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Brief Title: HPV Vaccine Therapy in Reducing High-Grade Cervical Lesions in Patients With HIV and HPV
Official Title: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of HPV Vaccination to Reduce Cervical High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions Among HIV-Infected Women Participating in an HPV Test-and-Treat Program (COVENANT)
Study ID: NCT03284866
Brief Summary: This randomized phase III trial studies how well human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine therapy works in reducing high-grade cervical lesions in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and HPV. Vaccines made from HPV peptides or antigens may help the body build an effective immune response to kill the HPV virus and prevent cervical lesions from developing or coming back after being removed.
Detailed Description: At screening, potential participants will be tested for cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection (GeneXpert hrHPV assay and HPV DNA PCR) and undergo cervical colposcopy to confirm the absence of cervical cancer. If eligible, the participant will be randomized to receive either the 9-valent HPV vaccine or saline placebo. Participants will return 4 and 26 weeks later for the second dose of vaccine or placebo. At week 4, participants will have cervical colposcopy and undergo cryotherapy or loop electrosurgical excisional procedure (LEEP) as appropriate. Participants undergoing cervical cryotherapy will have cervical biopsies before the treatment. Participants will be followed with HPV testing (Gene Xpert and HPV DNA PCR) at weeks 26, 52, 78, and 104, and will have cervical cytology and colposcopy with biopsies at weeks 26, 52, and 104.
Minimum Age: 25 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
Moi University School of Medicine, Eldoret, , Kenya
UNC Project Malawi, Lilongwe, , Malawi
African Cancer Institute at Stellenbosch, Cape Town, , South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, , South Africa
Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala, , Uganda
University of Zimbabwe, Harare, , Zimbabwe
Name: Carla Chibwesha
Affiliation: University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR