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| Health Research Board, Ireland | OTHER |
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Despite the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in the HIV positive population, relatively little is known about the underlying pathology. This prospective cohort study aims to gain further understanding about a number of issues relating to low bone mineral density in HIV-infected subjects.
This study will follow HIV positive and negative subjects annually for 5 years. The aims of this study include:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIV positive | |||
| HIV negative |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Bone pathology | To describe abnormalities in bone pathology in bone biopsies from HIV-infected subjects with low bone mineral density by comparing biopsy indices to reference ranges. | 3 years |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Rates of change in bone mineral density | To determine rates of change in bone mineral density in HIV-positive patients compared to HIV-negative controls | 3 years |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Fracture incidence | To assess the validity of currently available fracture risk assessment tools in predicting fracture risk in HIV-infected patients. | 3 years |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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HIV positive patients and HIV negative subjects
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tara N mcGinty, MB BCh BAO | Contact | tara.mcginty@ucd.ie | ||
| Babu Sumesh | Contact | sumesh.babu@ucd.ie |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick WG Mallon, MB BCh, BSc, PhD | HIV Molecular Research Group, University College Dublin | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Mater Misericordiae University Hospital | Recruiting | Dublin | D 7 | Ireland |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010024 | Osteoporosis |
| D000163 | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| D001851 | Bone Diseases, Metabolic |
| D050723 | Fractures, Bone |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001847 | Bone Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
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serum, plasma, buffy coat, urine
| D015658 | HIV Infections |
| D000086982 | Blood-Borne Infections |
| D003141 | Communicable Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D015229 | Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral |
| D012749 | Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
| D016180 | Lentivirus Infections |
| D012192 | Retroviridae Infections |
| D012327 | RNA Virus Infections |
| D014777 | Virus Diseases |
| D012897 | Slow Virus Diseases |
| D000091662 | Genital Diseases |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D007153 | Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |