Improvement in highly active antiretroviral therapy-induced metabolic syndrome by treatment with pioglitazone but not with fenofibrate: a 2 x 2 factorial, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial.

Gavrila, Alina; Hsu, William; Tsiodras, Sotirios; Doweiko, John; Gautam, Shiva; Martin, Lizabeth; Moses, Alan C; Karchmer, Adolf W et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2005

rct · Level II

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Abstract

We designed a 2 x 2 factorial, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the effects of treatment with pioglitazone and/or fenofibrate in patients with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)-induced metabolic syndrome. We found that the administration of pioglitazone, but not fenofibrate, improved insulin resistance, blood pressure, and lipid profile over a 12-month period.

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