Status:

COMPLETED

The Effect of Hyperbilirubinemia on CV Disease, Neurocog Function and Renal Function

Lead Sponsor:

St Stephens Aids Trust

Conditions:

HIV

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Use of some protease inhibitors is associated with elevations of a blood pigment called bilirubin. This may occasionally lead to yellowing of the eyes (scleral icterus) or jaundice, but in the general...

Detailed Description

Use of some protease inhibitors is associated with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia as a result of inhibition of the UGT1A1 enzyme. Elevated levels of unconjugated bilirubin are best characterized amo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The ability to understand and sign a written informed consent form, prior to participation in any screening procedure and must be willing to comply with all study requirements.
  • Documented HIV-1 infection.
  • \>18 years of age
  • Stable on PI based therapy with TDF/FTC or ABC/3TC \> 6 months with either normal bilirubin or bilirubin \>2.5 X upper limit
  • Stable for \> 3 months on lipid lowering therapy, anticoagulant, hormone supplements, metformin (for lipohypertrophy) or other metabolic therapies
  • No known or past history of cardiovascular disease, neurocognitive disorder or renal disease.

Exclusion

  • Grade 1-2 Bilirubin
  • Known CV disease (angina, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, stroke, congestive cardiac failure or myocardial dysfunction), Diabetes Mellitus, antihypertensive therapy
  • Chronic NSAID use including low dose aspirin
  • Known renal or CNS or neurocognitive disease
  • HIV RNA \>400copies/ml in last 6 months
  • Change of antiretroviral Therapy in last 6 months
  • Active Hepatitis B (sAg +ve) or hepatitis C (detectable HCV RNA,, treated or cleared Hepatitis C permitted if infection and/or treatment \> 6months previous)
  • Use of anabolic steroids. Cutaneous administered testosterone supplements stable for \>3 months for documented hypogonadism permitted. Oral contraceptives stable for 3 months permitted.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2012

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

101 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01475240

Start Date

January 1 2012

End Date

November 1 2013

Last Update

April 11 2014

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St Stephen's AIDS Trust

London, United Kingdom, SW10 9NH