Neurocognitive Function Improvement After Switching From Efavirenz to Rilpivirine

People living with HIV in the era of antiretroviral therapy (ART) continue to suffer high rates of neurocognitive disorder. This is a randomized control trial aiming to evaluate improvement of neurocognitive function after switching efavirenz (EFV) to rilpivirine (RPV). EFV based regimen is currently the first line ART in Thailand. There are several reports suggested that HIV-infected patients who took EFV based regimen had poorer neurocognitive function compared to the comparator. RPV, another first line regimen, has been known to have less neuropsychiatric side effects. We hypothesized that switching EFV to RPV could improve neurocognitive function.