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MK0518 in the Treatment of HIV-Infected Patients Switched From a Protease Inhibitor Regimen (0518-032)(TERMINATED)

Phase 3
Terminated
Conditions
HIV Infection
Interventions
Drug: MK0518 (raltegravir)
Registration Number
NCT00443703
Lead Sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of an investigational treatment for patients with HIV.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
352
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient is at least 18 years of age
  • Patient is Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive
  • Patient has documented Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) RiboNucleic Acid (RNA) <50 copies/milliliter (mL) for at least 3 months while on a KALETRA based regimen
  • Patient has been on a KALETRA based regimen for at least 3 months without a change in background antiretroviral therapy
  • Patient has no documentation of HIV RNA >50 copies/mL for at least 3 months while on the KALETRA based regimen
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient is or plans to become pregnant, or nursing a child
  • Patient plans to donate eggs or impregnate/donate sperm
  • Patient is receiving Stavudine (d4T) as a component of the background antiretroviral therapy
  • Patient is currently receiving a second protease inhibitor in addition to KALETRA
  • Patient is currently receiving, or has received in the past twelve weeks, treatment for the management of elevated lipids
  • Patient has used another experimental HIV-integrase inhibitor
  • Patient has a current (active) diagnosis of acute hepatitis due to any cause
  • Patient has used systemic immunosuppressive therapy within one month prior to treatment in this study
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1MK0518 (raltegravir)Arm 1: MK0518 (raltegravir) + placebo to KALETRA™ (lopinavir (+) ritonavir )
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Fasting Serum Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) at Week 12Baseline and Week 12
Number of Patients With Clinical Adverse Experiences (CAEs) Through 24 Weeks24 Week last patient last visit

An adverse experience is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the SPONSOR'S (Merck \& Co., Inc.) product, whether or not considered related to the use of the product

Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Fasting Serum High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) at Week 12Baseline and Week 12
Number of Patients With Plasma Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) RiboNucleic Acid (RNA) <50 Copies/mL at Week 24Week 24
Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Fasting Serum Cholesterol at Week 12Baseline and Week 12
Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (Non-HDL-C) at Week 12Baseline and Week 12
Median Percent Change From Baseline in Serum Triglyceride at Week 12Baseline and Week 12

Standard Deviation (Robust): calculated as interquartile range (IQR)/1.075, where IQR=3rd quartile-1st quartile.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (Non-HDL-C) at Week 24Baseline and Week 24
Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Fasting Serum Cholesterol at Week 24Baseline and Week 24
Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Fasting Serum Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) at Week 24Baseline and Week 24
Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Fasting Serum High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) at Week 24Baseline and Week 24
Median Percent Change From Baseline in Serum Triglyceride at Week 24Baseline and Week 24

Standard Deviation (Robust): calculated as interquartile range (IQR)/1.075, where IQR=3rd quartile-1st quartile.

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