Table 1.: Effect of 2-Month ART without or with Dzherelo on HIV-RNA Plasma Levels

Patient No. Arm A
HIV Patients on ART Alone (N=20)
Arm B
HIV Patients on ART + Dzherelo (N=20)
HIV-RNA Copies/ml at Baseline HIV-RNA Copies/ml at 2nd Month Difference Compared to Baseline HIV-RNA Copies/ml at Baseline HIV-RNA Copies/ml at 2nd Month Difference Compared to Baseline

1 847.2 473.5 -373.7 952.2 421.2 -531
2 1756.8 1308.3 -448.5 1353.0 789.1 -563.9
3 978.1 1123.6 +145.5 ND ND ND
4 2564.3 1141.2 -1423.1 3899.1 1854.4 -2044.7
5 345.4 96.1 -249.3 818.4 379.1 -439.3
6 2053.0 1845.1 -207.9 1938.0 956.3 -981.7
7 763.2 1295.1 +531.9 2501.4 2296.1 -205.3
8 1537.0 867.1 -669.9 783.5 1394.6 +611.1
9 894.2 778.0 -116.2 464.3 235.1 -229.2
10 7442.1 7601.4 +159.3 937.3 562.1 -375.2
11 346.4 189.3 -157.1 1558.1 1415.4 -142.7
12 3178.2 2723.1 -455.1 10136.5 10112.1 -24.4
13 237.0 91.3 -145.7 539.0 241.3 -297.7
14 881.3 922.4 +41.1 669.4 314.2 -355.2
15 1045.0 851.1 -193.9 1749.4 958.2 -791.2
16 2339.3 1911.0 -428.3 973.6 689.1 -284.5
17 473.1 529.4 +56.3 889.7 564.2 -325.5
18 3088.2 2064.3 -1023.9 2377.1 1918.4 -458.7
19 ND ND ND 254.5 99.4 -155.1
20 1865.5 1141.1 -724.4 1271.3 788.3 -483

Statistics Mean±SD=1717±1660
Geometric mean=1199
Median=1045
Mean±SD=1419±1650
Geometric mean=876
Median=1124
Mean±SD=-299±448
Geometric mean=272
Median=208
Wilcoxon signed rank test; P=0.008
Mean±SD=1792±2202
Geometric mean=1222
Median=974
Mean±SD=1368±2208
Geometric mean=762
Median=788
Mean±SD=-425±507
Geometric mean=353
Median= -355
Wilcoxon signed rank test; P=0.001

ND: not done.