Clinical Trial: Potent Antiviral Therapy for Critically Ill HIV Infected Patients Admitted to Intensive Care

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Randomized Study to Evaluate Immediate Potent Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV-Infected Subjects With CD4 Cell Counts Less Than 350 Cells/mm3 Admitted to Intensive Care Areas With an AIDS-Defining Illne

Brief Summary: Many HIV infected patients admitted to the intensive care area (ICA) have never taken anti-HIV drugs. The purpose of this study is to learn whether starting anti-HIV drugs while patients are in an ICA will help them to survive and get better faster. This study will also evaluate patients who, though not in an ICA, have been admitted to the hospital for serious illnesses or infections.