Effect of Repeated Exposures to Compressed Air on Patients With AIDS

Withdrawn before enrolling · Phase 2

Conditions studied: AIDS

In brief

The exposure of human beings to markedly altered environments (ambient pressure and inhaled gas mixtures) has profound effects on their innate immune capacity to effectively combat viral illnesses. This Phase IIA clinical trial examines the effects of an exposure to a 4 atmospheric environment has on HIV-infected humans whose clinical condition has progressed to formal AIDS status.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00444847

Run by

Designed Altobaric Technology, Incorporated

People needed

0

Starts

2005-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• CD4 count <200
• Viral load > 5000

You may not qualify if…

• Opportunistic infection
• Concurrent neoplasm (see protocol)
• Immunomodulators
• HIV vaccination
• Investigational HIV drugs (see protocol)
• Pregnant women
• Major organ transplant

Where it is running

• Detroit Receiving Hospital — Detroit, Michigan, United States

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