Management of Highly Active Anti-retroviral Therapy-related Hyperlipidemia Among HIV-infected Patients in Taiwan
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01697540 |
Recruitment Status
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Recruiting
First Posted
: October 2, 2012
Last Update Posted
: April 28, 2017
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- Written informed consent must be obtained before any study specific procedures are undertaken.
- The process of the experiment (brief describe) The patients must come back for follow during 4 to 12 weeks after starting the new therapy. The investigators will follow the patients' lipid profile and any side effects and stop the observation till 36 months after starting the new therapy. The serum level of HIV-VL, CD4, GOT, GPT, triglyceride, cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, and LDL-cholesterol will be checked every 3 months. The patients' chart and all data will be delinked to protect the patients' right and privacy.
Condition or disease |
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HIV |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 100 participants |
Observational Model: | Case-Only |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Tropical Medicine Center (TMC), Kaohsiung Medicine University Hospital (KMUH) |
Study Start Date : | September 2012 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | September 2019 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Senior |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV-infected patients who receive HAART therapy but have metabolic side effects.
- Age over 20 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
- Abnormal liver function: GOT or GPT 5 times over normal upper limit

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01697540
Contact: Jih- jin Tsai, MD | 886-7-3121101 ext 6638 | jijits@cc.kmu.edu.tw |
Taiwan | |
Tropical medicine center | Recruiting |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
Contact: Jih- Jin Tsai, MD 886-7-3121101 ext 6638 jijits@cc.kmu.edu.tw |
Responsible Party: | Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01697540 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
KMUHIRB-2012-05-05(I) |
First Posted: | October 2, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 28, 2017 |
Last Verified: | January 2017 |