MK0518 in the Treatment of HIV-Infected Patients Switched From a Protease Inhibitor Regimen (0518-032)(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
- 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
- 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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 MK0518 (raltegravir) Arm 1: MK0518 (raltegravir) + placebo to KALETRA™ (lopinavir (+) ritonavir )
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Fasting Serum Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) at Week 12 Baseline and Week 12 Number of Patients With Clinical Adverse Experiences (CAEs) Through 24 Weeks 24 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 12 Baseline and Week 12 Number of Patients With Plasma Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) RiboNucleic Acid (RNA) <50 Copies/mL at Week 24 Week 24 Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Fasting Serum Cholesterol at Week 12 Baseline and Week 12 Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (Non-HDL-C) at Week 12 Baseline and Week 12 Median Percent Change From Baseline in Serum Triglyceride at Week 12 Baseline and Week 12 Standard Deviation (Robust): calculated as interquartile range (IQR)/1.075, where IQR=3rd quartile-1st quartile.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (Non-HDL-C) at Week 24 Baseline and Week 24 Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Fasting Serum Cholesterol at Week 24 Baseline and Week 24 Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Fasting Serum Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) at Week 24 Baseline and Week 24 Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Fasting Serum High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) at Week 24 Baseline and Week 24 Median Percent Change From Baseline in Serum Triglyceride at Week 24 Baseline and Week 24 Standard Deviation (Robust): calculated as interquartile range (IQR)/1.075, where IQR=3rd quartile-1st quartile.