Pilot Simplification Study to Lopinavir/Ritonavir 800/200 mg Monotherapy Regimen Once Daily
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01581853 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: April 20, 2012
Last Update Posted
: October 6, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV | Drug: Lopinavir/ritonavir 800 mg / 200mg | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 21 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Pilot Simplification Study to Lopinavir/Ritonavir 800/200 mg Monotherapy Regimen Once Daily |
Study Start Date : | May 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2014 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Lopinavir/ritonavir 800 mg / 200mg
Kaletra 200/50 mg comprimidos recubiertos con película Lopinavir/ritonavir 800 mg / 200mg will be changed from its approved posology (2 times daily)to once daily in patients with undetectable viral load and in stable treatment with Lopinavir/ritonavir 800 mg / 200mg in monotherapy for at least 6 months
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Drug: Lopinavir/ritonavir 800 mg / 200mg
Lopinavir/ritonavir 800 mg / 200mg will be change from its approved posology (2 times daily)to once daily in patients with undetectable viral load and in stable treatment with Lopinavir/ritonavir 800 mg / 200mg in monotherapy for at least 6 months
Other Name: Kaletra 200/50 mg comprimidos recubiertos con película
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- plasma viral load <40 copies/mL [ Time Frame: Week 48 ]HIV Plasma Viral Load <40 copies/ml at week 48.
- Stability in the plasma levels of Lopinavir/ritonavir during all study visits [ Time Frame: Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 ]Determination of plasma concentrations of the study drug at weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48
- Tolerability [ Time Frame: Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 ]Possible Adverse Events will be collected in all study visits and laboratory tests will also be performed in all study visits (weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48)
- Adherence [ Time Frame: Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 ]Medication adherence will be evaluated in all the study visits after making a reconciliation of the medication dispensed and returned by the patients
- Satisfaction [ Time Frame: Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 ]Patients' satisfaction with the new regimen will be evaluated using a questionnaire (SMAQ)
- - Efficacy in CSF [ Time Frame: At least 4 weeks on study treatment ]- In a subsample of patients (10) HIV-1 RNA in CSF will be assessed (added as per amendment)

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients older than 18, HIV positive
- Patients receiving a monotherapy regimen (Lopinavir/ritonavir twice daily)during the last 6 months
- Undetectable viral load (<40 copies/ml) during the last 6 months
- Patients that accept participation in the study and sign the Informed Consent Form
- Childbearing females with negative pregnancy tests and using appropriate contraceptive measures
Exclusion Criteria:
- Opportunistic disease, cancer or any other active disease with specific treatment
- Active addiction to illegal drugs or active use of psychotropic drugs
- Mental retardation diagnosis, or mental dementia or severe psychiatric disorder (excluding major depression disorder solved > 3 months)
- Females who are breastfeeding or pregnant

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01581853
Spain | |
Hospital del Mar | |
Bercelona, Barcelona, Spain, 08003 | |
Hospital Universitary de Bellvitge | |
Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, 08907 |
Principal Investigator: | Daniel Podzamczer, MD | Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge | |
Principal Investigator: | Hernando Knobel, MD | Hospital del Mar |
Responsible Party: | Daniel Podzamczer, MD. HIV/AIDS Program Director. HIV Unit. Infectious Disease Service, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01581853 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
KMON 2011-005981-39 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | April 20, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 6, 2016 |
Last Verified: | April 2013 |
Keywords provided by Daniel Podzamczer, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge:
HIV AIDS MONOTHERAPY PILOT LOPINAVIR/RITONAVIR |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Ritonavir Lopinavir HIV Protease Inhibitors 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 |