14. Ongoing or planned RCTs.
Trial name | Relevant intervention | Relevant outcome | Target population | Location(s) | Estimated completion date |
Reduction of EArly mortaLITY in HIV‐infected Adults and Children Starting Antiretroviral Therapy (REALITY) | Immediate enhanced opportunistic infections (OI) prophylaxis with isoniazid/pyridoxine and cotrimoxazole, plus 12 weeks fluconazole, 5 days azithromycin, and a single dose of albendazole versus cotrimoxazole prophylaxis alone for the first 12 weeks followed by isoniazid and any prophylaxis and/or treatment prescribed at screening | • Change in CD4 count • Adverse events |
HIV‐infected individuals ages ≥ 5 years | Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zimbabwe | February 2016 |
Can Anthelminthic Treatment Delay the Progression of HIV? Randomised Open‐label Trial Testing Presumptive Anthelminthic Treatment on Progression of HIV in ART‐naïve HIV‐positive Patients in a Rural African Setting With Presumed High Prevalence of Helminth Infections | Standard HIV care with provision of praziquantel, albendazole, and ivermectin at baseline, after 6 months, and after 12 months versus standard HIV care with no anthelminthic treatment | • Change in viral load • Change in CD4 count • Adverse event |
HIV‐infected individuals aged ≥ 18 years | Tanzania | Terminated prematurely due to recruitment difficulties |
Abbreviations: RCT: randomized controlled trial; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; ART: antiretroviral.