NCT02542020

Brief Summary

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a major global health issue with up to 40 million people infected worldwide. Due to highly active antiretroviral therapy, mortality related to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has been reducing in the last decades. However, liver disease remains as an important cause of severe complications and death. Hepatic fibrosis progression is the main responsible for liver-related outcomes in HIV-positive patients. Co-infection by hepatitis B (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) is highly prevalence in HIV patients. Chronic viral co-infection induces faster liver fibrosis progression compared to mono-infected HIV. However, published data have been reporting presence of significant liver fibrosis in HIV without HBV or HCV infection. This might be related to direct action of HIV in hepatocytes or association with others factors, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD is associated with metabolic factors, such as obesity and type-2 diabetes mellitus. However, antiretroviral drugs may induce abnormal body fat distribution (lipodistrophy) and insulin resistance playing an important role on this process. Liver biopsy has been historically considered as the gold standard to evaluate liver injury. However, this painful method presents several limitations. Therefore, several non-invasive methods for estimation of liver fibrosis, such as biomarkers (APRI, FIB-4, FibroTest and FibroMeter) and transient elastography by Fibroscan, have been developed as an alternative to liver biopsy. The diagnostic performance and prognostic value of biomarkers and transient elastography have been validated in patients with chronic liver diseases. However, few data are available in HIV patients, especially in those without chronic viral co-infection. Therefore, patients, medical doctors and scientific community will be beneficiated by the future application of non-invasive methods for estimation of liver injury in clinical practice in HIV patients.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
2,000

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2015

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2015

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 27, 2015

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 4, 2015

Completed
4.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2020

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

February 18, 2019

Status Verified

February 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

4.9 years

First QC Date

August 27, 2015

Last Update Submit

February 15, 2019

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Evaluation of stage of fibrosis and grade of steatosis in patients infected by HIV

    Staging of liver fibrosis and quantification of steatosis using non-invasive methods and correlation with risk factors

    change of fibrosis stage and steatosis grade from baseline at 5 years

Secondary Outcomes (7)

  • Prognostic value of non-invasive methods

    up to 5 years

  • Prevalence of liver fibrosis

    up to 3 years

  • Prevalence of liver steatosis

    up to 3 years

  • Diagnostic performance of non-invasive methods

    up to 3 years

  • Nutritional status

    From date of inclusion until the date of first documented alteration on nutritional status, assessed up to 5 years

  • +2 more secondary outcomes

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

Patients infected by HIV with or without chronic viral hepatitis

You may qualify if:

  • HIV infection
  • Age \>= 18 years

You may not qualify if:

  • Auto-immune hepatitis
  • Primary biliary cirrhosis
  • Primary sclerosing cirrhosis
  • Extra-hepatic cholestasis
  • Acute viral hepatitis
  • Hepatic ischemia
  • Hepatic metastasis

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, 21040-360, Brazil

RECRUITING

Related Publications (3)

  • Yanavich C, Perazzo H, Li F, Tobin N, Lee D, Zabih S, Morata M, Almeida C, Veloso VG, Grinsztejn B, Aldrovandi GM. A pilot study of microbial signatures of liver disease in those with HIV mono-infection in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AIDS. 2022 Jan 1;36(1):49-58. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003084.

  • Yanavich C, Pacheco AG, Cardoso SW, Nunes EP, Chaves U, Freitas G, Santos R, Morata M, Veloso VG, Grinsztejn B, Perazzo H. Diagnostic value of serological biomarkers for detection of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and/or advanced liver fibrosis in people living with HIV. HIV Med. 2021 Jul;22(6):445-456. doi: 10.1111/hiv.13060. Epub 2021 Feb 2.

  • Perazzo H, Cardoso SW, Yanavich C, Nunes EP, Morata M, Gorni N, da Silva PS, Cardoso C, Almeida C, Luz P, Veloso VG, Grinsztejn B. Predictive factors associated with liver fibrosis and steatosis by transient elastography in patients with HIV mono-infection under long-term combined antiretroviral therapy. J Int AIDS Soc. 2018 Nov;21(11):e25201. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25201.

Biospecimen

Retention: SAMPLES WITHOUT DNA

Blood samples

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeLiver DiseasesLiver CirrhosisFibrosis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

HIV InfectionsBlood-Borne InfectionsCommunicable DiseasesInfectionsSexually Transmitted Diseases, ViralSexually Transmitted DiseasesLentivirus InfectionsRetroviridae InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsVirus DiseasesSlow Virus DiseasesGenital DiseasesUrogenital DiseasesImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesImmune System DiseasesDigestive System DiseasesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Valdilea G Veloso, PhD

    Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Beatriz Grinsztejn, PhD

    Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 27, 2015

First Posted

September 4, 2015

Study Start

June 1, 2015

Primary Completion

May 1, 2020

Study Completion

May 1, 2022

Last Updated

February 18, 2019

Record last verified: 2018-02

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations