavudine compared to switching to tenofovir or maintaining the standard dose of stavudine. Methods: Clinically stable lipoatrophic HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy containing stavudine 40 mg bid with a plasma HIV RNA <200 copies/mL for at least 6 months were randomized to maintain stavudine 40 mg bid (d4T40 arm), to reduce to 30 mg bid (d4T30 arm), or to switch from stavudine to tenofovir-DF (TDF arm) while preserving the remaining drugs. Fasting metabolic parameters were assessed at baseline and at weeks 4, 12, and 24. Mitochondrial parameters in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and body composition were measured at baseline and at week 24.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients with HIV lipodystrophy (fat wasting) benefit from taking the combination of two drugs, one insulin sensitizer (either metformin or pioglitazone, both diabetes drugs) and leptin (a natural hormone produced by your fat cells). Our hope is that they will improve sugar and fat metabolism and positively affect the body fat changes you have noticed while taking HAART.

This study will investigate long-term, low-dose growth hormone administration in HIV-infected patients with reduced growth hormone (GH) secretion and increased visceral adiposity. We hypothesize that low-dose growth hormone will reduce visceral fat. Secondary endpoints will include measures of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), glucose homeostasis, lipids, blood pressure,bone density, cardiovascular risk and safety parameters.

The purpose of the study is to determine if the combination of recombinant human growth hormone plus rosiglitazone (an insulin-sensitizing drug) is safe and more effective than either drug alone (or no active therapy) for the treatment of fat accumulation in people with HIV infection and insulin resistance.

Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has improved the long time survival of HIV infected individuals. However an increasing number of HIV-patients have developed metabolic and morphological alterations including peripheral lipoatrophy. The main hypothesis of the study is that switching from thymidine-analogue based HAART will reverse lipoatrophy. We plan to perform an observational study recruiting up to 100 HIV-infected patients receiving Trizivir (zidovudine/lamivudine/abacavir). The patients will be offered an NRTI or lopinavir/ritonavir instead of zidovudine or they can choose to continue with Trizivir. The main endpoint is changes in peripheral fat mass as determined by DEXA-scanning.