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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2009/091/000644
CTRI/2009/091/000644
Completed
Phase 3

A randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy plus HIV primary care versus HIV primary care alone to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV-1 in Serodiscordant couples

ational Institute of Health USA0 sites1,750 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Find out whether treating HIV infected people with anti HIV drugs will prevent them from transmitting the virus to their partner through sex.
Sponsor
ational Institute of Health USA
Enrollment
1750
Status
Completed
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Sponsor
ational Institute of Health USA

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Couples are defined as sexual partners same or opposite sex who are married have been
  • living together or consider each other a primary partner. They must have been together for a minimum of three months and at the time of study enrollment expect to maintain their relationship for the duration of the study.
  • Index Case:
  • \-Positive HIV serology obtained within 60 days prior to enrollment
  • \-Has a sexual partner (as defined above) who is not infected with HIV (documented by negative HIV serology) and who is willing to participate in the study.
  • \-Plans to maintain a sexual relationship with the person who is enrolled in the study with them.
  • \-Reports having sex (vaginal or anal) with partner at least 3 times in the last 3 months.
  • \-If pregnant or breastfeeding during screening or at the time of enrollment, willing to be randomized to either arm of the study.
  • \-The following conditions must be met for laboratory parameters within 60 days prior to enrollment:
  • CD4\+ cell count of 350\-550 cells/mm3

Exclusion Criteria

  • Index Case:
  • \-Current or previous AIDS\-defining illness (as defined in Appendix III).
  • \-Current or previous use of any ART drugs
  • \-Documented or suspected acute hepatitis within 30 days prior to enrollment, irrespective of AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) values.
  • \-Acute therapy for serious medical illnesses, chronic, acute, or recurrent infections in the opinion of the site investigator
  • \-Radiation therapy or systemic chemotherapy, any immunomodulator or other investigational therapy, Active drug or alcohol use or dependence, Allergy/sensitivity to any study drugs.
  • Both Index Case and Partner:
  • \-Reports a history of injection drug use within the last five years.
  • \-Previous and/or current participant in an HIV vaccine study.
  • \-Any condition that, in the opinion of the study staff, would make participation in the study unsafe

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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