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. 2006 Jul 19;2006(3):CD006148. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006148

Beatty 2005.

Methods N=30 
 Randomized 
 Open label 
 Fup: 24 weeks 
 w/o: reported
Participants Eligibility:‐ 
 VL>500 
 ART: 2PI+2NRTI+1NNRTI 
 Baseline CD4 47 cells/mm3 
 Baseline VL 4.72 log copies/ml 
 Baseline ART: 2PI+2NRTI+1NNRTI
Interventions 16 wks STI
Outcomes STI arm: 
 CD4 decline: 27 cells/mm3 
 VL rebound: +0.4log cop/ml
Post ART resumption STI arm:‐ 
 VL decline < 75 cop/ml in 36% participants
Control arm continuous ART: 
 VL decline <74 cop/ml in 53% participants
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear