Status:

COMPLETED

Pilot Opened Trial in HIV-infected Patients Including an Investigational Marketed Product

Lead Sponsor:

Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital

Conditions:

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study aims to provide new knowledge about the pathogenesis of HIV infection, specifically, the role that immune activation and apoptotic activity play in immune recovery, and in particular, in th...

Detailed Description

One of the many adverse consequences of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is the increase in the rate of lymphocyte cell death (Badley AD, Blood. 2000; 96:2951-64). Increased lymphocyte...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient having a diagnosis of HIV infection, on continuously HAART for at least 2 years, including:
  • 2 NRTI/NtRTIs (except ddI+TDF), plus
  • 1 PI/ritonavir (lopinavir/ritonavir, atazanavir/ritonavir, fosamprenavir/ritonavir, tipranavir/ritonavir, darunavir/ritonavir) or 1 NNRTI (nevirapine or efavirenz)
  • Undetectable plasma HIV-1 RNA (VL \< 50 copies/mL) during the last 2 years prior to screening (with at least 4 determinations of viral load during this time period).
  • Good treatment adherence.
  • No presence of other factors which could contribute to CD4+ declines, such as treatment with chemotherapy, treatment with interferon/ribavirin, a ddI+TDF-containing regimen, etc, at least 12 months prior to screening.
  • Patient classified as "discordant" who showed high level of CD8+HLADR+CD38+ and cell death values at the screening (see reference values in the definition section in page 9: 4.2. AIMS).
  • Voluntary written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Pregnancy or fertile women willing to be pregnant.
  • Acute infections or uncontrolled chronic infection in the 2 months previous to the inclusion.
  • Hepatic toxicity (AST, ALT levels grade +/= 3).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

57 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00773708

Start Date

March 1 2009

End Date

May 1 2011

Last Update

March 11 2015

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H.U. Germans Trias i Pujol

Badalona, Barcelona, Spain, 08916