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Raltegravir Intensification in HIV-infected Patients

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00631449
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 7, 2008
Results First Posted : December 30, 2013
Last Update Posted : November 3, 2015
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University of California, San Francisco

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment with Raltegravir further decreases HIV viral replication in HAART-suppressed, HIV-infected patients, potentially improving immune response to antiretroviral therapy.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
HIV Infections Drug: Raltegravir Drug: Placebo Phase 4

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 30 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Raltegravir Intensification in Antiretroviral-treated Patients Exhibiting a Suboptimal CD4+ T Cell Response
Study Start Date : February 2008
Actual Primary Completion Date : September 2009
Actual Study Completion Date : March 2010

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MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: Raltegravir
For subjects assigned to the raltegravir group, subjects will receive raltegravir 400 mg to be taken by mouth twice daily for 24 weeks, in addition to continuing to take their current anti-HIV medicines.
 Drug: Raltegravir
For subjects assigned to the raltegravir group, subjects will receive raltegravir 400 mg to be taken by mouth twice daily, in addition to continuing to take their current anti-HIV medicines.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
For subjects assigned to the placebo group, subjects will receive a matching placebo pill 400 mg to be taken by mouth twice daily for 24 weeks, in addition to continuing to take their current anti-HIV medicines.
 Drug: Placebo
For subjects assigned to the placebo group, subjects will receive a matching placebo pill 400 mg to be taken by mouth twice daily for 24 weeks, in addition to continuing to take their current anti-HIV medicines.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. We Will Use as Our Primary Endpoint the Proportion of Subjects in Each Group (Study Drug vs. Placebo) With Undetectable Plasma HIV-1 RNA, as Measured by an Ultra-sensitive Assay With a Limit of Detection of 1 Copy/mL at Week 12. [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Change in Percentage of Activated CD8+ T Cells (CD8+ T Cells That Co-express CD38 and HLA-DR) Will be Assessed as a Secondary Outcome. [ Time Frame: Week 24 ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Stable antiretroviral therapy for at least 12 months
  • Screening CD4+ T cell count < 350 cells/mm3
  • All available CD4+ T cell counts in the last year and at screening < 350 cells/mm3
  • Screening plasma HIV RNA levels below level of detection (< 50 copies RNA/mL using Roche Amplicor or < 75 copies/mL using Bayer bDNA or < 40 copies/mL using Abbott RT-PCR), and all available determinations in past 12 months also below level of detection (isolated single values > 75 but < 1000 copies/mL will be allowed if they were preceded and followed by undetectable viral load determinations).
  • >90% adherence to therapy within the preceding 30 days, as determined by self-report
  • Both male and female adult (at least 18 years old) subjects are eligible. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and agree to use a double-barrier method of contraception throughout the study period.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who are intending to modify antiretroviral therapy in the next 24 weeks for any reason
  • Serious illness requiring hospitalization or parental antibiotics within preceding 3 months
  • **Any vaccination 2 weeks prior to baseline (day 0) visit and throughout the study period
  • Concurrent treatment with immunomodulatory drugs, or exposure to any immunomodulatory drug in past 16 weeks
  • Concurrent treatment with phenobarbital, phenytoin, or rifampin.
  • Screening absolute neutrophil count <1,000 cells/mm3, platelet count <70,000 cells/mm3, hemoglobin < 8 mg/dL, estimated creatinine clearance <40 mL/minute
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00631449


Locations
United States, California
San Francisco General Hospital, Clinical Research Center
San Francisco, California, United States, 94110
San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center
San Francisco, California, United States, 94121
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of California, San Francisco
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Hiroyu Hatano, MD University of California, San Francisco
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Responsible Party: University of California, San Francisco
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00631449     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: H52899-31393-03
First Posted: March 7, 2008    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: December 30, 2013
Last Update Posted: November 3, 2015
Last Verified: October 2015

Keywords provided by University of California, San Francisco:
HIV
Treatment intensification
Low level viremia
Suboptimal CD4+ T cell response
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
 Raltegravir Potassium
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
HIV Integrase Inhibitors
Integrase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action