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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| 1U01PS000065-01 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| Name | Class |
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| British Medical Research Council | OTHER_GOV |
| The AIDS Support Organization | OTHER |
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The study is a 3-year, randomized trial to compare ART delivery through two different models: a) ART delivered through health facilities by clinically qualified staff and b) home-based care in which lay workers, i.e. non-medically qualified people, play a major role in the ART delivery and clients are followed up at health facilities less frequently. The primary objective is to measure the effects of these strategies on HIV viral load. We will also examine the effects on treatment failure, disease progression, survival, adherence, family member HIV testing, sexual behavior, and cost-effectiveness.
The study is a randomized trial to compare ART delivery through two different models: a) ART delivered through health facilities by clinically qualified staff and b) home-based care in which lay workers, i.e. non-medically qualified people, play a major role in the ART delivery and clients are followed up at health facilities less frequently. The primary objective is to measure the effects of these strategies on plasma HIV viral load. We will also examine the effects on treatment failure, disease progression, survival, adherence, family member HIV testing, sexual behavior, and cost-effectiveness.
The trial is conducted with The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) clinic in Jinja, Uganda. Randomization is conducted through geographic clusters, defined using sub-counties in the district, and stratified by distance from fixed health facilities, and urban/rural. Just over 800 participants, living in 40 clusters, will be recruited over a period of 3-6 months and followed-up over a period of 3 years.
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Antiretroviral therapy | Drug |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| HIV viral load |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Medication adherence | ||
| Treatment failure | ||
| Morbidity |
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Inclusion Criteria:
HIV infection Plan to remain resident in the area for at least 12 months CD4 cell count <200 cells/mm3 or severe symptomatic HIV (WHO stage 3 or 4) Identify a medicine companion who will assist in adherence to ART treatment Age 18 years or above.
Exclusion Criteria:
Abnormal liver and renal function test results (AST or ALT ≥ 5x upper limit of normal Calculated creatinine clearance < 25 ml/min). The tests are conducted only in individuals in whom they are clinically indicated
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Heiner Grosskurth, MD, PhD | British Medical Research Council | Principal Investigator |
| Rebecca Bunnell, ScD, MEd | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Principal Investigator |
| Shabbar Jaffar, PhD | London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygeine | Principal Investigator |
| Alex Coutinho, MBChB, MSc | The AIDS Support Organization | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| The AIDS Support Organization | Jinja | Jinja | Uganda |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000163 | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| D012725 | Sexual Behavior |
| ID | Term |
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| D015658 | HIV Infections |
| D000086982 | Blood-Borne Infections |
| D003141 | Communicable Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
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| ID | Term |
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| D023241 | Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active |
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| D004359 | Drug Therapy, Combination |
| D004358 | Drug Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| Survival |
| Sexual behavior |
| Family member HIV testing |
| cost-effectiveness |
| D015229 |
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral |
| D012749 | Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
| D016180 | Lentivirus Infections |
| D012192 | Retroviridae Infections |
| D012327 | RNA Virus Infections |
| D014777 | Virus Diseases |
| D012897 | Slow Virus Diseases |
| D000091662 | Genital Diseases |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D007153 | Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
| D001519 | Behavior |