Hidden kidney damage in HIV patients revealed by water test
NCT ID NCT01869010
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how well the kidneys handle water in people with HIV, comparing those on the drug tenofovir to those not taking it and to healthy volunteers. Thirty adults drank water and received fluids through an IV, with blood and urine samples taken to measure kidney function. The goal was to find early signs of kidney trouble that standard tests might miss.
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 help doctors detect early kidney problems in HIV patients before they become serious.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study with only 30 participants. It does not test a treatment, so results may not change practice directly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jan 2010
- Finished
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Apr 2012
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with and without HIV infection followed at Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, university-affiliated tertiary-care community hospital
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Inclusion criteria are as follows: adult patients (≥18 years old) with confirmed chronic HIV-1 infection who agreed to provide written informed consent. Patients under antiretroviral treatment must had a stable regimen for over six months and undetectable (\<50 copies/ml) viral load for at least three months. At study entry all selected patients were confirmed as having normal physical examination, routine clinical laboratory including urinalysis, as well as renal and cardiac ultrasound. Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion criteria include patients with acute HIV infection (\< 6 months of disease), personal history of nephropathy, plasma creatinine ≥1.3 mg/dl, Glomerular filtration rate ≤60ml/min/1.73 m² (as determined by Modification of Diet in renal Disease formula), presence of glucosuria/proteinuria (measured in spot urine sample), prior heart failure, concurrent opportunistic infection, chronic active hepatitis B or C, and use of potentially nephrotoxic agents in the prior week before the test (e.g diuretics, angiotensin converting enzyme antagonists, Angiotensin II receptor antagonists or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires - Infectious Diseases Section
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., 1181, Argentina
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