Simplified Drug Regimens for HIV Patients in ACTG 388 or Patients Who Responded to A First Potent Combination Regimen
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00014937 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: August 31, 2001
Last Update Posted
: July 29, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV Infections | Drug: lopinavir/ritonavir Drug: lamivudine/zidovudine Drug: efavirenz Drug: lamivudine Drug: stavudine Drug: zidovudine Drug: didanosine | Not Applicable |
ACTG 388 was designed to evaluate two four-drug regimens compared with a three-drug regimen in patients who were relatively treatment naive. Based on the increased complexity and toxicity of four-drug regimens and the resultant negative impact on response as compared with three-drug regimens, studies evaluating simplified potent regimens appear warranted. This study will evaluate simpilified drug regimens designed to enhance virologic activity without necessarily increasing the number of antiretroviral drugs. The study regimens will be assessed for both virologic control and tolerability. The study population will include patients previously enrolled in ACTG 388 and patients with prior advanced HIV disease who received and responded to potent antiretroviral therapy without evidence of virologic relapse.
Patients will be stratified according to ACTG 388 treatment or non-ACTG 388 study participation. Patients will then be randomized to receive either a protease inhibitor (PI)-sparing regimen of 2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) with efavirenz (EFV) (Arm I) or an NRTI-sparing regimen of EFV with lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) (Arm II). Arm I options are enteric-coated didanosine (ddI-EC) plus lamivudine (3TC), ddI-EC plus zidovudine (ZDV), ZDV plus 3TC (or Combivir), stavudine (d4T) plus 3TC, or ddI-EC plus d4T (with exceptions as noted in the protocol). Only LPV/r, EFV, d4T, and ddI are provided by the study; other medications are obtained by nonstudy prescription.
All patients are evaluated for safety and for virologic and immunologic responses at Weeks 4 and 8, then every 8 weeks until the study ends. In addition, all patients have assessments for fat redistribution, fasting lipid profiles, fasting insulin levels, venous lactate levels, and treatment adherence. Patients will be followed for 1.5 to 3 years. Interim safety analyses will be conducted in June 2002 and June 2003. Patients in this study may also enroll in A5125s, a fat distribution and bone mineral density substudy.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Enrollment : | 240 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Factorial Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Two Potent, Simplified Regimens Utilizing A Protease Inhibitor-Sparing Regimen Versus A Nucleoside-Sparing Regimen for HIV-Infected Subjects Who Participated in ACTG 388 or Who Responded to A First Potent Combination Regimen and Have 200 or Less HIV-1 RNA Copies/ml |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2004 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | 13 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria for ACTG 388 Participants
- HIV-1 RNA level <= 200 copies/ml within 70 days of study entry
- Stable anti-HIV drug plan without harmful drug side effects or serious illness at the time of study entry
Inclusion Criteria for Non-ACTG 388 Participants
- Potent anti-HIV drug regimen as a first HIV treatment for at least 18 months
- HIV-1 RNA level >= 80,000 copies/ml or CD4+ count <= 200 cells/mm3 prior to starting anti-HIV drug regimen
- HIV-1 RNA level <= 400 copies/ml (or less than 500 copies/ml by bDNA) within 32 weeks of initial therapy
- HIV-1 RNA level <= 200 copies/ml within 60 days of study entry
Inclusion Criteria for Both ACTG 388 and Non-ACTG 388 Participants
- Acceptable methods of contraception
- Consent of parent or legal guardian if under 18 years of age
Exclusion Criteria for ACTG 388 Participants
- Viral resistance to study drugs as determined by resistance studies during ACTG 388
Exclusion Criteria for ACTG 388 and Non-ACTG 388 Participants
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Certain heart medicines (flecainide or propafenone); antihistamines (astemizole and terfenadine); rifampin; ergot derivatives (dihydroergotamine, ergonovine, ergotamine, or methylergonovine); intestinal agents (cisapride); herbal products (St. John's wort); lovastatin or simvastatin; neuroleptics (pimozide); and sedatives/hypnotics (midazolam or triazolam)
- Allergy study drugs

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Study Chair: | Margaret Fischl, MD | University of Miami |
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Other Publications:
Responsible Party: | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00014937 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
A5116 AACTG 5116 Substudy AACTG A5124s Substudy AACTG A5125s ACTG A5116 10934 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS-ES ) |
First Posted: | August 31, 2001 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 29, 2013 |
Last Verified: | July 2013 |
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
HIV-1 Didanosine Drug Therapy, Combination Zidovudine Nevirapine Stavudine HIV Protease Inhibitors Ritonavir Lamivudine |
RNA, Viral Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Anti-HIV Agents Viral Load ABT 378 Combivir Efavirenz Treatment Experienced |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Ritonavir Lopinavir HIV Protease Inhibitors Lamivudine Zidovudine Stavudine |
Didanosine Lamivudine, zidovudine drug combination Efavirenz Protease Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Anti-HIV Agents Anti-Retroviral Agents Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors Antimetabolites |