Safety and Effectiveness of Giving Indinavir and Nelfinavir to HIV-Infected Patients

NCT ID: NCT00002375

Last Updated: 2005-06-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to see if it is safe and effective to treat HIV-infected patients with indinavir (IDV) plus nelfinavir (NFV), 2 anti-HIV medications.

It is thought that IDV plus NFV will be a safe drug combination for treating HIV.

Detailed Description

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It is hypothesized that the administration of indinavir with nelfinavir will be generally safe and well tolerated.

This is a parallel, time-lagged, 2-stage, multiple-dose, 24-week study in HIV-1 seropositive patients. In the 3-week, randomized, double-blind phase of Stage A, patients receive either indinavir plus nelfinavir (Group A1: 9 patients) or indinavir placebo plus nelfinavir placebo (Group A2: 3 patients) for the first week. In Week 2, patients in Group A1 have the nelfinavir dose increased. This dose escalation for nelfinavir is contingent upon the patient having completed 1 week of the study drugs without experiencing Grade 3 or worse toxicity and/or serious drug-related adverse events. Patients in Group A2 continue to receive placebo until Week 3, at which time they receive indinavir plus nelfinavir (initial dose), while patients in Group A1 continue with indinavir plus nelfinavir (escalated dose). At Week 4 all patients in Stage A (including those originally assigned to receive placebo) receive open-label indinavir plus nelfinavir (escalated dose) for the remainder of the 24 weeks.

After at least 6 patients in Stage A have completed at least 2 weeks of therapy with nelfinavir plus indinavir with acceptable tolerability, Stage B begins. In the 2-week, randomized, double-blind phase of Stage B, patients receive either indinavir plus nelfinavir (Group B1: 9 patients) or indinavir placebo plus nelfinavir placebo (Group B2, 3 patients). After 2 weeks, all patients in Stage B (including those originally assigned to receive placebo) receive open-label indinavir plus nelfinavir for the remainder of the 24 weeks.

Conditions

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HIV Infections

Study Design

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Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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Indinavir sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

Nelfinavir mesylate

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for this study if you:

* Are HIV-positive.
* Have a CD4 count of at least 100 cells/mm3.
* Have a plasma viral load (level of HIV in the blood) of at least 30,000 copies/ml.
* Are at least 18 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

You will not be eligible for this study if you:

* Have ever been treated with any protease inhibitors (PIs).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Locations

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Univ of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

UCSD Treatment Ctr / Dept of Medicine and Pediatrics

San Diego, California, United States

Site Status

Univ of Pittsburgh / Graduate School of Public Health

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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MK-0639

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

061-00

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

246H

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id