Efficacy of Lauric Acid, a Dietary Fatty Acid, in Modifying the Latent Reservoir of HIV

NCT ID: NCT05687565

Last Updated: 2023-01-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

27 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-09-27

Study Completion Date

2025-12-21

Brief Summary

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Dietary lauric acid supplementation could have a significant impact on the HIV reservoir in antiretroviral-treated patients by inducing HIV viral transcription in latently infected cells and preserving the HIV-specific immune response, without causing toxicity.

Design: Pilot, randomized, placebo-controlled, patient-blind study. Patients ≥18 years old with HIV-1 receiving stable ART (no change in ART for at least 6 months) and a serum HIV RNA load of \< 50 RNA copies/mL for at least 2 years and with a CD4 T cell count \>300 cells/μl will be randomized 1:1:1 to dietary supplementation with placebo (controlled group) or lauric acid 1.5 g once daily (experimental group 1) or with lauric acid 3 g once daily (experimental group 2) for 24 consecutive weeks.

Primary objective: To assess the effect of dietary lauric acid supplementation, compared with placebo, on the reactivation of HIV transcription in latently infected CD4 T cells in HIV-infected patients on suppressive antiretroviral therapy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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HIV Infections

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Control group

Dietary supplementation

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Control group placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Dietary suplementation

Experimental group 1

1.5 grams once daily during 48 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental group 1 lauric acid

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Lauric acid 1.5 grams once daily

Experimental group 2

3 grams once daily during 48 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental group 2 lauric acid

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Lauric acid 3 grams once daily

Interventions

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Control group placebo

Dietary suplementation

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Experimental group 1 lauric acid

Lauric acid 1.5 grams once daily

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Experimental group 2 lauric acid

Lauric acid 3 grams once daily

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* HIV-1 infected men or women ≥18 years old
* Not having interrupted current antiretroviral treatment at least 6 months before the screening visit.
* Acceptable stable ART regimens prior to screening include 2 more NRTIs: INI or NNRTI or boosted PI.
* Documented prior evidence of at least 2 years prior to enrollment with a serum HIV RNA load of \<50 RNA copies/ml (viral load of \>50 copies but \<200 is allowed).
* Plasma HIV-1 RNA \<50 c/ml at screening visit.
* CD4 T cell count \> 300 cells/µL at screening visit.

A woman may be eligible to enroll and participate in the study if:

* Not pregnant, not of childbearing potential or physically unable to become pregnant
* You are of childbearing potential with a negative pregnancy test at the screening visit and agree to use contraception to prevent pregnancy.

Exclusion Criteria

* Have suffered any significant acute illness in the last 8 weeks.
* Having been diagnosed in the past or present with an AIDS-defining illness
* Previous CD4 T cell count \<200 cells/μL.
* Having suffered an infection with Hepatitis B or C
* Having any disease or condition that in the investigator's opinion is not appropriate for the patient's participation in the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Hospital Universitario Vall d´Hebron

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Spain

Central Contacts

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Joaquin Burgos, MD

Role: CONTACT

93 4896090

Facility Contacts

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Joaquin Burgos, MD

Role: primary

93 4896090

Other Identifiers

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PR(AG)12/2022

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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