Reducing Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk in HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy Over 12 Months

GPs managing matched control patients allocated usual care will be unaware of the details of the intervention arm and asked to apply their usual pattern of patient visits and treatment strategies to achieve optimal reduction of CVD risk.

Patients randomised to the intervention group will follow an intensive 52 week period using a clinical protocol aimed to manage CVD risk in HIV individuals with the use of regular visits to a nurse led CVD risk management clinic, within a multi disciplinary approach to care with the involvement of treating physicians, nurses, dieticians, smoking cessation advisors and an exercise physiologist or personal trainer with the aim to reach their individualised CVD risk target.