Anti-HIV Medications for People Recently Infected With HIV

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00106171

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : March 22, 2005

Last Update Posted : February 18, 2011

Sponsor:

Information provided by:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Study Description

Brief Summary:

It is not known if anti-HIV treatment for recently infected patients improves long-term patient prognosis. The purpose of this study is to determine if a one year course of anti-HIV medications slows progression of HIV disease in adults recently infected with HIV.

Study hypothesis: A one-year course of HAART administered during acute or early seroconversion may slow the progression of HIV infection.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
HIV Infections	Drug: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)	Phase 4

Detailed Description:

Although some doctors favor starting anti-HIV treatment as soon as possible after patients learn they are infected, it is not known if treatment for recently infected patients results in slower progression of HIV disease. This study will compare the virologic outcomes of recently infected adults who receive highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) with those who receive no treatment. This study will also compare the effects of treatment on patients who enroll within 3 months of seroconversion (acute seroconverters) with patients who enroll within 3 to 12 months of seroconversion (early seroconverters).

This study will last at least 3 years. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. Group 1 will receive HAART for 1 year; Group 2 will receive no treatment. There will be at least 20 study visits over the 3-year study period. Blood collection will occur at all study visits. A physical exam, medical and medication history, and risk behavior assessment will occur at most visits; participants will also be asked to complete an adherence questionnaire at most visits.

Study Design


Study Type :	Interventional (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment :	180 participants
Allocation:	Randomized
Intervention Model:	Parallel Assignment
Masking:	None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:	Treatment
Official Title:	A Randomized Trial of HAART in Acute/Early HIV Infection
Study Start Date :	February 2005
Actual Primary Completion Date :	April 2009
Actual Study Completion Date :	April 2009

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MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS

U.S. FDA Resources

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/treatment
Experimental: 1 Participants will receive HAART for 1 year	Drug: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) Regimens will be assigned by investigators
No Intervention: 2 Participants will receive no treatment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

Comparison of the plasma viral load in all treated vs. untreated patients [ Time Frame: At Month 24 ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :

Comparison of the plasma viral load in all treated vs. untreated patients [ Time Frame: At Month 36 ]
Comparison of the CD4 lymphocyte count in all treated vs. untreated patients [ Time Frame: At Months 24 and 36 ]
Comparison of the plasma viral load in patients treated in the acute vs. early stage of infection [ Time Frame: At Months 24 and 36 ]
Comparison of the CD4 lymphocyte count in patients treated in the acute vs. early stage of infection [ Time Frame: At Months 24 and 36 ]
Toxicity of HAART in all treated patients [ Time Frame: Throughout study ]

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Documented acute or recent HIV infection (infected in the past 12 months) as defined in the study protocol
Antiretroviral naive. Participants who have taken antiretrovirals for postexposure prophylaxis are eligible for this study.
Able to swallow tablets or capsules
Willing to use acceptable forms of contraception

Exclusion Criteria:

Physician unable to design a potentially effective HAART regimen based on results of genotypic resistance testing
Two CD4 counts of less than 350 cells/mm3 obtained at least 7 days apart within 30 days of study entry
Viral load less than 5,000 copies/ml within 30 days of study entry in participants who have been infected with HIV-1 for more than six months prior to study entry
Use of systemic cancer chemotherapy, systemic investigational agents, specific antiretroviral medications, or immunomodulators (growth factors, systemic corticosteroids, HIV vaccines, immune globulin, interleukins, interferons) within 30 days prior to study entry
Current alcohol or drug use that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the study
Serious illness requiring systemic treatment or hospitalization until participant either completes therapy or is clinically stable on therapy for at least 7 days prior to study entry
Currently involuntarily incarcerated for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical (e.g., infectious disease) illness
Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Contacts and Locations

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Locations


United States, Maryland
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
Canada, British Columbia
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6Z2C7
Canada, Ontario
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Ctr.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5 CA
Canadian Immunodeficiency Research Collaborative (CIRC) Inc.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B IL6
Canada, Quebec
CHUM - Hotel-Dieu
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2W 1T8 CA

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Joseph B. Margolick, MD, PhD	Johns Hopkins University

More Information

Publications:

Smith DE, Walker BD, Cooper DA, Rosenberg ES, Kaldor JM. Is antiretroviral treatment of primary HIV infection clinically justified on the basis of current evidence? AIDS. 2004 Mar 26;18(5):709-18. Review.

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Margolick JB, Apuzzo L, Singer J, Wong H, Lee T, Gallant JE, El-Helou P, Loutfy MR, Rachlis A, Fraser C, Kasper K, Tremblay C, Tossonian H, Conway B. A Randomized Trial of Time-Limited Antiretroviral Therapy in Acute/Early HIV Infection. PLoS One. 2015 Nov 24;10(11):e0143259. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143259. eCollection 2015.


Responsible Party:	Joseph B. Margolick, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00106171 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	1R01AI056990-01A1 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
First Posted:	March 22, 2005 Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted:	February 18, 2011
Last Verified:	February 2011

Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):


HIV Acute/Early Seroconverters Acute Infection Treatment Naive Primary HIV Infection

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Infection Communicable Diseases HIV Infections Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections	Virus Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Slow Virus Diseases

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