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Effects of Pravastatin, Phytosterols and Combination Therapy on Lipid Profile in HIV-infected Patients : An Open-labelled, Randomized Cross-over Study.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
hypercholesterolemiaHIV
Pravastatin
Phytosterols
Human immunodeficiency virus
Lipid
Registration Number
TCTR20150126002
Lead Sponsor
Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
36
Inclusion Criteria

1) HIV patients aged 20 years or older whose LDL cholesterol was 130 mg/dL or higher at least 2 times in 3 months apart
2) the ARVs had not changed within the previous 6-months period

Exclusion Criteria

1) had an active opportunistic infection
2) were taking any lipid lowering agents during 2-month period before enrollment
3) had hypersensitivity to any statins
4) had transaminase enzyme 3 times higher than the upper limit of normal

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
percent LDL-c reduction of combination therapy to monotherapy 4 weeks after each intervention phase enzymatic in vitro assay for direct quantitative using MODULAR P800 analyzer
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
percent changes of TC, TG, HDL-c and LDL-c after the first phase at 4 week after the first intervention phase enzymatic in vitro assay for direct quantitative using MODULAR P800 analyzer
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