A Study of HIV-infected Subjects Initiating Anti-HIV Drugs for the First Time

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified May 2011 by Drexel University.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
Argos Therapeutics
Information provided by:
Drexel University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00595192
First received: January 7, 2008
Last updated: May 24, 2011
Last verified: May 2011
  Purpose

Subjects who are ready to start anti-retroviral therapy (ART) will be screened to see if they are eligible for this study. If interested, patient will enroll in this study the same day they are going to start their ART. A blood sample will be obtained that day before they start ART. This sample will be frozen and sent to a special lab at Argos Therapeutics to be stored until the subject's personalized vaccine can be created. We are not certain that a vaccine can be created for everyone. Subjects will be under no obligation to receive the vaccine if it is made.


Condition
HIV Infections

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: A Study of HIV-Infected Subjects Initiating HAART for the First Time: A Qualifying Pre-Study for Dendritic Cell Immunization Study

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Further study details as provided by Drexel University:

Biospecimen Retention:   Samples Without DNA

A frozen plasma sample will be sent to Argos Therapeutics to be stored for possible later use for an autologous dendritic cell HIV-RNA loaded immunization study.


Estimated Enrollment: 35
Study Start Date: January 2008
Estimated Primary Completion Date: August 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 60 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Probability Sample
Study Population

HIV patients ready to start HIV Medications for the First Time or following a twelve week break in regimen, will be enrolled into study for observation on the same day that they are going to start HIV medications

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients have never taken ARVs,have had a minimum of a twelve week break in regimen,or only as post exposure prophylaxis or for less that 14 days.
  • Viral load at least 8,000
  • CD4 count at least 200 within 30 days of study enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior use of HIV Vaccine
  • Hepatitis B surface antibody positive
  • Hepatitis C positive
  • Positive syphilis
  • History of or evidence of severe illness/malignancy
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00595192

Contacts
Contact: Sharon Lewis, RN,BSN, CCRN 215-762-3251 slewis@drexelmed.edu
Contact: David Downie, RN,BSN 215-762-1665 david.downie@drexelmed.edu

Locations
United States, Pennsylvania
Drexel University College of Medicine Recruiting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19102
Principal Investigator: Jeffrey M Jacobson, MD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Drexel University College of Medicine
Argos Therapeutics
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Jeffrey M Jacobson, MD Drexel University College of Medicine
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Jeffrey M. Jacobson MD, Drexel University College of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00595192     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: D001, RFP-NIH-NIAID-DAIDS-BAA-06-19
Study First Received: January 7, 2008
Last Updated: May 24, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Drexel University:
HIV
treatment naïve

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013