Trial results for a study investigating pathways to cardiovascular disease prevention in people living with HIV were posted on ClinicalTrials.gov on 2025-08-01, reporting that 283 participants out of 2039 enrolled had a visit to a cardiology specialist.
Background
People living with HIV (PLWH) face an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This study aimed to generate evidence-based recommendations for managing CVD risk in this population. A key objective was to demonstrate the effect of cardiology referral on CVD outcomes, particularly within racially and ethnically diverse cohorts of PLWH. The central hypothesis was that cardiology referral could reduce incident CVD events in underrepresented racial/ethnic minority populations with HIV compared to non-referral.
Trial design
This completed study enrolled 2039 participants to investigate conditions including HIV/AIDS and Cardiovascular Diseases. The research aimed to generate evidence-based recommendations for the management of cardiovascular disease risk in people living with HIV, specifically focusing on demonstrating the effect of cardiology referral on CVD outcomes in a racially/ethnically diverse cohort.
Key results
The trial reported one key measurement:
- Number of Participants With Visit to a Cardiology Specialist From Cohort: 283 participants were reported in the Overall group.
What this means
The posted results indicate that out of 2039 participants in the study, 283 had a visit to a cardiology specialist. This measurement provides a baseline count regarding specialist engagement within the studied cohort. While the trial's objective was to assess the impact of cardiology referral on CVD outcomes in people living with HIV, the currently available data only reports the number of participants who visited a specialist, without further details on the outcomes of these visits or comparative analyses regarding CVD event reduction.
Source
The information regarding these trial results was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a public database of clinical studies. The results for the study NCT04025125, titled "Pathways to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (DCRI Central and Statistical Coordinating Center)", were posted on 2025-08-01 on clinicaltrials.gov.