Status:

COMPLETED

The Anti-HIV Effects of Saquinavir Soft Gelatin Capsules Versus Indinavir in Patients Who Have Used Saquinavir Hard Gelatin Capsules for One Year

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Conditions:

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

To determine, in HIV-infected patients, whether switching to a new soft gelatin capsule formulation of saquinavir or to indinavir following prolonged use of the original hard capsule formulation of sa...

Detailed Description

Resistance to anti-HIV agents occurs with increasing duration of use. In vitro studies have shown that cross-resistance occurs among protease inhibitors, although no clinical trials have been conducte...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Required:

  • PCP prophylaxis if CD4 count <= 200 cells/mm3.

Allowed:

  • Intralesional therapy for KS.
  • Vitamins.
  • Nucleoside RT inhibitors, provided regimen remains stable for first 8 weeks of study.

Concurrent Treatment:

Allowed:

  • Acupuncture.
  • Visualization techniques.

Patients must have:

  • HIV infection.
  • Prior hard capsule saquinavir at 1800 mg/day for more than 1 year.

Prior Medication:

Allowed:

  • Prior saquinavir.
  • Prior antiretrovirals, excluding protease inhibitors other than saquinavir.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:

  • Psychological condition or medical instability that would interfere with study evaluation or procedures.

AS PER AMENDMENT 5/7/97:

  • Active tuberculosis.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

  • Protease inhibitors other than study drugs.
  • Non-nucleoside RT inhibitors.
  • Interferon.
  • Interleukins.
  • GM-CSF.
  • HIV vaccines.
  • Systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy.
  • Investigational drugs other than study medications.
  • Rifabutin.
  • Rifampin.
  • Midazolam.
  • Triazolam.
  • Ketoconazole.
  • Delavirdine.
  • Cisapride.
  • Terfenadine.
  • Astemizole.

AS PER AMENDMENT 5/7/97:

  • Nevirapine.

Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:

  • Unexplained fever > 38.5 C for any 7 days within 30 days prior to study entry.
  • Diarrhea persisting for 15 days within 30 days prior to study entry.

Prior Medication:

Excluded:

  • Any prior protease inhibitor other than saquinavir.

Excluded within the past 2 months.

  • Change in antiretroviral regimen.
  • Systemic chemotherapy for KS.

Excluded within the past month:

  • Non-nucleoside RT inhibitors.
  • Interferons.
  • Interleukins.
  • HIV vaccines.
  • Experimental therapies.

Excluded within the past 2 weeks:

  • Rifabutin.
  • Cisapride.
  • Terfenadine.
  • Astemizole.
  • Midazolam.
  • Triazolam.
  • Oral ketoconazole.
  • Delavirdine.
  • Acute therapy for infection or other medical illness.

Active substance abuse that would interfere with study evaluation or procedures.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 1998

Estimated Enrollment :

144 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00000848

End Date

October 1 1998

Last Update

November 4 2021

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Stanford CRS

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304

2

Ucsf Aids Crs

San Francisco, California, United States, 94110

3

Harbor-UCLA Med. Ctr. CRS

Torrance, California, United States, 90502

4

University of Colorado Hospital CRS

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045