Prevalence of Vertebral Fractures in HIV Infected Patients Older Than 50 Years (FractaVIH)

Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal

Status: Completed

Conditions: Vertebral Fractures

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02131571

FractaVIH 117/13

EC 117/13 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Prospective cohort study to determine the prevalence of vertebral fractures in HIV infected patients older than 50 years.

Full description

To determine the prevalence of asymptomatic vertebral fractures in HIV patients older than 50 years, and the risk of fracture during a follow up of 2 years, according to bone mineral density at inclusion, the level of serum bone biomarkers, and the presence of secondary factors such as hypovitaminosis D or/and secondary hyperparathyroidism.

Enrollment: 130 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age above 50 years
• HIV infection

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Receiving corticosteroids or antiresorptive therapy

Trial design

130 participants in 1 patient group

HIV patients older than 50 years

Description:

HIV infected patients older than 50 years in current follow up