Status:

COMPLETED

Safety of Saquinavir and High Doses of Lopinavir/Ritonavir in Children With HIV

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Collaborating Sponsors:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Conditions:

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-17 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of increased doses of lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) and saquinavir (SQV) in HIV infected children who are failing their current antiretroviral regime...

Detailed Description

Since current drugs cannot cure HIV infection, lifelong therapy is required. Development of drug resistance is common, with 30% to 80% of patients with initial viral load decreases following a potent ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • HIV infected
  • HIV RNA viral load greater than 5,000 copies/ml
  • At least 6 months of continuous therapy with a protease inhibitor (PI) prior to study entry
  • No change in antiretroviral therapy since genotypic resistance testing
  • Genotypic resistance testing indicating a primary protease mutation at position 32, 47, 48, 50, 82, or 84 and at least three other mutations in positions 10, 20, 24, 30, 32, 33, 36, 46, 47, 48, 50, 53, 54, 71, 73, 77, 82, 84, or 90 OR phenotypic resistance testing, within 6 months of screening while on a failing regimen, indicating at least a fivefold increase in LPV as compared to wild type HIV
  • Parent or legal guardian willing to provide informed consent
  • If sexually active, agree to use acceptable methods of contraception
  • Have a telephone, pager, or other method of reliable communication with study staff
  • Able and willing to swallow study medications

Exclusion

  • Any drug toxicity greater than Grade 3 at screening
  • Certain abnormal laboratory values
  • Acute opportunistic or serious bacterial infection requiring treatment
  • Chemotherapy for active cancer
  • Any significant diseases (other than HIV infection) that may, in the opinion of the investigator, interfere with the study
  • Require certain medications
  • History of heart problems
  • Family history of prolonged QTc-Interval Syndrome or prolonged QTc-interval at study entry
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

26 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00084058

End Date

December 1 2006

Last Update

November 1 2021

Active Locations (15)

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1

UAB, Dept. of Ped., Div. of Infectious Diseases

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233

2

Long Beach Memorial Med. Ctr., Miller Children's Hosp.

Long Beach, California, United States, 90801

3

UCSF Pediatric AIDS CRS

San Francisco, California, United States, 94143-0105

4

Chicago Children's CRS

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60614