Status:

COMPLETED

GUD Clinical and Virologic Response to Acyclovir in HIV Negative African Women

Lead Sponsor:

University of Washington

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Conditions:

Genital Herpes

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To examine the time to healing of genital lesion and duration of herpes simplex virus (HSV) shedding from genetic ulcer disease (GUD) among 90 HIV-negative African women who have a history of GUD and ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • HIV negative as determined by concordant rapid testing
  • HSV-2 seropositive (Focus HerpeSelect \>3.4)
  • At least one prior occurrence of GUD
  • 18-50 years of age

Exclusion

  • Current use, or use w/in past 7 days of acyclovir, valacyclovir, or famciclovir
  • Prior hypersensitivity \&/or allergic reaction to acyclovir
  • Use of probenicid
  • Current use, or use within past 28 days, of an investigational agent
  • Currently pregnant or nursing
  • Currently plan to become pregnant during next 3 months
  • Any condition that will interfere with successful completion of study procedures

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

88 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00808405

Start Date

January 1 2009

End Date

July 1 2010

Last Update

December 11 2013

Active Locations (2)

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Reproductive Health and HIV Research Unit (RHRU)

Johannesburg, South Africa

2

Center for Infectious Disease Research of Zambia (CIDRZ)

Lusaka, Zambia