Status:

COMPLETED

Long-term Effects of Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy on HIV-Infected Children

Lead Sponsor:

University of Miami

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Clinical Trials & Surveys Corp (C-TASC)

Conditions:

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-18 years

Brief Summary

This study will use the NIH-sponsored Women and Infants Transmission Study (WITS) and the Pediatric Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Complications of Vertically Transmitted HIV Infection (P2C2) HIV-infect...

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND: HIV-infected children are often given HAART to reduce HIV-associated disease. The long-term effects and toxicities associated with this chronic therapy in children are unknown, but severe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • HIV-infected children
  • Mothers of children understand and are willing to provide informed consent
  • Mothers of children are capable of answering in English or with the help of an interpreter

Exclusion

  • HIV-infected child who is too young (less than 2 years of age) or otherwise unable to undergo an echocardiogram without sedation
  • Mothers of children have maternal diabetes or phenylketonuria
  • Mothers of children have a recognized Mendelian or chromosomal defect
  • Mothers of children are/were actively receiving chemotherapy for cancer during pregnancy
  • Mothers of children used lithium carbonate, anticonvulsants, amphetamines, or angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors on a chronic basis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2004

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

71 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00260806

Start Date

August 1 2004

End Date

June 1 2006

Last Update

March 18 2014

Active Locations (9)

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University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Miami, Florida, United States, 33101

2

University of Illinois - Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612

3

Clinical Trials and Surveys Corp. (C-TASC)

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21210

4

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115