About this trial
The study will explore the effects of early intensive antiretroviral therapy (ART) with or without a broadly neutralizing antibody (bNAb) on achieving HIV remission (HIV RNA below the limit of detection of the assay) among infants living with HIV.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Presumed HIV infection defined as at least one positive rapid HIV antibody-based test result from a sample collected in the peripartum period. Presumed infection must be confirmed within 10 business days of enrollment OR
Confirmed HIV infection defined as positive results from two samples collected at different timepoints
Willing and able to provide written informed consent for participation of herself and her infant. The mother must be of legal age or circumstance to provide independent informed consent as determined by site standard operating procedures (SOPs) and consistent with IRB/EC policies and procedures. Otherwise, informed consent must be obtained from a legal guardian and the mother must provide written assent.
Was not previously enrolled in this study with another infant.
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Sequential
Treatments tested in this trial
Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs)
DrugChosen by the site investigator and dosed according to World Health Organization (WHO) or individual country or local standard guidelines.
Nevirapine (NVP)
DrugAdministered orally. Dosed according to study step/participant's age/participant's weight.
Lopinavir/Ritonavir (LPV/r)
DrugAdministered orally. Dosed according to study step and participant's age.
Raltegravir (RAL)
DrugAdministered orally. Dosed according to study step and participant's age.
VRC01
Drug40 mg/kg administered subcutaneously.
Dolutegravir (DTG)
DrugDosed according to study step/participant's age/participant's weight
VRC07-523LS
Drug40 mg/kg administered subcutaneously.
Treatment groups
9
Treatment groupsSee each treatment group below.
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Number of participants who achieve HIV remission
Defined as no confirmed HIV RNA greater than or equal to the limit of detection (LOD) through 48 weeks of treatment interruption
Secondary outcomes
Frequency of Grade 3 or higher adverse events possibly, probably or definitely related to any component of the study regimen
Graded according to the DAIDS AE Grading Table, Corrected Version 2.1, dated July 2017
Number of participants with viral suppression to consistent HIV-1 RNA less than LOD
Based on laboratory evaluations
Number of participants meeting all eligibility criteria for treatment interruption
As defined in criteria described in study protocol
Number of infants meeting the selected eligibility criteria for treatment interruption among infants who also met the viral suppression criteria for treatment interruption.
As defined in criteria described in the study protocol
Other outcomes
Change in HIV-specific immune response
As measured by %CD8+/DR+ T cells
Change in immune activation markers (%CD8+/DR+ T cells) response
As measured by HIV-specific antibodies and HIV-specific T cell responses
Change in DTG concentration among treated neonates and young infants
Based on laboratory evaluations
Change in VRC07-523LS concentration among treated neonates and young infants
Based on laboratory evaluations
Sponsors and contacts
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Lead sponsor
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborator
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborator