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Safety of Cotrimoxazole in HIV- and HAART-exposed Infants

Information source: Harvard School of Public Health
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Condition(s) targeted: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Infant, Newborn; Anemia; Neutropenia; HIV Infections

Intervention: cotrimoxazole (Drug)

Phase: Phase 4

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: Harvard School of Public Health

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Shahin Lockman, MD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Harvard School of Public Health

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if prophylactic cotrimoxazole makes severe anemia or neutropenia more common in infants exposed to maternal HIV and combination antiretroviral therapy.

Clinical Details

Official title: Safety of Cotrimoxazole in HIV- and HAART-exposed Infants in Botswana

Study design: Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Primary outcome: incidence of severe or life-threatening anemia

Secondary outcome:

incidence of severe or life-threatening neutropenia

composite severe morbidity and mortality

Detailed description: Each year, more than 2 million children are born to HIV-infected women. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that these infants receive cotrimoxazole (CTX) prophylaxis starting at 4-6 weeks of age until the period of infant HIV transmission risk is over, and the infant is known to be HIV-uninfected. There is also increasing interest in studying CTX prophylaxis given to all infants of HIV-infected women at the time of initiation of replacement feeding, regardless of infant HIV infection status, to mitigate the high risk of infant morbidity and mortality associated with formula feeding in the developing world. However, infant in utero exposure to maternal antiretroviral drugs can lead to hematologic toxicities in infants. It is critical to know whether infant CTX prophylaxis exacerbates the hematologic toxicity associated with perinatal ARV exposure. This question, with broad public health implications, has never been studied. We will study the hematologic toxicity associated with CTX prophylaxis given to infants exposed to maternal HAART in Botswana. We will use existing data from a large cohort that did not receive CTX, and enroll a smaller cohort that does receive CTX according to Botswana national guidelines.

Eligibility

Minimum age: N/A. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Both maternal and infant criteria need to be met: Maternal Inclusion Criteria:

- documented HIV infection

- taking 3-drug highly active antiretroviral therapy at any point during pregnancy

(note: can include 2 NRTI+NNRTI, 2NRTI+PI, or 3 NRTI)

- 21 years of age or older, and able and willing to sign informed consent

- Proof of Botswana Citizenship

Maternal Exclusion Criteria:

- involuntary incarceration

Infant Inclusion Criteria:

- younger than 42 days of age

- able to be brought to regular visits at study clinic until at least 6 months

postpartum Infant Exclusion Criteria:

- known pre-existing birth anomalies resulting in a high probability that the baby will

not survive to 6 months

- known hypersensitivity to cotrimoxazole

Locations and Contacts

Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana

Scottish Livingstone Hospital, Molepolole, Kweneng, Botswana

Additional Information

Starting date: February 2009
Last updated: February 24, 2011

Page last updated: August 23, 2015

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