Effectiveness of Acyclovir in Suppressing HIV Viral Load in Women Coinfected With HIV and Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2)
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| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00371592 |
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Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 4, 2006
Last Update Posted : September 23, 2013
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| Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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| HIV Infections Herpesvirus 2, Human | Drug: Acyclovir Drug: Acyclovir placebo | Phase 2 |
Women coinfected with HIV and HSV-2 experience more genital herpes outbreaks than women infected only with HSV-2. Frequent or recurrent herpes outbreaks in women infected with HIV can lead to an increase in both HIV plasma viral load and cervical shedding of HIV. Some preliminary clinical studies have shown that acyclovir treatment for the management of HSV-2 infection can help lower HIV viral load in patients coinfected with both HIV and HSV-2. Supplementing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) with HSV-2 treatment in patients coinfected with both HIV and HSV-2 may help strengthen the effects of HAART by more effectively lowering plasma and genital HIV viral load. This study will determine whether HSV-2 treatment with acyclovir is effective in controlling HIV plasma viral load and cervical shedding of HIV in women starting on HAART as per Peruvian guidelines.
This study will last 24 weeks. Participants will be randomly assigned into one of two groups. Group 1 participants will receive twice-daily 800 mg of acyclovir for 24 weeks. Group 2 participants will receive twice-daily placebo for 24 weeks. Both groups will receive HAART from the Peruvian Ministry of Health. There will be 15 visits during this study. Medical history; a physical exam; blood collection; family planning counseling; and cervical, vaginal, and vulvar swab collection will begin prior to study entry and will occur at all study visits.
| Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
| Estimated Enrollment : | 50 participants |
| Allocation: | Randomized |
| Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
| Masking: | Double (Participant, Care Provider) |
| Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
| Official Title: | A Phase II, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Acyclovir for the Suppression of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Viral Load and Mucosal Shedding in HIV-1, Herpes Simplex Virus, Type 2 (HSV-2) Co-Infected Women |
| Study Start Date : | September 2006 |
| Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2009 |
| Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2009 |
| Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 1
Participants will receive acyclovir for 24 weeks
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Drug: Acyclovir
800 mg tablet taken orally twice daily
Other Name: Zovirax |
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Placebo Comparator: 2
Participants will receive acyclovir placebo for 24 weeks
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Drug: Acyclovir placebo
800 mg placebo tablet taken orally twice daily
Other Name: Zovirax placebo |
- Undetectable HIV plasma RNA viral load (less than 50 copies/ml) [ Time Frame: At Week 6 ]
- Undetectable HIV plasma RNA viral load (less than 50 copies/ml) [ Time Frame: At Week 24 ]
- Time to undetectable HIV plasma RNA viral load (less than 50 copies/ml), adjusted for baseline viral load [ Time Frame: Throughout study ]
- Intermittent episodes of detectable HIV plasma RNA viral load (greater than 200 copies/ml) [ Time Frame: At Weeks 2 and 24 ]
- Positive HIV PCR test on vaginal mucosal samples [ Time Frame: Throughout study ]
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| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV-1 infected
- HSV-2 infected
- Initiating HAART per Peruvian guidelines for the first time at study entry
- CD4 count less than 200 cells/mm3 OR CD4 count less than 350 cells/mm3 AND viral load greater than 55,000 copies/ml within 30 days prior to study entry
- Does not intend to move outside of greater metropolitan Lima, Peru area for the duration of the study
- Willing to follow all study requirements
- Willing to provide written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior HAART
- History of adverse reaction to acyclovir, famciclovir, or valacyclovir
- Unwilling to take acyclovir, famciclovir, or valacyclovir
- History of seizures
- Renal insufficiency, defined as serum creatinine greater than 2 mg/dl or a creatinine clearance less than 50 ml/min
- Treatment for a serious medical condition 14 days prior to study entry. Patients with chronic, acute, or recurrent opportunistic infections (OIs) who have completed therapy and are clinically stable on therapy for at least 14 days prior to study entry are not excluded.
- Clinically unstable and untreated OIs or tumors within 14 days prior to study entry. More information on this criterion can be found in the protocol.
- Clinically unstable and untreated bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) within 14 days prior to study entry. More information on this criterion can be found in the protocol.
- Radiation therapy or systemic chemotherapy within 45 days prior to study entry. Participants who underwent systemic chemotherapy for the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) if it was completed prior to study entry are not excluded.
- Any immunomodulator, HIV vaccine, or other investigational therapy within 30 days prior to study entry. Patients who received a tapering course of corticosteroids as acute therapy for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) or are receiving inhaled or nasal fluticasone are not excluded.
- Current drug or alcohol use that, in the investigator's opinion, may interfere with the study
- Vomiting or inability to swallow medications
- Involuntarily incarcerated in a correctional facility, prison, or jail or being detained for the treatment of either a psychiatric or infectious disease
- Grade 2 or 3 high-grade cervical dysplasia and cervical neoplasia within 6 months prior to study entry
- Any other condition that, in the investigator's opinion, may interfere with the study
- Pregnancy
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00371592
| Peru | |
| IMPACTA - San Miguel CIPRA Project 1 CRS | |
| San Miguel, Lima, Peru, 32 | |
| Study Chair: | Aldo Lucchetti, MD | Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru | |
| Study Chair: | Connie Celum, MD, MPH | University of Washington |
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| Responsible Party: | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00371592 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
CIPRA PE 003 CIPRA Peru Project 1 10413 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES ) |
| First Posted: | September 4, 2006 Key Record Dates |
| Last Update Posted: | September 23, 2013 |
| Last Verified: | September 2013 |
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
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Treatment Naive |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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HIV Infections Herpes Simplex Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes |
Immune System Diseases Herpesviridae Infections DNA Virus Infections Skin Diseases, Viral Skin Diseases, Infectious Skin Diseases Acyclovir Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents |