A Comparison of Adherence Rates to Ritonavir (Soft-gel Capsules) and Its Accompanying Protease Inhibitor (PI) in Patients Receiving Ritonavir Boosted PI Regimens
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 45
- 试验地点
- 1
研究概览
简要总结
Pharmacologic boosting of protease inhibitors with ritonavir has become standard practice in antiretroviral therapy. Patients are instructed to take ritonavir at the same time as its accompanying protease inhibitor. However, ritonavir is unpopular with many patients because of its large size and because of the recommended need for refrigeration. This study will test the hypothesis that adherence to ritonavir is inferior to adherence to its accompanying protease inhibitor in patients receiving such therapy.
详细描述
The study staff will employ MEMS caps to prospectively measure adherence to ritonavir and its accompanying protease inhibitor over 24 weeks of follow-up. Paired sample t-tests will be employed to compare adherence to the two agents, and secondary analyses will be conducted to evaluate the chronologic concordance of ritonavir and accompanying protease inhibitor dosing.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •HIV infection, age>18 years, receiving therapy with ritonavir-boosted atazanavir or fosamprenavir, willingness to use MEMS caps, willingness to provide informed consent
排除标准
- •Treatment with any medication that is contraindicated in combination with ritonavir or its accompanying protease inhibitor
研究者
Jonathan Shuter
Prof. Dept Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center