An observational study in HIV and AIDS, sponsored by Stanford University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 50 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-10-17.
Sponsored by Stanford University · Observational
Investigators hypothesize that older HIV-infected individuals (i.e., >50 years old) on efavirenz (EFV)-containing antiretroviral therapy (ART) will have significantly worse neurocognitive function than older individuals on non-EFV-containing ART.
With the aging of the HIV-infected population in the United States and elsewhere, neurocognitive dysfunction will likely become an increasingly common problem. Older individuals could be at increased risk for efavirenz-associated adverse effects due to impaired metabolism, increased drug-drug interactions, and lower physiologic reserve, but there are few data on the long-term safety of efavirenz (and other antiretrovirals) in older individuals with HIV.
The Stanford HIV Aging Cohort (SHAC) is an ideal setting to study potential neurologic effects of antiretrovirals in aging patients. SHAC is an ongoing longitudinal study initiated in 2008 to evaluate aging in virologically-suppressed HIV-infected individuals. The cohort is supported through multiple grants including a grant from the State of California's HIV Research Program as well as a NIH supplemental grant. As of September 2013, approximately 150 virologically-suppressed HIV-infected adults have been enrolled. In addition to enrolling patients with good adherence to ART, the cohort purposefully excludes subjects with active substance abuse, unstable medical conditions, and psychiatric illnesses to limit potential confounding the study end points. Recently, an NIH supplemental grant (AI069556) was received which will expand the SHAC to 300 HIV-infected subjects. The median age of the subjects in the cohort is in the mid-50's allowing an ample number of older subjects for our planned studies.
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50 individuals on an EFV-containing regimen and 50 individuals on a protease-inhibitor (PI)-containing regimen
Exclusion Criteria:
Pts on Efavirenz containing ARV regimen will have neuropsychological testing performed
Behavioral: Neuropsychological testing
Pts on a Non-Efavirenz containing ARVregimen will have neuropsychological testing measures performed
Behavioral: Neuropsychological testing
Neuropsychological testing
Compare a composite measure of neurocognitive function in older individuals on EFV-containing ART vs. non-EFV-containing ART.
Neurocognitive function will be assessed using a detailed battery of neuropsychologic tests including timed gait, grooved pegboard with the dominant and non-dominant hands, the Rey auditory verbal learning test trials I-VII, trail making parts A and B, Rey auditory verbal learning test trial VIII 30-min delay, controlled oral word association test and paced auditory serial addition task. This battery has been used extensively in previous studies in HIV. Z-scores for each neurocognitive test, based on age-adjusted norms, and a composite Z-score will be calculated. The Z-score represents the amount, in standard deviation units, that the subject's test result deviates from population means. In addition to neurocognitive function, the level of depression and anxiety and sleep quality will be evaluated using validated instruments.
Time frame: one year
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