Could an eye exam reveal hidden brain damage in HIV patients?
NCT ID NCT02210130
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026
Summary
This study looks at cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) — damage to tiny blood vessels in the brain that can cause memory loss and disability — in people with HIV over age 50. Researchers want to see if CSVD is linked to blood vessel problems in the eyes and kidneys, which could lead to simple screening tests. The study compares HIV patients with and without CSVD using brain scans, eye exams, and kidney tests.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to simple eye or kidney tests to screen for brain small vessel disease in people with HIV.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may only confirm known links without providing new screening tools.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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163 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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May 2014
- Finished
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Apr 2017
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
HIV patients over 50 years old, infected for at least 5 years, treated with antiretroviral (ARV) therapy With (patients) or without Cerebral Small Vessels Disease
- Ages
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50 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * age over 50 years old * chronic HIV seropositive patient infected for at least 5 years * antiretroviral therapy * plasmatic HIV viral load \<40 copies/ml for at least one year with one authorized blip \< 1000 copies/ml per year * cerebral small vessels disease (patients) or not (controls) Exclusion Criteria: * Co-infection VHC * known antecedent of stroke * documented neurologic complication of HIV * drug user * glomerular filtration rate\< 15 mL/mn * diabetic patient with kidney or retin complications * systolic blood pressure≥ 180 and/or diastolic blood pressure≥ 110 mmHg
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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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Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75019, France
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