U.S., Jan. 22 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07355413) titled 'Frailty, Geriatric Syndromes and Care Pathways of Older Adults Living With HIV in West Africa' on Jan. 06.
Brief Summary: With currently available antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV (PLWHIV) are living longer. This exposure to HIV and combination antiretroviral therapy may accelerate the aging of this population, thus increasing the prevalence of premature frailty.
There are few data on the prevalence of frailty and geriatric syndromes among older people living with HIV (OpHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the screening and diagnostic tools to identify them.
The initiation contract financed by the ANRS-MIE in 2021 w...