Active clinical trials for "Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes"

The study is funded through the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC #KE-07-0044). The purpose of this study is two-fold. The first purpose is to see if routine monitoring of the level of HIV virus in the blood (viral load) every six months is superior to monitoring by standard clinical evaluations and or immune status (CD4 count) with intermittent viral load monitoring in adults receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). The second purpose is to understand the cost implications and possible benefits of routine HIV viral load monitoring.

Needle-related procedures are the most important source of pain and anxiety in pediatric patients. Consequently, needle-phobia and anxiety are common in children with auto-immune disease and immune deficiency and may be barriers to adherence in treatment. The use of a non-pharmacological and easy-to-use approach, like the Buzzy® device, could be an alternative or adjuvant for the management of procedural pain and anxiety of these children during needle-related procedures. This study aims to determine the feasibility, acceptability and satisfaction of the Buzzy® device for procedural pain and anxiety relief of immunology-rheumatology patients undergoing needle-related procedures. The investigators will compare the Buzzy® device with an anaesthetic cream (Maxilene®) during needle-related procedures. The investigators also plan to assess feasibility outcomes and satisfaction of the nurses and the children with the use of the Buzzy® device. This pilot study should refine or modify the research methodology and improve the intervention being piloted before it's efficacy will be verified within a larger scale-study. The investigators strongly believe that the use of the Buzzy® device in immunology rheumatology department could optimise procedural pain and anxiety management. Since most of the treatments administered for auto-immune diseases and immune deficiency diseases are through subcutaneous or intramuscular injections, pain and anxiety management using non-pharmacological and/or pharmacological interventions should be prioritized. Given this knowledge, the investigators feel that this pilot study has the potential to contribute to pain and anxiety management of children undergoing needle-related procedures.

The overall aim of this project is to evaluate the immunogenicity of TIV vaccination in HIV-infected non-pregnant women in 2013. Safety data including solicited local and systemic reactions to the vaccine will also be assessed.

Recent studies have shown that many drug-using minority women are vulnerable to HIV infection from their husbands or other intimate male partners. The goal of this study is to develop and evaluate two new HIV counseling and testing programs designed for drug-using women at risk for HIV from a primary male partner. It is predicted that HIV counseling and testing programs administered to couples rather than to women only, and programs that focus on intimate relationships in the context of HIV risk, will result in a reduction of risky sexual and drug-related behavior among drug-using women and their primary male partners. This four-year study employs a randomized clinical trial (RCT) design to test the effectiveness of two new HIV counseling and testing programs for women drug-users in Harlem and the South Bronx in New York City.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic profile of the investigational medicinal product (IMP) and to determine, on the basis of historical control data, how it compares with other 10% intravenous immunoglobulin (IGIV) products currently licensed in North America for the treatment of subjects with primary immune deficiency diseases (PIDD).

Study Design: SCID infants receiving an unconditioned haploidentical transplant will be started on Sirolimus (0.05 mg/kg/day) day -5 for Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease (aGVHD) prophylaxis. Sirolimus levels will be monitored with goal sirolimus trough level of 5-8 ng/mL. Patients will be monitored for signs of aGVHD as defined by UCSF SOP CL 221.06 through day +100. Sirolimus will be tapered once T-regulatory cell to CD4 effector cell ratio is > or = 9%. Setting: Inpatient BMT Unit Benioff Children's Hospital at UCSF Medical Center Study Subjects: 15 infants with diagnosis of maternally engrafted T cells SCID by CA Newborn screen receiving unconditioned haploidentical HSCT Main Outcome Measures: Incidence of aGVHD (dermatitis, hepatitis, enteritis) as defined by SOP CL 221.06 by Day +100. Hypothesis 1. Patients placed on sirolimus prophylaxis will have lower incidence of aGVHD compared to historical controls. Hypothesis 2. Lower doses of sirolimus milligram per kilogram will be required to maintain goal troughs of 5-8 ng/mL.

Influenza vaccination has proved it's effectiveness over many years of usage including HIV/AIDS patients who are immunocompromised. In those patients, however, a noted rise in HIV viral load which follows intramuscular injection of the vaccine is of unknown significance over the long run. Mesotherapy is a procedure developed and practiced in france by which a reduced and diluted amounts of antigens is being introduced by multiple intradermal injections over the torso and upper back. Mesotherapy is mainly used as a vehicle for introducing pain medicine and cosmetics.

The average period of asymptomatic HIV-infection is 8 years, at this stage, CD4+ T lymphocyte count was reduced gradually at the rate of 50~100cells/ul/year. When the CD4 T lymphocyte count dropped below 350cells/ul and viral load increased to 105 in AIDS patients, HAART will be carried out. But, CD4 T lymphocyte was 350~550 cells/ul, there is no intervention measures.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of lentiviral gene transfer treatment at restoring immune function to participants with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (XSCID) who are 2 to 40 years of age, and have significant impairment of immunity.

Gene transfer for ADA-SCID using an improved lentiviral vector (TYF-ADA)