Hidden bone loss: HIV and cancer patients under the scanner
NCT ID NCT04742387
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at why people with HIV and certain cancers caused by KSHV (Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus) may lose bone density faster. Researchers will review past CT scans and health records from 40 adults treated at the NIH between 2005 and 2020. The goal is to find factors linked to bone loss, which can help guide future care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
primary clinical
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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* STUDY POPULATION: Subjects will not be recruited for this study; however, participants' records will be selected from treatment protocols from 1/1/2005 to 12/1/2020 unless the subject opted out of the future use of his/her data. These subjects enrolled to natural history and/or treatment protocols within the HIV/AIDS Malignancy Branch on the basis of a diagnosis of HIV and KSHV-associated conditions, such as KS alone, in combination with KSHV-MCD or KICS. As this is a retrospective longitudinal study, the investigators will review the data from subjects who have at least two completed CT scans to measure bone mineral density.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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