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Study of Lopinavir, Ritonavir, Tenofovir and Emtricitabine in HIV-Infected Antiretroviral Naïve Subjects

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
HIV Infections
Registration Number
NCT00043966
Lead Sponsor
Abbott
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety, tolerability and antiviral activity between once-daily (QD) and twice-daily (BID) dosing of lopinavir/ritonavir and to further characterize the pharmacokinetics of once-daily dosing of lopinavir/ritonavir.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subject is at least 18 years of age.
  • If female, subject is not of childbearing potential, defined as postmenopausal for at least 1 year or surgically sterile (bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy), or is of childbearing potential and practicing one of the following methods of birth control: *condoms, sponge, foams, jellies, diaphragm or intrauterine device (IUD) *contraceptives (oral or parenteral) for three months prior to study drug administration) *a vasectomized partner *total abstinence from sexual intercourse
  • If female, the results of a urine pregnancy test performed at screening (urine specimen obtained no earlier than 28 days prior to study drug administration) and a urine pregnancy test performed on Study Day -1 are both negative and the subject agrees to use a barrier method of contraception throughout the study.
  • Subject is not breast-feeding.
  • Vital signs, physical examination and laboratory results do not exhibit evidence of acute illness.
  • Subject has no significant history of cardiac, renal, neurologic, psychiatric, oncologic, endocrinologic, metabolic or hepatic disease that would adversely affect his/her participating in this study.
  • Subject does not require and agrees not to take any of the following medications for the duration of the study: midazolam, triazolam, terfenadine, astemizole, cisapride, pimozide, propafenone, flecainide, certain ergot derivatives (ergotamine, dihydroergotamine, ergonovine, and methylergonovine), rifampin, lovastatin, simvastatin, and St. John's wort.
  • Subject agrees not to take any medication during the study, including over-the-counter medicine, herbal medications, alcohol or recreational drugs without the knowledge and permission of the principal investigator.
  • Subject has a Karnofsky Score greater than or equal to 70
  • Subject has not been treated for an active AIDS-defining opportunistic infection within 30 days of screening. Subjects who are on stable maintenance therapy for an opportunistic infection may be enrolled after consultation with Abbott.
  • Subject is naive to antiretroviral treatment (< 7 days ARV treatment).
  • Subject has a plasma HIV RNA level of greater than 1,000 copies/mL at screening.
  • Subject agrees to take all doses of the lopinavir/ritonavir from the bottles provided by the sponsor (rather than take doses from a personal "dosette" box).
  • Subject has voluntarily signed and dated an informed consent form, approved by an Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Independent Ethics Committee (IEC), after the nature of the study has been explained and the subject has had the opportunity to ask questions. The informed consent must be signed before any study-specific procedures are performed.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Subject has a history of an allergic reaction or significant sensitivity to lopinavir/ritonavir, tenofovir or emtricitabine or to drugs similar to study drug.
  • Subject has a recent (within the past 6 months) history of drug and/or alcohol abuse.
  • Subject has a positive result on the screening tests for drugs of abuse.
  • Subject has a history of substance abuse or psychiatric illness that could preclude adherence with the protocol.
  • Screening laboratory analyses show any of the following abnormal laboratory results: *Hemoglobin ≤ 8.0 g/dL *Absolute neutrophil count ≤ 750 cells/µL *Platelet count ≤ 50,000 per mL *ALT or AST ≥ 3.0 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) *Creatinine ≥ 1.5 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)
  • Subject has received any investigational drug within 30 days prior to study drug administration.
  • For any reason, subject is considered by the investigator to be an unsuitable candidate for the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of subjects with plasma HIV RNA level below 50 copies/mL at week 48
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (52)

Phoenix Body Positive

🇺🇸

Phoenix,, Arizona, United States

Akron Infectious Disease, Inc.

🇺🇸

Akron, Ohio, United States

Donna E. Sweet, MD

🇺🇸

Wichita,, Kansas, United States

Hopital Tenon

🇫🇷

Paris, Cedex 20, France

Hampton Roads Medical Specialists

🇺🇸

Hampton, Virginia, United States

Tan Tock Seng Hospital

🇸🇬

Tan Tock Seng, Singapore

Morris, Sklaver, Mestre & Denney, M.D., PA

🇺🇸

Plantation, Florida, United States

Health Positive

🇺🇸

Safety Harbor, Florida, United States

Associates in Medical and Mental Health, P.C.

🇺🇸

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Infectious Disease Research Institute, Inc.

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

Comprehensive Care Center

🇺🇸

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Living Hope Clinical Foundation

🇺🇸

Long Beach, California, United States

CHU Kremlin Bicetre

🇫🇷

Le Kremlin Bicetre, France

Hospital La Paz

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

IDS Research Initiative

🇺🇸

Altamonte Springs, Florida, United States

Ground Zero Medical Centre / AIDS Research Initiative

🇦🇺

Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia

Pacific Oaks Research

🇺🇸

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Gary J. Richmond, MD

🇺🇸

Ft. Lauderdale,, Florida, United States

The Research & Education Group

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

South Florida Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Atlantis, Florida, United States

St. Michael's Medical Center

🇺🇸

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Treasure Coast Infectious Disease Consultants

🇺🇸

Vero Beach, Florida, United States

Klinikum J.W. Goethe Universitat

🇩🇪

Frankfurt, Germany

Hopital Bichat

🇫🇷

Paris, France

Brighton General Hospital

🇬🇧

E. Sussex, United Kingdom

Klinik I fur Innere Medizin der Universitat zu Koln

🇩🇪

Koln, Germany

St. Stephen's Centre Chelsea & Westminster Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

🇺🇸

Winston-Salem,, North Carolina, United States

Hospital 12 de Octubre

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital de Mostolesi

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Philadelphia FIGHT

🇺🇸

Philadelphia,, Pennsylvania, United States

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

AIDS Healthcare Foundation Research Center

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta Inc.

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Triangle Medical

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Joseph C. Gathe, Jr, MD

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Southampton Medical Group

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Hospital Vall D'Hebron

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Hopital l'Archet

🇫🇷

Nice, France

Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol

🇪🇸

Badalona, Spain

The Caldecot Centre King's Healthcare NHS Trust

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

St. Mary Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Orange County Center for Special Immunology

🇺🇸

Fountain Valley, California, United States

Associates in Research

🇺🇸

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Drs. Combs and Lutz

🇺🇸

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Polari Medical Group

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Holdsworth House General Practice

🇦🇺

Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia

Central Texas Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Austin, Texas, United States

Hopital Saint Louis

🇫🇷

Paris, Cedex 10, France

Hopital Saint Antoine

🇫🇷

Paris, Cedex 12, France

Royal Free Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

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