The Study of Gut Associated Lymphocytes in HIV and HCV/HIV Co-infected Patients

Completed

Conditions studied: HIV, Hepatitis C, Chronic, HCV Coinfection

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to explore what role immune cells within the gut (the sigmoid colon) have locally and on the immune system of patients infected with HCV, HIV or HCV/ HIV co-infection.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01335230

Run by

University of Cincinnati

People needed

40

Starts

2011-04-01

Expected to finish

2013-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-09-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• are at least age 18, but not older than 70 years old
• have HIV, HCV or both
• do not have HIV, HCV or both, and are having a screening colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy for abdominal pain or colon cancer screening (control subject)

You may not qualify if…

• have a history of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) or suspected IBD
• have a history of autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis
• are taking systemic immunomodulators
• are pregnant

Where it is running

• University of Cincinnati — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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