A Study of Raltegravir in a Diverse Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients (0518-055)

NCT ID: NCT00764946

Last Updated: 2017-03-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

209 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-10-31

Study Completion Date

2011-02-28

Brief Summary

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A study to test the safety and effect of twice daily raltegravir in a diverse cohort of patients currently infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), where at least 50% are African American and at least 25% are female, either having received antiretroviral drugs before or not.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

raltegravir

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Comparator: raltegravir

Intervention Type DRUG

400 mg tablets taken twice daily. Total treatment period is 48 weeks.

Interventions

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Comparator: raltegravir

400 mg tablets taken twice daily. Total treatment period is 48 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

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ISENTRESS

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient is HIV positive
* Patient agrees to use (or have their partner use) birth control as defined by the study doctor

Exclusion Criteria

* If female, pregnant or breastfeeding
* Patient has used an investigational agent in the last 30 days
* Patient has acute hepatitis
* Patient has received MK0518 (raltegravir) before
* Patient has used another experimental HIV-integrase inhibitor
Minimum Eligible Age

16 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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Squires KE, Bekker LG, Eron JJ, Cheng B, Rockstroh JK, Marquez F, Kumar P, Thompson M, Campo RE, Mounzer K, Strohmaier KM, Lu C, Rodgers A, Jackson BE, Wenning LA, Robertson M, Nguyen BY, Sklar P; REALMRK Investigators. Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of raltegravir in a diverse cohort of HIV-infected patients: 48-week results from the REALMRK Study. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2013 Jun;29(6):859-70. doi: 10.1089/AID.2012.0292. Epub 2013 Feb 26.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 23351187 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2008_555

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

0518-055

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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