An Open-Label Study in HIV+ Patients to Determine the Effects of Nevirapine (Viramune) on the Pharmacokinetics of Clarithromycin and Activity of Cytochrome 3A4.
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002194 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 31, 2001
Last Update Posted : June 24, 2005
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV Infections | Drug: Erythromycin Drug: Nevirapine Drug: Clarithromycin | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Enrollment : | 36 participants |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Open-Label Study in HIV+ Patients to Determine the Effects of Nevirapine (Viramune) on the Pharmacokinetics of Clarithromycin and Activity of Cytochrome 3A4. |

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria
Concurrent Medication:
Allowed:
Antiretroviral drugs (i.e., zidovudine, zalcitabine, stavudine, lamivudine, didanosine, indinavir, saquinavir) provided that there has been no change in dosing of the medication > 25% within 4 weeks of study entry.
Patients must have:
- HIV positive status.
- CD4 count >= 100 cells/mm3.
Prior Medication:
Allowed:
Patients may be on clarithromycin at study entry.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following conditions are excluded:
Malabsorption, severe chronic diarrhea, or inability to maintain adequate oral intake.
Concurrent Medication:
Excluded:
Macrolide antibiotics (erythromycin, azithromycin, dirithromycin), azole fungals (ketoconazole, fluconazole, itraconazole), rifampin, rifabutin, phenytoin, terfenadine, astemizole, cisapride, triazolam, midazolam, other non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, antibiotics containing clavulanic acid, and Augmentin.
Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:
- History of drug allergy or known drug hypersensitivity.
- History of clinically important disease including hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, or gastrointestinal disease.
Prior Medication:
Excluded:
- Investigational drugs or antineoplastic agents within 12 weeks of study entry.
- Participation in a clinical trial that used ERMBY within one year of study entry.
- Systemic treatment with drugs known to be potent hepatic enzyme inducers or inhibitors (e.g., oral macrolide antibiotics, azole antifungals, cimetidine, rifampin, rifabutin, and carbamazepine) within 28 days of study entry.
- Use of protease inhibitors; ritonavir, nelfinavir, indinavir, or non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor compounds e.g., delavirdine) within 4 weeks of study entry.
Prior Treatment:
Excluded:
Radiotherapy within 12 weeks of study entry.
Risk Behavior:
Excluded:
Current history (within the last year) of IVDA, ETOH, or substance abuse.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00002194
United States, Florida | |
South Florida Bioavailability Clinic | |
Miami, Florida, United States, 331813405 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00002194 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
200G |
First Posted: | August 31, 2001 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 24, 2005 |
Last Verified: | August 2002 |
Antibiotics, Macrolide Clarithromycin Nevirapine |
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Cytochrome P-450 Anti-HIV Agents |
HIV Infections Blood-Borne Infections Communicable Diseases Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Genital Diseases Urogenital Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Clarithromycin |
Erythromycin Erythromycin Estolate Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate Erythromycin stearate Nevirapine Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-Infective Agents Protein Synthesis Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors Antiviral Agents |