Vicente Ferrer HIV Cohort Study

HIV Clinical Trial

— VFHCS  

Official title:

Vicente Ferrer HIV Cohort Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02454569
• Other study ID #: VFHCS
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: September 2009
• Est. completion date: January 2040

Study information

• Verified date: March 2023
• Source: Rural Development Trust Hospital
• Contact: Gerardo Alvarez-Uria
• Email: hivbtp[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

The VFHCS is a long-term prospective cohort study of HIV infected patients from a resource-poor rural setting in India. The aim of the study is to use data collected from routine clinical care in order to describe the epidemiology of HIV and its related conditions in the investigators area, and to study the effectiveness of health interventions in a "real-world" setting (implementation and operational research).

Description:

Andhra Pradesh is the state with highest burden of HIV in India. Anantapur is a district situated in the South border of Andhra Pradesh with 72% rural population and adult literacy rate of 74.1% in men and 54.3% in women. In Anantapur, the HIV epidemic is largely driven by heterosexual transmission and it is characterized by poor socioeconomic conditions and high levels of illiteracy.

Rural Development Trust (RDT) is a nongovernmental organization, which provides medical care to people living with HIV free of charge, including medicines, consultation and admission charges. In Bathalapalli Hospital, outpatient clinics and 71 beds are allocated exclusively for HIV or tuberculosis infected patients.

The Vicente Ferrer HIV Cohort Study (VFHCS) is a prospective open cohort study of all HIV infected patients who have attended Bathalapalli RDT Hospital. Routine clinical data from patients are collected prospectively since September 2009 and entered in a SQL-server database using C# as front end. Details of route of transmission, HIV associated risk factors and socio-demographic data are collected at enrolment. Data collected include medical treatment (antiretroviral treatment and other medications), laboratory investigations (haemogram, renal function tests, liver function tests, CD4 lymphocyte count, bacterial infections), and standardized diagnoses.

The objective of the VFHCS is to describe social and medical aspects related to HIV in the investigators setting, including:

1. Epidemiology: trends in HIV incidence, transmission mechanisms, socioeconomic risk factors associated with HIV.

2. Incidence and prevalence of opportunistic infections, especially tuberculosis and cryptococcosis.

3. Life expectancy and factors associated with mortality

4. Describe the retention across the continuum of care and investigate factors associated with loss to follow-up.

5. Toxicity and effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy.

6. Effectiveness of programmes to prevent mother to child transmission.

7. Incidence and prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as cancer or cardiovascular diseases.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 30000
• Est. completion date: January 2040
• Est. primary completion date: September 2039
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Positive serology for HIV

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refuse to consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cryptococcosis
• HIV
• Noncommunicable Diseases
• Opportunistic Infections
• Tuberculosis

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
India	RDT Hospital	Battalapalli	AP

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Rural Development Trust Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

India, 

References & Publications (32)

Alvarez-Uria G, Azcona JM, Midde M, Naik PK, Reddy S, Reddy R. Rapid Diagnosis of Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Patients. Comparison of LED Fluorescent Microscopy and the GeneXpert MTB/RIF Assay in a District Hospital in India. — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Midde M, Naik PK. Mortality in HIV-infected patients with tuberculosis treated with streptomycin and a two-week intensified regimen: data from an HIV cohort study using inverse probability of treatment weighting. PeerJ. 2016 May 17;4:e2053 — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Midde M, Naik PK. Socio-demographic Risk Factors Associated with HIV Infection In Patients Seeking Medical Advice in a Rural Hospital of India. J Public Health Res. 2012 Feb 14;1(1):79-82. doi: 10.4081/jphr.2012.e14. eCollection 2012 Feb 1 — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Midde M, Naik PK. Trends and risk factors for HIV infection among young pregnant women in rural India. Int J Infect Dis. 2012 Feb;16(2):e121-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.10.003. Epub 2011 Dec 5. — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Midde M, Pakam R, Bachu L, Naik PK. Effect of Formula Feeding and Breastfeeding on Child Growth, Infant Mortality, and HIV Transmission in Children Born to HIV-Infected Pregnant Women Who Received Triple Antiretroviral Therapy in a Resourc — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Midde M, Pakam R, Kannan S, Bachu L, Naik PK. Factors Associated with Late Presentation of HIV and Estimation of Antiretroviral Treatment Need according to CD4 Lymphocyte Count in a Resource-Limited Setting: Data from an HIV Cohort Study i — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Midde M, Pakam R, Naik PK. Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Serum Albumin for Tuberculosis in HIV Infected Patients Eligible for Antiretroviral Therapy: Datafrom an HIV Cohort Study in India. Bioimpacts. 2013;3(3):123-8. doi: 10.5681/bi. — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Midde M, Pakam R, Naik PK. Directly-observed intermittent therapy versus unsupervised daily regimen during the intensive phase of antituberculosis therapy in HIV infected patients. Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:937817. doi: 10.1155/2014/937817 — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Midde M, Pakam R, Naik PK. Gender differences, routes of transmission, socio-demographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV related infections of adults and children in an HIV cohort from a rural district of India. Infect Dis Rep. 2012 — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Midde M, Pakam R, Naik PK. Initial Antituberculous Regimen with Better Drug Penetration into Cerebrospinal Fluid Reduces Mortality in HIV Infected Patients with Tuberculous Meningitis: Data from an HIV Observational Cohort Study. Tuberc Re — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Midde M, Pakam R, Naik PK. Predictors of attrition in patients ineligible for antiretroviral therapy after being diagnosed with HIV: data from an HIV cohort study in India. Biomed Res Int. 2013;2013:858023. doi: 10.1155/2013/858023. Epub 2 — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Midde M, Pakam R, Yalla PS, Naik PK, Reddy R. Short-Course Induction Treatment with Intrathecal Amphotericin B Lipid Emulsion for HIV Infected Patients with Cryptococcal Meningitis. J Trop Med. 2015;2015:864271. doi: 10.1155/2015/864271. E — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Naik PK, Midde M, Kannan S, Reddy R. False negative HIV antibody test in HIV infected children who receive early antiretroviral treatment in a resource-limited setting. Infect Dis Rep. 2012 Jan 4;4(1):e6. doi: 10.4081/idr.2012.e6. eCollect — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Naik PK, Midde M, Pakam R. Mortality and Loss to Follow up Before Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected Children Eligible for HIV Treatment. Infect Dis Rep. 2014 May 13;6(2):5167. doi: 10.4081/idr.2014.5167. eCollection 2 — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Naik PK, Midde M, Pakam R. Predictors of delayed entry into medical care of children diagnosed with HIV infection: data from an HIV cohort study in India. ScientificWorldJournal. 2013 Nov 14;2013:737620. doi: 10.1155/2013/737620. eCollecti — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Naik PK, Midde M, Pakam R. Predictors of loss to follow-up after engagement in care of HIV-infected children ineligible for antiretroviral therapy in an HIV cohort study in India. Germs. 2014 Mar 3;4(1):9-15. doi: 10.11599/germs.2014.1049. — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Naik PK, Pakam R, Bachu L, Midde M. Natural History and Factors Associated with Early and Delayed Mortality in HIV-Infected Patients Treated of Tuberculosis under Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course Strategy: A Prospective Cohort Stud — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Naik PK, Pakam R, Midde M. Early HIV viral load determination after initiating first-line antiretroviral therapy for indentifying patients with high risk of developing virological failure: data from a cohort study in a resource-limited set — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Naik PK, Pakam R, Midde M. Factors associated with attrition, mortality, and loss to follow up after antiretroviral therapy initiation: data from an HIV cohort study in India. Glob Health Action. 2013 Sep 12;6:21682. doi: 10.3402/gha.v6i0. — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Pakam R, Midde M, Naik PK. Entry, Retention, and Virological Suppression in an HIV Cohort Study in India: Description of the Cascade of Care and Implications for Reducing HIV-Related Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Interdisc — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Pakam R, Midde M, Naik PK. Incidence and mortality of tuberculosis before and after initiation of antiretroviral therapy: an HIV cohort study in India. J Int AIDS Soc. 2014 Dec 9;17(1):19251. doi: 10.7448/IAS.17.1.19251. eCollection 2014. — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Pakam R, Midde M, Naik PK. Optimal Duration of Daily Antituberculosis Therapy before Switching to DOTS Intermittent Therapy to Reduce Mortality in HIV Infected Patients: A Duration-Response Analysis Using Restricted Cubic Splines. Int Sch — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Pakam R, Midde M, Naik PK. Predictors of delayed antiretroviral therapy initiation, mortality, and loss to followup in HIV infected patients eligible for HIV treatment: data from an HIV cohort study in India. Biomed Res Int. 2013;2013:8490 — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Pakam R, Midde M, Yalla PS, Naik PK. Adding Streptomycin to an Intensified Regimen for Tuberculous Meningitis Improves Survival in HIV-Infected Patients. Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis. 2015;2015:535134. doi: 10.1155/2015/535134. Epub 201 — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Pakam R, Naik PK, Midde M. Induction with lopinavir-based treatment followed by switch to nevirapine-based regimen versus non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors-based treatment for first line antiretroviral therapy in HIV infected — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G, Reddy R, Reddy S, Naik PK, Midde M. Evaluation of a Low-Cost Strategy for Enumerating CD4 Lymphocyte Absolute Count and Percentage Using the FACSCalibur Flow Cytometer in HIV-Infected Patients from a Resource-Limited Setting. ISRN AIDS. 20 — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G. Description of the cascade of care and factors associated with attrition before and after initiating antiretroviral therapy of HIV infected children in a cohort study in India. PeerJ. 2014 Mar 13;2:e304. doi: 10.7717/peerj.304. eCollection — View Citation

Alvarez-Uria G. Factors associated with delayed entry into HIV medical care after HIV diagnosis in a resource-limited setting: Data from a cohort study in India. PeerJ. 2013 Jun 18;1:e90. doi: 10.7717/peerj.90. Print 2013. — View Citation

Revell AD, Alvarez-Uria G, Wang D, Pozniak A, Montaner JS, Lane HC, Larder BA. Potential impact of a free online HIV treatment response prediction system for reducing virological failures and drug costs after antiretroviral therapy failure in a resource-l — View Citation

Revell AD, Wang D, Wood R, Morrow C, Tempelman H, Hamers R, Alvarez-Uria G, Streinu-Cercel A, Ene L, Wensing A, Reiss P, van Sighem AI, Nelson M, Emery S, Montaner JS, Lane HC, Larder BA; RDI Study Group. An update to the HIV-TRePS system: the development — View Citation

Revell AD, Wang D, Wood R, Morrow C, Tempelman H, Hamers RL, Alvarez-Uria G, Streinu-Cercel A, Ene L, Wensing AM, DeWolf F, Nelson M, Montaner JS, Lane HC, Larder BA; RDI study group. Computational models can predict response to HIV therapy without a geno — View Citation

Revell AD, Wang D, Wood R, Morrow C, Tempelman H, Hamers RL, Reiss P, van Sighem AI, Nelson M, Montaner JS, Lane HC, Larder BA; RDI Data and Study Group. An update to the HIV-TRePS system: the development and evaluation of new global and local computation — View Citation

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Mortality	Survival since diagnosis of HIV infection	Time to event methods will be used. Participants will be followed from HIV diagnosis until death, assessed up to 30 years