Status:

COMPLETED

Contributing Factors for Poor HIV Treatment Response in Children With TB/HIV Coinfection

Lead Sponsor:

University of Florida

Collaborating Sponsors:

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

Conditions:

Tuberculosis

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-14 years

Brief Summary

Efavirenz (EFV)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains the preferred regimen in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children aged 3 years or older on rifampin-containing antituberculosis (...

Detailed Description

In a previous study, the study team found that first-line anti-TB therapy had minimal effect on EFV pharmacokinetics (PK) at the population level, but children with TB/HIV coinfection on anti-TB thera...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • HIV seropositive children with or without active TB
  • Antiretroviral-naïve to efavirenz and meet criteria for initiation or switch to efavirenz-based ART
  • Are available for follow-up until achievement of a study endpoint like completion of study at 6 months or discontinuation of ART.

Exclusion

  • Unable to obtain informed signed consent parent(s) or legal guardian
  • Have AIDS-related opportunistic infections other than TB
  • History of acute hepatitis within 30 days of study entry
  • Persistent vomiting or diarrhea at time of enrolment
  • Hemoglobin \< 6 g/dl, white blood cells \< 2500/mm3, serum creatinine \> 1.5 mg/dl, aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) \> 2 times upper limit of normal

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 28 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

213 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03800407

Start Date

January 28 2019

End Date

July 31 2025

Last Update

August 8 2025

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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Kumasi, Ghana