GUD Clinical and Virologic Response to Acyclovir in HIV Negative African Women (PK/GUD)

November 15, 2013 updated by: Connie Celum, University of Washington

Prospective Study of Pharmacokinetics, Clinical and Virologic Response to Acyclovir Episodic Therapy for Genital Herpes Ulcers in HIV Negative African Women

To examine the time to healing of genital lesion and duration of herpes simplex virus (HSV) shedding from genetic ulcer disease (GUD) among 90 HIV-negative African women who have a history of GUD and are HSV-2 seropositive and HIV-1 seronegative randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive episodic acyclovir 400mg orally three times daily or matching placebo three times daily for 5 days and who are followed for a total of 13 days.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

88

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • South Africa
      • Johannesburg, South Africa
        • Reproductive Health and HIV Research Unit (RHRU)
  • Zambia
      • Lusaka, Zambia
        • Center for Infectious Disease Research of Zambia (CIDRZ)

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • HIV negative as determined by concordant rapid testing
  • HSV-2 seropositive (Focus HerpeSelect >3.4)
  • At least one prior occurrence of GUD
  • 18-50 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current use, or use w/in past 7 days of acyclovir, valacyclovir, or famciclovir
  • Prior hypersensitivity &/or allergic reaction to acyclovir
  • Use of probenicid
  • Current use, or use within past 28 days, of an investigational agent
  • Currently pregnant or nursing
  • Currently plan to become pregnant during next 3 months
  • Any condition that will interfere with successful completion of study procedures

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: placebo
Drug: matching placebo
matching placebo taken orally three times daily for 5 days.
Active Comparator: acyclovir
Drug: acyclovir
400mg taken orally three times daily for 5 days

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Time to Healing of Genital Lesions
Time Frame: Days 1-5, 7, 9, 11, 13
To examine time to healing of genital lesions among women who have a history of GUD and are HSV-2 seropositive and HIV-1 seronegative, and who are randomized to 400mg acyclovir or matching placebo
Days 1-5, 7, 9, 11, 13

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Time to First Negative Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) DNA PCR
Time Frame: Days 1-5, 7, 9, 11, 13
To examine the time to first negative HSV DNA PCR among women who have a history of GUD and are HSV-2 seropositive and HIV-1 seronegative, and who are randomized to 400mg acyclovir or matching placebo
Days 1-5, 7, 9, 11, 13

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Washington

Collaborators

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 25, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 12, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

December 15, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 11, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 15, 2013

Last Verified

November 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 34708-A
  • U01AI052054 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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