Status:

COMPLETED

Reducing the Burden of Malaria in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women and Their HIV-Exposed Children (PROMOTE-BC2)

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborating Sponsors:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Conditions:

Malaria

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Eligibility:

FEMALE

16+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This is a double-blinded, randomized controlled trial of 200 HIV-infected pregnant women living in Tororo, Uganda, an area of high malaria transmission. HIV-infected pregnant women between 12 and 28 w...

Detailed Description

Pregnant women will be scheduled to be seen in the study clinic every 4 weeks during their pregnancy. Women will be seen at 1 week, 6 weeks, and 3 months postpartum and every 3 months thereafter. In a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Intrauterine pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound
  • Estimated gestational age between 12-28 weeks
  • Confirmed to be HIV-infected by Uganda country standard rapid HIV test
  • 16 years of age or older
  • Residency within 30 km of the study clinic
  • Provision of informed consent
  • Agreement to come to the study clinic for any febrile episode or other illness and avoid medications given outside the study protocol
  • Plan to deliver in the hospital

Exclusion

  • History of serious adverse event to TS or DP
  • Refusal to take cART during pregnancy or as part of routine HIV care
  • Active medical problem requiring inpatient evaluation at the time of screening
  • Intention of moving more than 30 km from the study clinic
  • Active WHO stage 4 condition not stable under treatment
  • Signs or symptoms of early or active labor
  • Currently on ritonavir
  • Currently taking drugs associated with known risk of Torsades de pointes
  • Currently taking CYP3A inhibitor medications which potentially inhibit the metabolism of piperaquine
  • History of cardiac problems or fainting

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 9 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 26 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02282293

Start Date

December 9 2014

End Date

May 26 2016

Last Update

March 5 2019

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IDRC Research Clinic - Tororo District Hospital

Tororo, Uganda