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HIV drugs may weaken bones: new study investigates

NCT ID NCT00146094

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University Hospital, Strasbourg, France Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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By invitation only
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Ongoing
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Completed
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Approved
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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study looked at bone density in HIV-positive men to see if antiretroviral drugs cause bone thinning. Researchers compared men starting HIV treatment with those not yet on therapy over two years. The goal was to understand why bone loss is more common in HIV patients.

What this could mean

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Active substance
antiretrovirals
What this could lead to
If successful, this study could clarify whether HIV drugs contribute to bone loss, guiding safer treatment strategies.
What could go wrong
This small, terminated study may not yield conclusive results. It only included Caucasian men, so findings may not apply to others.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

44 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2003

Finished

Dec 2006

Lead sponsor

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.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * HIV-1 infected men, Caucasian, age \> 18 years, ARV-naïve Exclusion Criteria: * HIV-infected women, subjects \< 18 years, non-Caucasian men, ARV-experienced patients, subjects not able or willing to give informed consent, endocrine disease or treatment which could affect bone metabolism

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Bone Diseases, Metabolic HIV infectious disease osteoporosis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Osteopenia Osteoporosis

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Hospitalier de Colmar

    Colmar, 68021, France

  • Centre Hospitalier de Mulhouse

    Mulhouse, 68070, France

  • Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, 67091, France

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