Surveillance and Medical Help for HIV-infected Intravenous Drug Users in and Out of Prison
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It is difficult to detect the intestinal protozoal infections among the HIV-infected persons or travelers diarrhea by using the traditional microscopy or staining methods. The purpose of this study aimed at finding out the appropriate diagnostic methods and the infection rate of the intestinal protozoa, including the Entamoeba, Cryptosporidium and Giardia among the HIV-infected persons by using the antigen detection method and biological method. The investigators also tried to analyze the associated HIV infection status and sexual transmitted diseases (STD) including Gonorrhea, Chlamydial trachomatis, Syphilis, Genital warts and Herpes simplex virus in this study. The study will collect the blood, urine and stool samples from 200 intravenous drug user (IDU) with HIV-infected in the prisons, 400 intravenous drug user (IDU) without HIV infected and 100 intravenous drug user (IDU) with HIV infected receiving methadone maintenance treatment.
Condition |
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HIV Infections |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Observational Model: Cohort |
Official Title: | Surveillance and Medical Help for HIV-infected Intravenous Drug Users in and Out of Prison and Set up the Notional Halfway Home in Union Area of Medical Facility |
Estimated Enrollment: | 700 |
Study Start Date: | April 2008 |
Study Completion Date: | December 2010 |
Primary Completion Date: | December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Groups/Cohorts |
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HIDU
intravenous drug user (IDU) with HIV infected
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IDU
intravenous drug user (IDU) without HIV
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MH
persons receiving methadone maintenance treatment
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Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
The samples are obtained from Kaohsiung prison, Kaohsiung women's prison, Pingtung prison and the Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of HIV
- Receiving Methadone Maintenance Treatment
- intravenous drug user (IDU)
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Responsible Party: | Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00739258 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | KMUH-IRB-970077 |
Study First Received: | August 19, 2008 |
Last Updated: | January 20, 2012 |
Health Authority: | Taiwan: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital:
HIV-infected person Entamoeba Cryptosporidium Giardia ELISA PCR |
IDU Gonorrhea Chlamydial trachomatis Syphilis Genital warts Herpes simplex virus |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Slow Virus Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 10, 2013