A Study of Two Methods of Determining When to Begin or Change Anti-HIV Treatment
A Randomized Study of the Clinical Effects of Initiating or Changing Antiretroviral Therapy Based on Plasma HIV RNA Quantitation Compared With Initiating or Changing Therapy Based on Current Clinical Practice Alone
PRIMARY: To compare the clinical efficacy of two decision making strategies for initiating or changing antiretroviral therapy: decision making based on current clinical practice alone (i.e., initiating or changing therapy based on CD4 count decline and/or clinical progression) versus decision making based on plasma HIV RNA quantitation in addition to current clinical practice.
SECONDARY: To evaluate toxicity, biological markers, and patient management in the two arms.
Although changing therapies is a common strategy in the treatment of HIV disease, guidelines are needed to help clinicians and patients decide when a change in antiretroviral therapy is indicated. The technology of measuring HIV RNA in plasma has been suggested as a tool for monitoring clinical drug efficacy. However, uncertainty remains about whether aggressive antiretroviral treatment to lower HIV RNA and maintain low levels for as long as possible will confer clinical benefit in comparison with management based on monitoring CD4 counts and HIV-related symptoms.
Descripción general del estudio
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Descripción detallada
Although changing therapies is a common strategy in the treatment of HIV disease, guidelines are needed to help clinicians and patients decide when a change in antiretroviral therapy is indicated. The technology of measuring HIV RNA in plasma has been suggested as a tool for monitoring clinical drug efficacy. However, uncertainty remains about whether aggressive antiretroviral treatment to lower HIV RNA and maintain low levels for as long as possible will confer clinical benefit in comparison with management based on monitoring CD4 counts and HIV-related symptoms.
Patients are randomized to a decision making strategy for initiating or changing therapy based on current clinical practice alone vs. decision making based on plasma HIV RNA quantitation in addition to current clinical practice in patients with <= 300 CD4+ cells/mm3. All patients in the RNA arm as well as a subset (n = 183) of those in the CCP arm will have a plasma HIV RNA quantitation drawn every 4 months. The results of these quantitations will be blinded until the end of the study. CD4 counts will be obtained at least every 4 months if the previous count was > 20 cells/mm3. The remaining patients in the CCP arm will have CD4 counts obtained according to their clinicians' current clinical practices. Medications, clinical status, and changes in antiretroviral therapy will be recorded for all patients in the study. Patients are stratified by CD4+ cell count (<100 cells/mm3 [200 patients] vs. 100-300 cells/mm3 [900 patients]).
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Inscripción
Inscripción
Contactos y Ubicaciones
Ubicaciones de estudio
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California
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San Francisco, California, Estados Unidos, 94110
- Community Consortium of San Francisco
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Colorado
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Denver, Colorado, Estados Unidos, 802044507
- Denver CPCRA / Denver Public Hlth
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District of Columbia
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Washington, District of Columbia, Estados Unidos, 20422
- Veterans Administration Med Ctr / Regional AIDS Program
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Georgia
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Atlanta, Georgia, Estados Unidos, 30308
- AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta
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Illinois
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Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos, 60657
- AIDS Research Alliance - Chicago
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Louisiana
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New Orleans, Louisiana, Estados Unidos, 70112
- Louisiana Comm AIDS Rsch Prog / Tulane Univ Med
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Maryland
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Baltimore, Maryland, Estados Unidos, 21201
- Baltimore Trials
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Michigan
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Detroit, Michigan, Estados Unidos, 48202
- Henry Ford Hosp
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Detroit, Michigan, Estados Unidos, 48201
- Comprehensive AIDS Alliance of Detroit
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New Jersey
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Camden, New Jersey, Estados Unidos, 08103
- Southern New Jersey AIDS Cln Trials / Dept of Med
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Newark, New Jersey, Estados Unidos, 071032842
- North Jersey Community Research Initiative
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New Mexico
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, Estados Unidos, 871315271
- Partners Research
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New York
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New York, New York, Estados Unidos, 10037
- Harlem AIDS Treatment Group / Harlem Hosp Ctr
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Oregon
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Portland, Oregon, Estados Unidos, 97210
- The Research and Education Group
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Portland, Oregon, Estados Unidos, 972109951
- Portland Veterans Adm Med Ctr / Rsch & Education Grp
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Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Estados Unidos, 19107
- Philadelphia FIGHT
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Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia, Estados Unidos, 23298
- Richmond AIDS Consortium
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Criterios de participación
Criterio de elegibilidad
Criterio de elegibilidad
Edades elegibles para estudiar
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Descripción
Inclusion Criteria
Patients must have:
- HIV infection.
- CD4 count <= 300 cells/mm3.
- NO stage 2 or worse AIDS dementia complex.
- Life expectancy of at least 6 months.
- Reasonably good health.
- age >= 13yrs.
- signed informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:
- Disorders or conditions that may prevent adequate compliance with study requirements.
Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:
- Stage 2 >= AIDS dementia complex.
Plan de estudios
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Detalles de diseño
Colaboradores e Investigadores
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Investigadores
Investigadores
- Silla de estudio: Perez G
- Silla de estudio: Thompson M
Publicaciones y enlaces útiles
Publicaciones Generales
- Doepel LK. Volunteers needed for study of HIV viral load test. NIAID AIDS Agenda. 1995 Dec:3.
- James JS. Viral load: new "strategy" trial in 15 U.S. cities. AIDS Treat News. 1995 Oct 20;(no 233):1-3.
- Raghavan S, Grant LB, Barisch G, Thompson M, Williams B, Matoe N, el-Sadr WM. Change in log10 HIV RNA and protease inhibitor use associated with weight change in HIV+ men in a national clinical trial. Int Conf AIDS. 1998;12:556 (abstract no 32180)
Fechas de registro del estudio
Fechas de registro del estudio
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Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
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Publicado por primera vez
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Última actualización publicada
Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
Última verificación
Última verificación
Más información
Términos relacionados con este estudio
Palabras clave
Términos MeSH relevantes adicionales
- Infecciones por virus de ARN
- Enfermedades virales
- Infecciones
- Infecciones transmitidas por la sangre
- Enfermedades contagiosas
- Enfermedades De Transmisión Sexual Virales
- Enfermedades de transmisión sexual
- Infecciones por lentivirus
- Infecciones por retroviridae
- Síndromes de deficiencia inmunológica
- Enfermedades del sistema inmunológico
- Infecciones por VIH
Otros números de identificación del estudio
Otros números de identificación del estudio
- CPCRA 036
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