Anatomic and Visual Function Assessments on Asymptomatic HIV-positive Patients

NCT ID: NCT00871078

Last Updated: 2009-09-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-06-30

Study Completion Date

2009-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and macular thickness measured with optical coherence tomography (OCT) on patients infected by HIV virus without ocular manifestations and to correlate these results with perimetric findings assessed by frequency doubling technology perimetry (FDT).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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HIV Infections Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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A

HIV-positive patients with CD4 cell counts below 100 cells/mm³ at some point of time in their medical history lasting for at least 6 months

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Macular and retinal nerve fiber layer OCT (Stratus OCT, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA) will be performed both in patients and controls

Frequency Doubling Technology (FDT) perimeter

Intervention Type DEVICE

24-2 FDT Threshold (Humphrey Matrix, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin CA; Welch-Allyn, Skaneateles, NY) will be performed both in patients and controls.

B

HIV-positive patients with CD4 cell counts never below 100 cells/mm³ in their medical records

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Macular and retinal nerve fiber layer OCT (Stratus OCT, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA) will be performed both in patients and controls

Frequency Doubling Technology (FDT) perimeter

Intervention Type DEVICE

24-2 FDT Threshold (Humphrey Matrix, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin CA; Welch-Allyn, Skaneateles, NY) will be performed both in patients and controls.

C

HIV-negative patients (control group)

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Macular and retinal nerve fiber layer OCT (Stratus OCT, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA) will be performed both in patients and controls

Frequency Doubling Technology (FDT) perimeter

Intervention Type DEVICE

24-2 FDT Threshold (Humphrey Matrix, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin CA; Welch-Allyn, Skaneateles, NY) will be performed both in patients and controls.

Interventions

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Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Macular and retinal nerve fiber layer OCT (Stratus OCT, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA) will be performed both in patients and controls

Intervention Type DEVICE

Frequency Doubling Technology (FDT) perimeter

24-2 FDT Threshold (Humphrey Matrix, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin CA; Welch-Allyn, Skaneateles, NY) will be performed both in patients and controls.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of AIDS
* Best-corrected visual acuity 20/25 or better
* Refractive error of 0±5.0 diopters and astigmatism of 0±3.0 diopters
* Normal intraocular pressure (≤21mmHg)

Exclusion Criteria

* Cataract or any visible media opacity
* HIV-related infectious retinopathy
* Risk factors for the development of glaucoma
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Federal University of São Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Federal University of São Paulo

Principal Investigators

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Tiago Arantes, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Federal University of São Paulo

Locations

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Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM)

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

Other Identifiers

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BRA-713/06

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id