About this trial
A double blinded, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial to evaluate effectiveness of azithromycin prophylaxis on mortality in advanced HIV.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age ≥ 18 years
Documented HIV infection
Ability to initiate or re-initiate ART, or switch to an effective ART regimen if failing current therapy, within 4 weeks of enrolment
Disqualifiers
Severe illness requiring immediate or continued hospitalization (this will be in the judgment of site investigators)
Off-label azithromycin prophylaxis or requirement for prolonged (> 7 days) azithromycin (or macrolide) therapy
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Azithromycin Oral Tablet
DrugAntimicrobial therapy
Placebo oral tablet
DrugInert ingredients
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
All-cause mortality
All-cause mortality over the first 24 weeks after randomization
Secondary outcomes
All-cause mortality
All-cause mortality over the first 12 weeks after randomization
Hospitalization
Hospitalization over the first 24 weeks after randomization
Composite of hospitalization or all-cause mortality
Composite of hospitalization or all-cause mortality over the first 24 weeks after randomization
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