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Long-term Observational Study in HIV Subjects Exposed to EGRIFTA®

Terminated
Conditions
HIV
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01579695
Lead Sponsor
Theratechnologies
Brief Summary

The purpose of this observational, 10-year, prospective cohort study is to assess the potential safety concerns of long-term exposure to EGRIFTA® in HIV-infected subjects with abdominal lipohypertrophy compared with a similar group of subjects not exposed to EGRIFTA®.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
391
Inclusion Criteria

All of the following inclusion criteria must be fulfilled:

  1. Subject has given written informed consent;
  2. Subject is an adult man or woman ≥ 18 years old;
  3. Subject has HIV infection;
  4. Subject has physical evidence of excess abdominal fat, as determined by the examining study physician.
  5. Subject has completed standard of care assessments (mammography, cervical PAP smear, colonoscopy and blood work for HIV-1 RNA, CD4 cell count, renal, hepatic, and hematology, PSA test, fasting blood glucose, lipid panel ) prior to being enrolled onto the study.
Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria 1 through 4 are based on the contraindications for EGRIFTA®.

  1. Disruption of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis, including conditions such as hypophysectomy, hypopituitarism, pituitary tumor/surgery, head irradiation, or head trauma;
  2. Active malignancy (newly diagnosed or recurrent)
  3. Known hypersensitivity to tesamorelin and/or mannitol
  4. Pregnancy or lactation
  5. Use of EGRIFTA® within 6 months prior to baseline
  6. Failure to complete any standard of care assessments listed in Section 5.2.1

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Exposed Group will receive TesamorelinTesamorelin for injection-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to development of malignancies in HIV-infected subjects with abdominal lipohypertrophy exposed to EGRIFTA® vs. concurrent, comparable control group not exposed to EGRIFTA®10 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to development or worsening of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, diabetic retinopathy, hypersensitivity reactions, hepatic and renal function, adverse events and major adverse cardiovascular events10 years

Trial Locations

Locations (29)

Franco Felizarta, MD

🇺🇸

Bakersfield, California, United States

Pacific Coast Medical Group

🇺🇸

Fountain Valley, California, United States

University of California CARE Clinic, Los Angeles

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Tower Infectious Diseases Medical Associates

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Oasis Clinic

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

VAMC, Infectious Disease Section 111W

🇺🇸

San Francisco, California, United States

Dupont Circle Physician's Group

🇺🇸

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Capital Medical Associates, PC

🇺🇸

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Gary J. Richmond, M.D., PA

🇺🇸

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

The Kinder Medical Group-AHF

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

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Franco Felizarta, MD
🇺🇸Bakersfield, California, United States

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