Trial Outcomes & Findings for Perturbing of HIV Reservoir With Immune Stimulation (NCT NCT02707692)

NCT ID: NCT02707692

Last Updated: 2022-08-24

Results Overview

CD4+ T cell-associated HIV RNA was measured before vaccination on Day 0 and again on Day 7. The Day-0 measure of CD4+ T cell-associated HIV RNA transcription was subtracted from the Day-7 measure.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

54 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Day 0 and Day 7

Results posted on

2022-08-24

Participant Flow

Recruitment dates: 2016 to 2020 Recruitment location: Conducted in HIV clinics and at clinical trial site, UC San Diego AntiViral Research Center in San Diego, CA

Participants had a wash out period of no less than 4 weeks between vaccination series. Participants were excluded from the study before randomization and study assignments if their HIV viral loads were detectable from blood samples collected at screening.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Pneumococcal, Then Influenza, Then Placebo Vaccination
Participants first received a 0.5 mL injection of Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax-23®). After a washout period of at least 6 weeks, they then received a 0.5 mL injection of Influenza vaccine (Fluarix®, GSK). After another washout period of at least 6 weeks, the participant received a 0.5 mL injection of saline (placebo).
Pneumococcal, Then Placebo, Then Influenza Vaccination
Participants first received a 0.5 mL injection of Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax-23®). After a washout period of at least 6 weeks, they then received a 0.5 mL injection of saline (placebo). After another washout period of at least 6 weeks, the participant received a 0.5 mL injection of Influenza vaccine (Fluarix®, GSK).
Influenza, Then Pneumococcal, Then Placebo Vaccination
Participants first received a 0.5 mL injection of Influenza vaccine (Fluarix®, GSK). After a washout period of at least 6 weeks, they then received a 0.5 mL injection of Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax-23®). After another washout period of at least 6 weeks, the participant received a 0.5 mL injection of saline (placebo).
Influenza, Then Placebo, Then Pneumococcal Vaccination
Participants first received a 0.5 mL injection of Influenza vaccine (Fluarix®, GSK). After a washout period of at least 6 weeks, they then received a 0.5 mL injection of saline (placebo). After another washout period of at least 6 weeks, the participant received a 0.5 mL injection of Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax-23®).
Placebo, Then Pneumococcal, Then Influenza Vaccination
Participants first received a 0.5 mL injection of saline (placebo). After a washout period of at least 6 weeks, they then received a 0.5 mL injection of Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax-23®). After another washout period of at least 6 weeks, the participant received a 0.5 mL injection of Influenza vaccine (Fluarix®, GSK).
Placebo, Then Influenza, Then Pneumococcal Vaccination
Participants first received a 0.5 mL injection of saline (placebo). After a washout period of at least 6 weeks, they then received a 0.5 mL injection of Influenza vaccine (Fluarix®, GSK). After another washout period of at least 6 weeks, the participant received a 0.5 mL injection of Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax-23®).
Cycle 1 (30 Days)
STARTED
9
9
9
9
9
9
Cycle 1 (30 Days)
COMPLETED
8
6
8
9
8
8
Cycle 1 (30 Days)
NOT COMPLETED
1
3
1
0
1
1
Washout Between Cycles 1 and 2 (>=6 Wks)
STARTED
8
6
9
9
8
8
Washout Between Cycles 1 and 2 (>=6 Wks)
COMPLETED
7
6
9
8
7
8
Washout Between Cycles 1 and 2 (>=6 Wks)
NOT COMPLETED
1
0
0
1
1
0
Cycle 2 (30 Days)
STARTED
7
6
9
8
7
8
Cycle 2 (30 Days)
COMPLETED
6
6
9
7
4
7
Cycle 2 (30 Days)
NOT COMPLETED
1
0
0
1
3
1
Washout Between Cycles 2 and 3 (>=6 Wks)
STARTED
7
6
9
7
6
7
Washout Between Cycles 2 and 3 (>=6 Wks)
COMPLETED
7
6
9
5
6
6
Washout Between Cycles 2 and 3 (>=6 Wks)
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
0
2
0
1
Cycle 3 (30 Days)
STARTED
7
6
9
5
6
6
Cycle 3 (30 Days)
COMPLETED
5
5
9
5
5
5
Cycle 3 (30 Days)
NOT COMPLETED
2
1
0
0
1
1

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

The CD4 count was not ascertained for one participant in Arm 5 ("Placebo, then Pneumococcal, then Influenza vaccination").

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Pneumococcal, Then Influenza, Then Placebo Vaccination
n=9 Participants
Participants first received a 0.5 mL injection of Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax-23®). After a washout period of at least 6 weeks, they then received a 0.5 mL injection of Influenza vaccine (Fluarix®, GSK). After another washout period of at least 6 weeks, the participant received a 0.5 mL injection of saline (placebo).
Pneumococcal, Then Placebo, Then Influenza Vaccination
n=9 Participants
Participants first received a 0.5 mL injection of Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax-23®). After a washout period of at least 6 weeks, they then received a 0.5 mL injection of saline (placebo). After another washout period of at least 6 weeks, the participant received a 0.5 mL injection of Influenza vaccine (Fluarix®, GSK).
Influenza, Then Pneumococcal, Then Placebo Vaccination
n=9 Participants
Participants first received a 0.5 mL injection of Influenza vaccine (Fluarix®, GSK). After a washout period of at least 6 weeks, they then received a 0.5 mL injection of Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax-23®). After another washout period of at least 6 weeks, the participant received a 0.5 mL injection of saline (placebo).
Influenza, Then Placebo, Then Pneumococcal Vaccination
n=9 Participants
Participants first received a 0.5 mL injection of Influenza vaccine (Fluarix®, GSK). After a washout period of at least 6 weeks, they then received a 0.5 mL injection of saline (placebo). After another washout period of at least 6 weeks, the participant received a 0.5 mL injection of Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax-23®).
Placebo, Then Pneumococcal, Then Influenza Vaccination
n=9 Participants
Participants first received a 0.5 mL injection of saline (placebo). After a washout period of at least 6 weeks, they then received a 0.5 mL injection of Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax-23®). After another washout period of at least 6 weeks, the participant received a 0.5 mL injection of Influenza vaccine (Fluarix®, GSK).
Placebo, Then Influenza, Then Pneumococcal Vaccination
n=9 Participants
Participants first received a 0.5 mL injection of saline (placebo). After a washout period of at least 6 weeks, they then received a 0.5 mL injection of Influenza vaccine (Fluarix®, GSK). After another washout period of at least 6 weeks, the participant received a 0.5 mL injection of Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax-23®).
Total
n=54 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
45.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.4 • n=9 Participants
42.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.5 • n=9 Participants
42.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.4 • n=9 Participants
44.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.2 • n=9 Participants
46.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.1 • n=9 Participants
48.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.9 • n=9 Participants
45.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.0 • n=54 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Gender · Male
6 Participants
n=9 Participants
8 Participants
n=9 Participants
8 Participants
n=9 Participants
8 Participants
n=9 Participants
7 Participants
n=9 Participants
8 Participants
n=9 Participants
45 Participants
n=54 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Gender · Female
3 Participants
n=9 Participants
1 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
1 Participants
n=9 Participants
1 Participants
n=9 Participants
6 Participants
n=54 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Gender · Trans or non-binary
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
1 Participants
n=9 Participants
1 Participants
n=9 Participants
1 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
3 Participants
n=54 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
6 Participants
n=9 Participants
5 Participants
n=9 Participants
3 Participants
n=9 Participants
4 Participants
n=9 Participants
5 Participants
n=9 Participants
4 Participants
n=9 Participants
27 Participants
n=54 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants
n=9 Participants
4 Participants
n=9 Participants
6 Participants
n=9 Participants
5 Participants
n=9 Participants
4 Participants
n=9 Participants
5 Participants
n=9 Participants
27 Participants
n=54 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=54 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
1 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
1 Participants
n=54 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=54 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=54 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants
n=9 Participants
2 Participants
n=9 Participants
1 Participants
n=9 Participants
2 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
2 Participants
n=9 Participants
8 Participants
n=54 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
8 Participants
n=9 Participants
7 Participants
n=9 Participants
7 Participants
n=9 Participants
6 Participants
n=9 Participants
9 Participants
n=9 Participants
5 Participants
n=9 Participants
42 Participants
n=54 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
1 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
1 Participants
n=9 Participants
2 Participants
n=54 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
1 Participants
n=9 Participants
1 Participants
n=54 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
9 participants
n=9 Participants
9 participants
n=9 Participants
9 participants
n=9 Participants
9 participants
n=9 Participants
9 participants
n=9 Participants
9 participants
n=9 Participants
54 participants
n=54 Participants
Virologically suppressed
Suppressed (< 50 copies/ml)
9 Participants
n=9 Participants
9 Participants
n=9 Participants
9 Participants
n=9 Participants
9 Participants
n=9 Participants
8 Participants
n=9 Participants
8 Participants
n=9 Participants
52 Participants
n=54 Participants
Virologically suppressed
Viremic (>= 50 copies/ml)
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
1 Participants
n=9 Participants
1 Participants
n=54 Participants
Virologically suppressed
Unknown
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
1 Participants
n=9 Participants
0 Participants
n=9 Participants
1 Participants
n=54 Participants
CD4 Counts
785.4 cells/microliters
STANDARD_DEVIATION 248.5 • n=9 Participants • The CD4 count was not ascertained for one participant in Arm 5 ("Placebo, then Pneumococcal, then Influenza vaccination").
814.9 cells/microliters
STANDARD_DEVIATION 267.9 • n=9 Participants • The CD4 count was not ascertained for one participant in Arm 5 ("Placebo, then Pneumococcal, then Influenza vaccination").
798.4 cells/microliters
STANDARD_DEVIATION 280.0 • n=9 Participants • The CD4 count was not ascertained for one participant in Arm 5 ("Placebo, then Pneumococcal, then Influenza vaccination").
724.4 cells/microliters
STANDARD_DEVIATION 256.7 • n=9 Participants • The CD4 count was not ascertained for one participant in Arm 5 ("Placebo, then Pneumococcal, then Influenza vaccination").
753.8 cells/microliters
STANDARD_DEVIATION 242.4 • n=8 Participants • The CD4 count was not ascertained for one participant in Arm 5 ("Placebo, then Pneumococcal, then Influenza vaccination").
639.9 cells/microliters
STANDARD_DEVIATION 222.1 • n=9 Participants • The CD4 count was not ascertained for one participant in Arm 5 ("Placebo, then Pneumococcal, then Influenza vaccination").
752.8 cells/microliters
STANDARD_DEVIATION 248.6 • n=53 Participants • The CD4 count was not ascertained for one participant in Arm 5 ("Placebo, then Pneumococcal, then Influenza vaccination").

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 0 and Day 7

Population: Within each cycle, all participants who received the vaccination and completed the Day-7 visit were included in the analysis.

CD4+ T cell-associated HIV RNA was measured before vaccination on Day 0 and again on Day 7. The Day-0 measure of CD4+ T cell-associated HIV RNA transcription was subtracted from the Day-7 measure.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pneumococcal Vaccine
n=42 Participants
Participants received a 0.5 mL injection of Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax-23®) and a 0.5 mL of saline (placebo) with at least 6 weeks of washout between injections, in random order.
Influenza Vaccine
n=44 Participants
Participants received a 0.5 mL injection of Influenza vaccine (Fluarix®, GSK) and a 0.5 mL of saline (placebo) with at least 6 weeks of washout between injections, in random order.
Placebo
n=45 Participants
Participants received a 0.5 mL injection of saline (placebo).
Change From Vaccination (Day 0) in Mean CD4+ T Cell-associated HIV RNA Transcription at Day 7
-471.8 HIV RNA copies per million cell
Standard Deviation 2998.0
-45.9 HIV RNA copies per million cell
Standard Deviation 243.2
332.3 HIV RNA copies per million cell
Standard Deviation 2266.4

Adverse Events

Pneumococal Vaccine

Serious events: 1 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Influenza Vaccine

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Placebo

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Pneumococal Vaccine
n=45 participants at risk
Participants received a 0.5 mL injection of Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax-23®).
Influenza Vaccine
n=45 participants at risk
Participants received a 0.5 mL injection of Influenza vaccine (Fluarix®, GSK).
Placebo
n=48 participants at risk
Participants received a 0.5 mL injection of saline (placebo).
Gastrointestinal disorders
Elevated ALT/AST
2.2%
1/45 • Number of events 1 • From baseline until the end of Cycle 3 (up to 417 days on study)
0.00%
0/45 • From baseline until the end of Cycle 3 (up to 417 days on study)
0.00%
0/48 • From baseline until the end of Cycle 3 (up to 417 days on study)

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

David (Davey) Smith

UC San Diego

Phone: 619-300-9638

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place