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| Sponsor: | University of California, San Francisco |
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| Collaborators: |
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Makerere University Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The AIDS Support Organization University of Washington |
| Information provided by: | University of California, San Francisco |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00527800 |
Purpose
This is a prospective cohort study where HIV-infected and uninfected children will be enrolled between 6 weeks and 9 months of age and followed to the age of 21 months. All HIV-infected children will be given trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) prophylaxis as of 6 weeks of age. HIV-uninfected children born to HIV-infected mothers will be given TMP/SMX prophylaxis for the duration of breastfeeding and then randomized to the continuation of TMP/SMX or discontinuation of TMP/SMX prophylaxis. HIV-uninfected children born to HIV-uninfected mothers will not be given TMP/SMX prophylaxis. Study participants will be followed for all of their health care needs in a designated study clinic. All mother-child pairs will receive a basic care package including insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) at enrollment. All HIV-infected mothers and children will receive antiretroviral therapy if eligible according to standardized World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. Study participants 4 months of age or older and at least 5 kg will be randomized to treatment with artemether-lumefantrine (AL) or dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) at the time of their first diagnosis of uncomplicated malaria. Study participants will receive the same antimalarial treatment regimen for all future episodes of uncomplicated malaria. Study participants less than 4 months of age or less than 5 kg diagnosed with malaria and all episodes of complicated malaria will be treated with quinine in accordance with local guidelines.
The investigators will test the hypotheses that:
The efficacy, safety, and tolerability of AL and DP for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria differ.
In 2008, we received approval and funding to extend the trial until 2012. We are now following all children through 5 years of age. First randomization to continue or discontinue TMP/SMX prophylaxis in our HIV-exposed population occurs 6-8 weeks after cessation of breastfeeding when HIV status can be confirmed as negative by DNA PCR. A second randomization occurs at 2 years of age in our HIV-exposed participants. At that point all HIV-exposed children who were originally randomized to continue TMP/SMX prophylaxis are again randomized to either immediately discontinue TMP/SMX prophylaxis or continue prophylaxis until age 4 years. All children will be off TMP/SMX between 4 and 5 years of age.
We have also added an additional hypothesis to test during the study extension:
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Malaria HIV Infections |
Drug: Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine Drug: Artemether-lumefantrine Drug: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole |
Phase III |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Factorial Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study |
| Official Title: | Interactions Between HIV and Malaria in African Children |
| Enrollment: | 351 |
| Study Start Date: | August 2007 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | April 2012 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | April 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: Experimental
Treatment for episodes of uncomplicated malaria
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Drug: Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
Once daily for 3 days, given in fixed dose tablets (40 mg dihydroartemisinin + 320 mg piperaquine) according to weight-based guidelines
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2: Active Comparator
Treatment for uncomplicated malaria
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Drug: Artemether-lumefantrine
Dosed twice daily for 3 days, given in fixed dose tablets (20 mg artemether + 120 mg lumefantrine) according to weight-based guidelines
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A: Experimental
Prevention of malaria in HIV uninfected, exposed children
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Drug: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Once daily dosing according to weight based guidelines
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B: No Intervention
Prevention of malaria in HIV uninfected, exposed children
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 6 Weeks to 9 Months |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations| Uganda | |
| Tororo District Hospital | |
| Tororo, Uganda | |
| Principal Investigator: | Grant Dorsey, MD, PhD | University of California, San Francisco |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | University of California San Francisco ( Grant Dorsey, Associate Professor ) |
| Study ID Numbers: | DDCF 20060058 |
| Study First Received: | September 10, 2007 |
| Last Updated: | May 14, 2009 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00527800 History of Changes |
| Health Authority: | Uganda: National Council for Science and Technology; Uganda: Research Ethics Committee; United States: Institutional Review Board |
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Malaria HIV Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole |
Artemether-lumefantrine Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine Acute Infection |
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Benflumetol Anti-Infective Agents Communicable Diseases Antiprotozoal Agents Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Trimethoprim Slow Virus Diseases Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Malaria Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Combination Renal Agents Infection Artemether Antimalarials Piperaquine |
Antiparasitic Agents Artemisinins Antifungal Agents Therapeutic Uses Parasitic Diseases Coccidiostats Retroviridae Infections Protozoan Infections Artemether-lumefantrine combination RNA Virus Infections Immune System Diseases Sulfamethoxazole Antiplatyhelmintic Agents Coccidiosis Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |