Discontinuation of Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole Prophylaxis in Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy in Kenya
NCT ID: NCT01425073
Last Updated: 2014-04-11
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
500 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2012-02-29
2013-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Stop TMP/SMZ
Arm 1 will have patients discontinue trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMZ) prophylaxis; patients will follow up every 3 months with study staff.
Discontinue TMP/SMZ prophylaxis
Subjects in the intervention arm will discontinue use of daily TMP/SMZ for the duration of the study
Standard of care TMP/SMZ prophylaxis
Arm 2 will continue standard of care treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMZ) prophylaxis.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Discontinue TMP/SMZ prophylaxis
Subjects in the intervention arm will discontinue use of daily TMP/SMZ for the duration of the study
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Participants must be willing to participate and give written informed consent.
* Participants must be willing and able to return for the scheduled follow-up visits.
* Participants must have been on ART for \> 18 months.
* Participants must have a CD4 count of \> 350 cells/mm3.
* Participants must not be suspected of ART treatment failure.
Exclusion Criteria
* Participants must not be breastfeeding at the time of enrollment.
* Participants must be on first-line ART therapy as defined by Kenyan National Guidelines.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Kenya Medical Research Institute
OTHER
University of Washington
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Christina Polyak
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Christina Polyak, MD, MPH
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Kenya Medical Research Institute/ Department of Medicine, University of Washington
Locations
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Homa Bay District Hospital
Homa Bay, Nyanza Pronvince, Kenya
Kombewa District Hospital
Kombewa, Nyanza, Kenya
Countries
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References
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Juma DW, Muiruri P, Yuhas K, John-Stewart G, Ottichilo R, Waitumbi J, Singa B, Polyak C, Kamau E. The prevalence and antifolate drug resistance profiles of Plasmodium falciparum in study participants randomized to discontinue or continue cotrimoxazole prophylaxis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 Mar 21;13(3):e0007223. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007223. eCollection 2019 Mar.
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Other Identifiers
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40461-B
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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