Pharmacokinetic (PK) Study of Twice Daily vs Once Daily Lamivudine (3TC) and Abacavir (ABC) as Part of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in HIV Infected Children

NCT ID: NCT01982396

Last Updated: 2013-11-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

19 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-01-31

Study Completion Date

2004-03-31

Brief Summary

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Cross-over 28 week study of the plasma pharmacokinetic profiles of twice daily 3TC (4mg/kg/dose BD) with once daily 3TC (8mg/kg/dose OD) and twice daily ABC (8mg/kg/dose BD) with daily ABC (16mg/kg/dose OD) where one or both drugs are being taken as part of combination antiretroviral therapy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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HIV Infection

Keywords

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HIV paediatric Abacavir lamivudine

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Twice daily

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

ABC Twice Daily

Intervention Type DRUG

3TC Twice Daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Once daily

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ABC Once Daily

Intervention Type DRUG

3TC Once Daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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ABC Twice Daily

Intervention Type DRUG

ABC Once Daily

Intervention Type DRUG

3TC Once Daily

Intervention Type DRUG

3TC Twice Daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children with definitive HIV infection
* Age \> 2 and \< 13 years
* Currently on combination ART including 3TC and / or ABC, for at least 6 months, with stable CD4 cell count and HIV RNA viral load and expected to stay on this regimen for at least a further 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria

* • Intercurrent illness

* Receiving concomitant therapy except prophylaxis against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP)
* Abnormal renal or liver function (grade 3 or above)
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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PENTA Foundation

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Vas Novelli, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK

Hermione Lyall, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK

Locations

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Great Ormond Street Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status

St. Mary's Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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Bergshoeff A, Burger D, Verweij C, Farrelly L, Flynn J, Le Prevost M, Walker S, Novelli V, Lyall H, Khoo S, Gibb D; PENTA-13 Study Group. Plasma pharmacokinetics of once- versus twice-daily lamivudine and abacavir: simplification of combination treatment in HIV-1-infected children (PENTA-13). Antivir Ther. 2005;10(2):239-46.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15865218 (View on PubMed)

LePrevost M, Green H, Flynn J, Head S, Clapson M, Lyall H, Novelli V, Farrelly L, Walker AS, Burger DM, Gibb DM; Pediatric European Network for the Treatment of AIDS 13 Study Group. Adherence and acceptability of once daily Lamivudine and abacavir in human immunodeficiency virus type-1 infected children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Jun;25(6):533-7. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000222415.40563.d4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16732152 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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PENTA 13

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id