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The VMVN Study: Virological Monitoring in Viet Nam

CompletedNA

Sponsor: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Conditions: HIV Infection, AIDS

Interventions: Standard Care, Virological Monitoring

Countries: Vietnam

The purpose of the study is to test the hypothesis that the addition of routine viral load testing to the standard laboratory monitoring of HIV patients on first-line antiretroviral treatment (ART) in Vietnam will result in better clinical outcomes for patients.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age \>= 18
* Confirmed HIV infection
* Not currently taking ART
* Meets Vietnam MOH criteria for ART (THROUGH OCTOBER 2011:CD4\<250 cells/mm3, WHO Clinical Stage IV, or WHO clinical stage III with CD4\<350 cells/mm3; FROM NOVEMBER 2011: CD4\<350 cells/mm3, OR WHO Clinical Stage III or IV)
* Completes required Vietnam MOH ART adherence training
* Signs written informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any ART use within the previous 3 months
* History of treatment failure on first-line ART or known resistance to first-line ART.
* Unable or unwilling to give written informed consent

Locations (1)

Hanoi, Vietnam