Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV-1 Using a Responsive Intervention

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

1506 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-12-14

Study Completion Date

2022-10-31

Brief Summary

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The second visit of the Expanded Programme of Immunization when the child is 2 months old (EPI-2) represents a unique opportunity to link the EPI and PMTCT programmes and to introduce preventive and therapeutic rescue interventions in order to: 1) Assess the efficacy of the PMTCT cascade up to 2 months postpartum; 2) Allow at least 80% of HIV-1-infected infants identified at the second EPI visit who were not involved in HIV care to initiate ARVs at the earliest, but no later than 2 months after confirmation of HIV diagnosis; 3) Reduce HIV-1 transmission to less than 3% between 2 and 12 months among exposed children who completed the second EPI visit

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Detailed Description

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In the vast majority of sub-Saharan African countries, all mothers attend an immunization (EPI) visit when their child is 6 to 8 weeks old (the first EPI visit for BCG and OPV0 vaccination, takes place at childbirth).

This study primarily aims at utilizing existing strategies to prevent postnatal HIV-1 transmission through optimizing the use of lamivudine as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for at risk children. For this purpose, the study will use recently marketed diagnostic point of care (POC) tests at the first level of care for maternal HIV-1 viral load and early infant diagnosis (EID). This POC early infant diagnosis will also allow optimizing treatment of HIV-infected infants by offering to all the benefits of an early ART initiation.

The hypothesis is that the second visit for routine vaccination (Expanded Program of Immunization visit 2: EPI-2) represents a unique opportunity to link EPI and PMTCT programs and introduce rescue preventive and therapeutic interventions. The EPI visit will allow an opportunity to:

1. Assess the efficacy of the PMTCT cascade.
2. Identify HIV-1-infected children early and refer them for early initiation of treatment
3. Provide their children with an antiretroviral drug that can protect them from HIV-1, irrespective of their mother's adherence to ART as part of the Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial.

The Phase III RCT will be testing a rescue preventive intervention among HIV-1-uninfected children exposed to HIV-1 by their HIV-1-infected breastfeeding mothers against a control routine Option B+ implementation.

Following a brief questionnaire and counselling on ART adherence and breastfeeding, participant mothers aged 15 years or older who meet eligibility criteria will be randomized to the control or intervention arms at a 1:1 ratio.

The phase III Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) testing a rescue preventive intervention among HIV-1-uninfected children exposed to HIV-1 by their HIV-1-infected breastfeeding mothers against a control routine Option B+ implementation.

In the control arm, routine Option B+ national guidelines including HIV-1 plasmatic viral load testing will be adhered to as part of the clinics' usual practice. Visits will take place at 6-8 weeks, 6 and 12 months post-partum to collect samples from the mother for the analysis of viral load results at 12 months. In addition, at 6-8 weeks, 6 and 12 months post-partum, POC tests will be done for the diagnosis of HIV-1 in their infants (by HIV-1 DNA PCR) and results will be shared within 2 hours. Children infected with HIV-1 will be referred to the National Programme for confirmed diagnosis and immediate ART.

The intervention arm aims at reducing the risk of HIV transmission for infants exposed to large amounts of HIV-1 through breastfeeding, which correlates with the maternal plasma viral load. At 6-8 weeks post-partum, a venous blood sample will be taken from the mothers to assess their viral load using a GenXpert® HIV RNA POC test. Concomitantly, a capillary blood sample will be taken from the child for the detection of HIV-1 (by HIV-1 DNA PCR). Children infected with HIV-1 will be referred to the National Programme for confirmed HIV diagnosis and immediate ART.

For children that are not HIV-1 infected in the intervention arm, the results on the mother's viral load will guide the next steps:

\- Mothers with a detectable plasma viral load (≥ 1000 copies/mL) will receive reinforced counselling on ART adherence.

In addition, their child will be initiated on PrEP, lamivudine syrup (7.5 mg twice daily if 2 to 4 kg; 25 mg twice a day if weight \<8 kg; and 50 mg twice a day if weight \>8 kg). Mothers will come with their child to the study site every month (at M3, M4, M5, M7, M8, M9, M10 and M11) to collect drug supplies, safety follow-up, child's PrEP adherence adherence and counselling, mother's ART adherence and reporting. In Zambia, high risk HIV negative infants on a 12-week prophylactic regimen and are still taking ART at this visit, their first day of the study prophylaxis administration will take place at Month 3.

\- Mothers with an undetectable viral loads (\<1000 copies/mL) will continue receiving ART adherence counselling. However, the children of these mothers will not be initiated on PrEP on the study at 6-8 weeks of age. However, because ART compliance declines rapidly over time within the first year of initiation, additional monitoring on the viral load of the mother and the diagnosis of the child will take place at 6 months: If the maternal plasmatic viral load is ≥ 1000 copies/mL, the child will be initiated on PrEP, lamivudine syrup (7.5 mg twice daily if 2 to 4 kg; 25 mg twice a day if weight \<8 kg; and 50 mg twice a day if weight \>8 kg), until the baby is 12 months old or until the confirmed end of breastfeeding. Breastfeeding will be considered to be ceased if the mother confirms she is no longer breastfeeding for 2 consecutive monthly visits.

Children infected with HIV-1 will be referred to the National Programme for confirmed diagnosis and immediate ART.

Conditions

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HIV-1

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Phase III, Randomized Control Trial, parallel, open-label, multi-country and multi-centre trial

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention

Children infected with HIV-1 will be referred to the National Programme for confirmed HIV diagnosis and immediate ART.

For children that are not HIV-1 infected, the results on the mother's viral load will guide the next steps:

Mothers with a detectable plasma viral load (≥ 1000 copies/mL): their children will be initiated on lamivudine oral solution.

Mothers with an undetectable viral loads (\<1000 copies/mL): their children will not be initiated on lamivudine oral solution at 6-8 weeks of age. However, additional monitoring on the viral load of the mother and the diagnosis of the child will take place at 6 months: If the maternal plasmatic viral load is ≥ 1000 copies/mL, the child will be initiated on lamivudine oral solution.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Lamivudine Oral Solution

Intervention Type DRUG

In the intervention arm, HIV-1 negative children with HIV-1 positive mothers who have an HIV-1 viral load ≥ 1000 copies/ml will receive lamivudine syrup orally (7.5 mg twice daily if 2 to 4 kg; 25 mg twice a day if weight \<8 kg; and 50 mg twice a day if weight \>8 kg). The intervention will last a maximum of 10 months (until the baby is 12 months old or until the confirmed end of breastfeeding). Breastfeeding will be considered to be ceased if the mother confirms she is no longer breastfeeding for 2 consecutive monthly visits

Control

Routine Option B+ national guidelines including HIV-1 plasmatic viral load testing will be adhered to. Visits will take place at 6-8 weeks, 6 and 12 months post-partum to collect samples from the mother for the analysis of viral load results at 12 months. In addition, at 6-8 weeks, 6 and 12 months post-partum, POC tests will be done for the diagnosis of HIV-1 in their infants (by HIV-1 DNA PCR) and results will be shared within 2 hours. Children infected with HIV-1 will be referred to the National Programme for confirmed diagnosis and immediate ART.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Lamivudine Oral Solution

In the intervention arm, HIV-1 negative children with HIV-1 positive mothers who have an HIV-1 viral load ≥ 1000 copies/ml will receive lamivudine syrup orally (7.5 mg twice daily if 2 to 4 kg; 25 mg twice a day if weight \<8 kg; and 50 mg twice a day if weight \>8 kg). The intervention will last a maximum of 10 months (until the baby is 12 months old or until the confirmed end of breastfeeding). Breastfeeding will be considered to be ceased if the mother confirms she is no longer breastfeeding for 2 consecutive monthly visits

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

A mother/infant pair will be included in the Phase III trial if the infant:

* Is a singleton
* Is breastfed at 2 months and the mother intends to continue breastfeeding for at least 4 months (until her child is 6 months old)
* Has a negative HIV-1 PCR POC test at 2 months of age
* Has a mother who:
* Is the accompanying person to visit 2 of the EPI
* Is 15 years of age or older (in Zambia) and 20 years of age or older (in Burkina Faso) or
* If between 15 and 19 years of age (inclusive) in Burkina Faso, and is accompanied by a referent adult of her choice representing her interests and the interests of the child (parent, family member or guardian, member of an association, etc.)
* Has been confirmed to be infected with HIV-1 (with or without HIV-2)
* Has signed the consent form to participate For the mother in Zambia, the consent must be signed by herself and a witness; For the mother in Burkina Faso, the consent must be signed by herself and a witness (if illiterate) and/or a referent adult (if under 20 years of age in Burkina Faso).

For the child in Zambia, the consent must be signed by the mother. For the child in Burkina Faso, the consent must be signed by the mother and/or a referent adult (if under 20 years of age in Burkina Faso. In Burkina Faso, both parents need to sign the consent unless the mother exercises sole parental authority or if obtaining the father's consent is likely to endanger the mother and her child. In Zambia, the mother exercises sole parental authority.

Exclusion Criteria

A mother-child couple will not be included if the child:

* Has clinical symptoms or biological abnormalities of DAIDS classification 3 or 4 for adverse events on the day of inclusion
* Has a severe congenital malformation
* Has a known allergy to the study drug or its components
* Takes emtricitabine concomitantly
* Has a mother who:
* Lives outside the study area or intending to move from the area within the next 12 months
* Is participating in another clinical trial

Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No