HIV study digs into hidden inflammation that drives Aging-Like diseases
NCT ID NCT07367867
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 320 people with HIV in Chile to understand why they often develop health problems like heart disease and diabetes, even when their HIV is controlled with medication. Researchers collected blood samples and used advanced techniques to measure inflammation and immune system activity. The goal was to find patterns that could help predict and manage these long-term risks.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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320 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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
Study population will be obtained from different centers from Santiago and Punta Arenas, including Fundación Arriarán, Hospital Clínico de Magallanes, Hospital del Salvador. These cohorts include men and women, from adolescence to adulthood and senior patients living with HIV under suppressive ART and presenting or not metabolic syndrome. A group of HIV negative individuals with and without metabolic syndrome will also be invited to participate to be used as controls when required.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: The following inclusion criteria will be considered in the adult cohort: * Adults over 18 years * Signed informed consent * HIV diagnosis confirmed by the Public Health Institute * Patients under clinical control in any of the participating centers * Availability to attend the taking of samples and medical controls The following inclusion criteria will be considered in the pediatric cohort: * Infants and children younger 18 years * Patients under control in any of the participating center * Signed informed consent by parents or legal guardians of the minor. In children 8 years and older, also informed assent * In infants under 4 months of life, HIV diagnosis by a first positive RT-PCR for HIV performed at the Public Health Institute. In infants and children over 4 months, HIV diagnosis is confirmed by the Public Health Institute. * Children exposed to HIV during pregnancy, labor or breastfeeding of mothers with confirmed HIV, with a negative diagnosis. * Availability to attend the taking of samples and medical controls, and without medical contraindications for taking the samples (severe anemia according to age). The following exclusion criteria will be considered in both cohorts: \- The only exclusion criterion will be the patient's refusal to participate in the case of adults and in the case of minors, the non-signature of the informed consent by the legal guardians and the minor's non-assent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centro Asistencial Docente y de Investigación, Universidad de Magallanes
Punta Arenas, Punta Arenas, 6200000, Chile
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