Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Prof Diana Gibb
ORCID ID
Contact details
MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL
Institute of Clinical Trials & Methodology
90 High Holborn 2nd Floor
London
WC1V 6LJ
United Kingdom
Type
Scientific
Additional contact
Prof Karina Butler
ORCID ID
Contact details
UCD School of Medicine
Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin
Dublin
12
Ireland
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
2009-012947-40
ClinicalTrials.gov number
NCT01641016
Protocol/serial number
HTA 08/53/25; PENTA 16 version 1.0
Study information
Scientific title
Short-cycle therapy (SCT) (5 days on/2 days off) in young people with chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection: an open, randomised, parallel group, multicentre phase II/III trial
Acronym
PENTA 16
Study hypothesis
The overall aim of the PENTA 16 trial is to evaluate the role of short-cycle therapy (SCT) in the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected young people who have responded well to antiretroviral therapy and to determine whether young people undergoing SCT (five days on and two days off) maintain the same level of viral load suppression as those on continuous therapy, over 48 weeks.
The advantages and disadvantages of the strategy, the incidence of toxicities, immunological control, resistance mutations, acceptability, quality of life and adherence to the randomised strategy will also be compared.
More details can be found at: http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/projects/hta/085325
Protocol can be found at: http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/52987/PRO-08-53-25.pdf
Ethics approval
Central London REC 4, 08/02/2010, ref: 10/H0714/8
Study design
Open randomised parallel-group multicentre phase II/III trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised parallel trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Can be found at http://www.pentatrials.org/
Condition
Infectious disease - Paediatric HIV
Intervention
1. Short cycle therapy - 5 days on ART, 2 days off
2. Routine care - continuous ART
Once randomised participants will be followed for 48 weeks. However all participants will be followed (seen in clinic every 12 weeks) until the last patient to be randomised has completed week 48, therefore some participants will be followed for up to 3 years.
Intervention type
Drug
Phase
Phase II/III
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
HIV-1 RNA greater than or equal to 50 c/ml (confirmed) at any of week 4, 8, 12, 24, 36 or 48
Secondary outcome measures
1. HIV-1 RNA less than 50 c/ml at 24 and 48 weeks
2. Number of HIV mutations present at week 4, 8, 12, 24, 36 or 48 conferring resistance to drugs taken at randomisation or during the trial
3. Change in CD4 (absolute and percentage) from randomisation to 24 and 48 weeks
4. Change in ART (defined as any change from the ART regimen at randomisation)
5. ART-related grade 3 or 4 clinical and laboratory adverse events
6. New CDC stage C diagnosis or death
7. Changes in fasting cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein (LDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL) and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) levels through 48 weeks
8. Adherence, acceptability, and well-being over 48 weeks as assessed by patient completed questionnaires
Overall trial start date
25/03/2011
Overall trial end date
13/09/2016
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Current inclusion criteria as of 16/01/2013
1. HIV-1 infected young people aged 8 to 24 years inclusive (Young people recruited between the ages of 16-21 must either be in regular physical contact with their clinician or be able to transfer to an adult physician at the same site for follow-up or to an affiliated adult site).
2. Parents/carers and/or young people, where applicable, willing to provide informed consent.
3. On a stable first-line ART treatment containing at least 2 NRTIs/NtRTIs and EFV for at least 12 months and willing to continue the regimen throughout the study period. Young people on regimens containing nevirapine (NVP) or a boosted protease inhibitor with undetectable viral load for over one year who wish to enrol should switch to EFV. Once they are stable on the EFV containing regimen for more than 12 weeks they may be enrolled (must have 2 subsequent HIV-1 RNA measurements <50 c/ml over a minimum period of 12 weeks). Previous dual therapy and/or substitution of NRTIs is allowed providing any changes were not for disease progression, immunological or virological failure (where virological failure is defined as two successive HIV-1 RNA results>1000 c/ml) subsequent to virological control having been achieved on ART.
4. Viral suppression (HIV-1 RNA <50 c/ml) for at least the prior 12 months (at least the last 3 measurements, including screening): young people who have experienced a single viral load >50 but <1000 copies/ml (preceded and followed by VL<50 c/ml) in the last 12 months can be enrolled.
5. CD4 cell count ≥350 106/L at screening visit.
6. Centre must routinely use an assay which detects HIV RNA-1 viral load ≥50 c/ml.
Previous inclusion criteria until 16/01/2013:
1. HIV-1 infected young people aged 8 to 21 years inclusive (Young people recruited between the ages of 16-21 must either be in regular physical contact with their clinician or be able to transfer to an adult physician at the same site for follow-up or to an affiliated adult site).
Previous inclusion criteria until 08/05/2012:
1. HIV-1 infected young people (either sex) aged 8 to 21 years inclusive (young people recruited between the ages of 16 - 21 years must either be in regular physical contact with their paediatrician or be able to transfer to an adult physician at the same site for follow-up or to an affiliated adult site)
2. Parents/carers and young people, where applicable, willing to provide informed consent
3. On a stable first-line anti-retroviral therapy (ART) regimen containing at least two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and efavirenz (EFV) for at least 12 months and willing to continue the regimen throughout the study period. Children on regimens containing nevirapine (NVP) or a boosted protease inhibitor with undetectable viral load wishing to enrol should switch to EFV, and may be enrolled if they have three subsequent HIV-1 ribonucleic acid (RNA) measurements less than 50 copies/ml over a minimum period of 12 weeks.
4. Viral suppression (HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies/ml) for at least the prior 12 months (at least the last three measurements). Young people who have experienced a single viral load blip in the last 12 months can be enrolled; where the blip is defined as 'one or more detectable viral loads (greater than or equal to 50 copies/ml) between two undetectable values (less than 50 c/ml) less than 9 months apart, during a period of sustained viral suppression'.
5. Started highly-active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) naive (i.e. no previous mono- or dual-therapy unless for prevention of mother-to-child transmission)
6. May have experienced more than two classes of drug as long as change due to toxicity or simplification rather than due to virological failure (where virological failure is defined as two successive HIV-1 RNA results greater than 1000 c/ml (confirmed) more than 6 months after starting HAART)
7. CD4 cell count greater than or equal to 350 cells/µL at screening visit
8. Centre must routinely use an assay which detects HIV RNA-1 viral load greater than or equal to 50 copies/ml. Smaller blood sample requiring higher cut-off will be allowed.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Other
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
160 (80 in each arm)
Participant exclusion criteria
Current exclusion criteria as of 08/05/2012:
1. Pregnancy or risk of pregnancy in females of child-bearing potential.
2. Acute illness (young people may be enrolled after illness).
3. Receiving concomitant therapy for an acute illness (young people may be enrolled after finishing therapy).
4. A creatinine, AST or ALT of grade 3 or above at screening.
5. On a regimen including nevirapine or a boosted PI (young people may switch to an EFV based regimen).
6. Previous ART monotherapy (except for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission)
Previous exclusion criteria:
1. Pregnancy or risk of pregnancy in females of child bearing potential
2. Acute illness
3. Receiving concomitant therapy for an acute illness except antibiotic prophylaxis
Recruitment start date
25/03/2011
Recruitment end date
30/09/2014
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Argentina, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America
Trial participating centre
Aviation House
London
WC2B 6NH
United Kingdom
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Health Technology Assessment Programme
Alternative name(s)
NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme, HTA
Funding Body Type
government organisation
Funding Body Subtype
National government
Location
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
2016 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27377073
2016 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27562743
2018 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29684092