GEMINI Study - A Study of Saquinavir/Ritonavir in Treatment-Naive Patients With HIV-1 Infection

NCT ID: NCT00105079

Last Updated: 2011-11-02

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

337 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-04-30

Study Completion Date

2008-07-31

Brief Summary

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This 2 arm study will evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of saquinavir/ritonavir or lopinavir/ritonavir in combination with emtricitabine/tenofovir in patients with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection who have received no prior HIV treatment. Patients will be randomized to receive either saquinavir/ritonavir 1000/100mg oral (po) twice daily (bid) + emtricitabine/tenofovir 200/300mg po once daily (qd), or lopinavir/ritonavir 400/100mg po bid + emtricitabine/tenofovir 200/300mg po qd. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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HIV Infections

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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saquinavir/ritonavir

saquinavir mesylate 1000 mg twice daily (BID) + ritonavir 100 mg BID + emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 200/300 mg orally every day for 48 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

saquinavir [Invirase]

Intervention Type DRUG

1000 milligram (mg) Oral (po) twice daily (bid)

Emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate

Intervention Type DRUG

Emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 200/300 mg po qd

Ritonavir

Intervention Type DRUG

100 mg po bid

lopinavir/ritonavir

lopinavir/ritonavir 400/100 mg BID + emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 200/300 mg orally every day for 48 weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Lopinavir/ritonavir

Intervention Type DRUG

Lopinavir/ritonavir 400/100 mg po bid

Emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate

Intervention Type DRUG

Emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 200/300 mg po qd

Interventions

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saquinavir [Invirase]

1000 milligram (mg) Oral (po) twice daily (bid)

Intervention Type DRUG

Lopinavir/ritonavir

Lopinavir/ritonavir 400/100 mg po bid

Intervention Type DRUG

Emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate

Emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 200/300 mg po qd

Intervention Type DRUG

Ritonavir

100 mg po bid

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Invirase Kaletra Truvada Norvir

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* adult patients \>=18 years of age;
* chronic HIV-1 infection;
* treatment-naive;
* HIV-1 RNA viral load \>=10,000copies/mL;
* women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test, and must use reliable contraception for the duration of the study and for 90 days after the last dose of study medication.

Exclusion Criteria

* females who are pregnant or breastfeeding;
* active hepatitis B infection;
* previous treatment with antiretroviral medication;
* patients who have received an investigational drug within the last 4 weeks.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Trials

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hoffmann-La Roche

Locations

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Hobson City, Alabama, United States

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

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Berkeley, California, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Miami, Florida, United States

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Orlando, Florida, United States

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Vero Beach, Florida, United States

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Macon, Georgia, United States

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States

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St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Newark, New Jersey, United States

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New York, New York, United States

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Huntersville, North Carolina, United States

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Houston, Texas, United States

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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Avignon, , France

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Lyon, , France

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Lyon, , France

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Marseille, , France

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Marseille, , France

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Nantes, , France

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Nice, , France

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Paris, , France

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Paris, , France

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Paris, , France

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Rouen, , France

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Strasbourg, , France

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Suresnes, , France

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Toulouse, , France

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Tourcoing, , France

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Ponce, , Puerto Rico

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Bangkok, , Thailand

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Countries

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United States Canada France Puerto Rico Thailand

Other Identifiers

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ML18413

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id