MK0518 in the Treatment of HIV-Infected Patients Switched From a Protease Inhibitor Regimen (0518-032)(TERMINATED)

NCT ID: NCT00443703

Last Updated: 2017-03-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

352 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-05-31

Study Completion Date

2009-04-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of an investigational treatment for patients with HIV.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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HIV Infection

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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1

Arm 1: MK0518 (raltegravir) + placebo to KALETRA™ (lopinavir (+) ritonavir )

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MK0518 (raltegravir)

Intervention Type DRUG

MK0518 (raltegravir) 400 mg by mouth (PO) twice daily (b.i.d) for up to 48 weeks of treatment

Comparator: placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

KALETRA™ (lopinavir (+) ritonavir ) 400/100 mg by mouth (PO) twice daily (b.i.d.) Placebo for up to 48 weeks of treatment.

2

Arm 2: KALETRA™ (lopinavir (+) ritonavir) + placebo to MK0518 (raltegravir)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Comparator: KALETRA™ (lopinavir (+) ritonavir )

Intervention Type DRUG

KALETRA™ (lopinavir (+) ritonavir ) 400/100 mg by mouth (PO) twice daily (b.i.d.) for up to 48 weeks of treatment.

Comparator: placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

MK0518 (raltegravir) 400 mg by mouth (PO) twice daily (b.i.d.) Placebo for up to 48 weeks of treatment

Interventions

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MK0518 (raltegravir)

MK0518 (raltegravir) 400 mg by mouth (PO) twice daily (b.i.d) for up to 48 weeks of treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

Comparator: KALETRA™ (lopinavir (+) ritonavir )

KALETRA™ (lopinavir (+) ritonavir ) 400/100 mg by mouth (PO) twice daily (b.i.d.) for up to 48 weeks of treatment.

Intervention Type DRUG

Comparator: placebo

MK0518 (raltegravir) 400 mg by mouth (PO) twice daily (b.i.d.) Placebo for up to 48 weeks of treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

Comparator: placebo

KALETRA™ (lopinavir (+) ritonavir ) 400/100 mg by mouth (PO) twice daily (b.i.d.) Placebo for up to 48 weeks of treatment.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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MK0518 raltegravir KALETRA

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient is at least 18 years of age
* Patient is Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive
* Patient has documented Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) RiboNucleic Acid (RNA) \<50 copies/milliliter (mL) for at least 3 months while on a KALETRA based regimen
* Patient has been on a KALETRA based regimen for at least 3 months without a change in background antiretroviral therapy
* Patient has no documentation of HIV RNA \>50 copies/mL for at least 3 months while on the KALETRA based regimen

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient is or plans to become pregnant, or nursing a child
* Patient plans to donate eggs or impregnate/donate sperm
* Patient is receiving Stavudine (d4T) as a component of the background antiretroviral therapy
* Patient is currently receiving a second protease inhibitor in addition to KALETRA
* Patient is currently receiving, or has received in the past twelve weeks, treatment for the management of elevated lipids
* Patient has used another experimental HIV-integrase inhibitor
* Patient has a current (active) diagnosis of acute hepatitis due to any cause
* Patient has used systemic immunosuppressive therapy within one month prior to treatment in this study
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

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Monitor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

References

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Eron JJ, Young B, Cooper DA, Youle M, Dejesus E, Andrade-Villanueva J, Workman C, Zajdenverg R, Fatkenheuer G, Berger DS, Kumar PN, Rodgers AJ, Shaughnessy MA, Walker ML, Barnard RJ, Miller MD, Dinubile MJ, Nguyen BY, Leavitt R, Xu X, Sklar P; SWITCHMRK 1 and 2 investigators. Switch to a raltegravir-based regimen versus continuation of a lopinavir-ritonavir-based regimen in stable HIV-infected patients with suppressed viraemia (SWITCHMRK 1 and 2): two multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trials. Lancet. 2010 Jan 30;375(9712):396-407. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)62041-9. Epub 2010 Jan 12.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20074791 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2007_507

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

0518-032

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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