Study protocol: an observational study of distress, immune function and persistent pain in HIV

• John A Joska,
• Mark R Hutchinson,
• Maia Lesosky,
• Victoria J Madden,
• Ncumisa Msolo,
• Luyanduthando Mqadi,
• Gillian J Bedwell,
• Jonathan Grant Peter,
• Romy Parker,
• Andrew Schrepf,
• Robert R Edwards

Affiliations

John A Joska

2 Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Mark R Hutchinson

9Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Maia Lesosky

Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK

Victoria J Madden

Pain Research Team, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Ncumisa Msolo

Pain Research Team, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Luyanduthando Mqadi

Pain Research Team, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Gillian J Bedwell

Pain Research Team, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Jonathan Grant Peter

Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa

Romy Parker

Pain Research Team, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Andrew Schrepf

Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Robert R Edwards

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA