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A Study Comparing Safety Of Abacavir And Lamivudine Administered Once-Daily As A Single Tablet Versus The Same Drugs Administered Twice-Daily As Separate Tablets (ALOHA Study)
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
GlaxoSmithKline
Information provided by:
GlaxoSmithKline
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00094367
First received: October 16, 2004
Last updated: September 29, 2010
Last verified: September 2010
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Purpose
This study was designed to evaluate if subjects who took 600 mg of abacavir and 300 mg of lamivudine once-daily as a single tablet were just as likely to have adverse events compared to subjects who took 300 mg of abacavir and 150 mg of lamivudine administered as separate tablets twice-daily.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| HIV Infection | Drug: Abacavir/Lamivudine | Phase 3 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | See Detailed Description |
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Further study details as provided by GlaxoSmithKline:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- The occurrence of treatment-limiting adverse events after starting study drugs.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- occurrence of abacavir HSR
- completion of educational training
- subject satisfaction with treatment
- adherence to study medications
- change in HIV-1 RNA from BL
- change in CD4 measure from BL.
| Estimated Enrollment: | 900 |
| Study Start Date: | July 2004 |
| Study Completion Date: | October 2005 |
| Primary Completion Date: | October 2005 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
A phase IIIB randomized, open-label, multicenter, parallel-arm study to evaluate the short-term safety and tolerability of the abacavir/lamivudine fixed-dose combination tablet administered once-daily or the separate abacavir and lamivudine tablets administered twice-daily, as part of a three or four-drug regimen, in antiretroviral naive HIV-1 infected subjects.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have HIV-1 infection.
- Had not received any prior HIV treatment for more than 14 days.
- At least 1000 copies of HIV-1 RNA.
- Willing to provide signed informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Enrolled in other investigational drug studies.
- Female subjects who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- History of allergy or hypersensitivity to abacavir or lamivudine.
- Certain medical conditions that would make subjects ineligible.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00094367
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00094367
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Sponsors and Collaborators
GlaxoSmithKline
Investigators
| Study Director: | GSK Clinical Trials, PharmD | GlaxoSmithKline |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | Study Director, GSK |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00094367 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
101822 |
| Study First Received: | October 16, 2004 |
| Last Updated: | September 29, 2010 |
Keywords provided by GlaxoSmithKline:
|
1592U89 GR109714 abacavir lamivudine fixed-dose combination |
once-daily twice-daily HIV infection naive |
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 Abacavir |
Lamivudine Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Anti-Retroviral Agents Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Anti-HIV Agents |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 27, 2017