IMPAACT 2015 is a cross-sectional, exploratory study that will investigate the central nervous system (CNS) reservoir in perinatally HIV-infected adolescents and young adults on effective antiretroviral therapy with neurocognitive impairment. The study will assess the frequency with which HIV is detected in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) in this population and assess whether detectable HIV in the CSF correlates with markers of inflammation and neuronal injury. Findings from this study will advance understanding of the role of the CNS in HIV-1 persistence and its implications for future HIV-1 remission research.
IMPAACT 2015 is a cross-sectional, exploratory study aiming to investigate the central nervous system (CNS) reservoir in perinatally HIV-infected adolescents and young adults on effective antiretroviral therapy with neurocognitive impairment. The study will assess the frequency with which HIV is detected in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) in this population and assess whether detectable HIV in the CSF correlates with markers of inflammation and neuronal injury. CSF will be examined for persistence of HIV-1 RNA or DNA despite antiretroviral therapy (ART) and for evidence of intrathecal inflammation. Perinatally-infected youth and young adults are of particular interest because there are very limited CSF data available in this population and reasons to be concerned about the CNS reservoir. In addition, measures of HIV-1 RNA in the CSF and associated biomarkers have not previously been explored in this population. A better understanding of viral persistence in the CSF, as well as CSF biomarker profiles, will provide preliminary data to move the field forward in understanding the role of the CNS in HIV-1 persistence and will have implications for future HIV-1 remission research.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
24
University of Southern California (CRS 5048)
Los Angeles, California, United States
David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (CRS 5112)
Los Angeles, California, United States
University of California, San Diego Mother-Child-Adolescent HIV Program (CRS 4601)
San Diego, California, United States
University of Colorado, Denver (CRS 5052)
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Emory University School of Medicine (CRS 5030)
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Johns Hopkins University (CRS 5092)
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Boston Medical Center Pediatric HIV Program (CRS 5011)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center (CRS 5114)
The Bronx, New York, United States
Jacobi Medical Center (CRS 5013)
The Bronx, New York, United States
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (CRS 6501)
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
...and 2 more locations
Prevalence of quantifiable cell-free HIV-1 RNA CSF
Quantifiable cell-free HIV-1 RNA CSF defined as an HIV-1 RNA assay result of ≥20 copies/mL
Time frame: Within 30 Days of Screening Initiation
Prevalence of detectable HIV-1 DNA in CSF cell pellets
Detectable HIV-1 DNA in CSF cell pellets defined as an HIV-1 DNA assay result of ≥1 copy in the cell pellet obtained from ≥10 ml of CSF
Time frame: Within 30 Days of Screening Initiation
Concentrations of inflammatory and neuronal injury biomarkers in CSF
Biomarkers to be evaluated include neopterin, neurofilament light chain (NFL), tyrosine (Y), lysine (K) and leucine (L) - 40kDa (YKL-40), interleukin (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP), interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (IP-10/CXCL10), monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1/CCL2), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), sCD14, soluble CD163 (sCD163), soluble intercellular adhesion molecule type 5 (sICAM-5) (immunoassays). Concentrations of each of these biomarkers in CSF will be summarized descriptively.
Time frame: Within 30 Days of Screening Initiation
Concentrations of inflammatory and neuronal injury biomarkers in plasma
Biomarkers to be evaluated include neopterin, neurofilament light chain (NFL), tyrosine (Y), lysine (K) and leucine (L) - 40kDa (YKL-40), interleukin (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP), interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (IP-10/CXCL10), monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1/CCL2), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), sCD14, soluble CD163 (sCD163), soluble intercellular adhesion molecule type 5 (sICAM-5) (immunoassays). Concentrations of each of these biomarkers in plasma will be summarized descriptively.
Time frame: Within 30 Days of Screening Initiation
Associations of the above-listed secondary outcomes with the primary outcomes
Associations will be assessed with Spearman correlations (and corresponding confidence intervals).
Time frame: Within 30 Days of Screening Initiation
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