Effects of Nevirapine on the Steady State Pharmacokinetics of Fluconazole in HIV Positive Patients

NCT ID: NCT02181946

Last Updated: 2014-07-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE4
• Total Enrollment: 24 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2001-05-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of nevirapine on the steady state pharmacokinetics of fluconazole and to assess the steady-state pharmacokinetics of nevirapine when given in combination with fluconazole.

Conditions

HIV Infections

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Fluconazole with and without Nevirapine

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Fluconazole

Intervention Type: DRUG

Nevirapine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Interventions

Fluconazole

Intervention Type: DRUG

Nevirapine

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Male or female patients between the ages of 18 and 65 years who are seropositive for HIV-1 antibody by an ELISA test and confirmed by an alternative method, e.g. Western Blot
• CD4 + cell count ≥ 100 cells/mm3
• Patients who meet the following laboratory parameters

• Granulocyte count > 1000 cells/mm3
• Hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dl (men and women)
• Platelet count > 75,000 cells/mm3
• Alkaline phosphatase < 3.0 times the upper limit of normal
• Aspartame Transaminase (AST) and Alanine Transaminase (ALT) < 3.0 times the upper limit of normal
• Total bilirubin < 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
• Female patients of childbearing potential must be willing to use a reliable form of contraception which must include a medically approved from of barrier contraception
• Patients able to provide written informed consent and comply with study requirements

Exclusion Criteria

• Female patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding
• Seated systolic blood pressure below 100 mmHg, or greater than 160 mmHg, and/or heart rate less than 50 or greater than 100 beats/min
• History of drug allergy or known drug hypersensitivity
• Patients receiving any investigational drug, antineoplastic agent or radiotherapy other than local skin radiotherapy treatment within 12 weeks before starting study medication
• Patients requiring systemic treatment with corticosteroids or drugs known to be hepatic enzyme inducers or inhibitors within 28 days of study entry (Study Day 1). Such substances in these categories include: macrolide antibiotics (e.g. erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin, dirithromycin), azole antifungals (e.g. itraconazole), rifabutin and phenytoin
• Patients requiring systemic treatment with CYP3A4 (cytochrome P450 3A4) substrates such as terfenadine, astemizole, cisapride, triazolam and midazolam during the course of the trial
• Use of protease inhibitors or non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors within 28 days of Study Day 1 or during the trial
• Patients with a current history of intravenous drug abuse, alcohol or substance abuse (within the last year)
• History of any clinically important disease including hepatic, renal, cardiovascular or gastrointestinal disease
• Patients with malabsorption, severe chronic diarrhea or patients unable to maintain adequate oral intake

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Boehringer Ingelheim

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Other Identifiers

1100.1361

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id