A Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Antiretroviral Activity of Raltegravir (MK-0518) in Combination With Other Antiretroviral Therapies in Russian Children and Adolescents Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) (MK-0518-248)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01717287 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: October 30, 2012
Results First Posted
: July 29, 2014
Last Update Posted
: March 21, 2017
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This multicenter, open-label, noncomparative study evaluates two oral formulations of raltegravir (MK-0518, film-coated tablet and chewable tablet) in combination with other antiretroviral agents for safety, tolerability, and antiretroviral activity in treatment-naive or treatment-experienced Russian children and adolescents infected with human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1).
As raltegravir is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral therapies (ARTs) for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in pediatric patients in the United States (US), this study is designed to gain local treatment experience on the use
of raltegravir in the pediatric HIV-infected population in Russia.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV Infection | Drug: Raltegravir Film-coated Tablet Drug: Raltegravir Chewable Tablet Drug: Other Anti-Retroviral Therapy | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 32 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase II, Multicenter, Open-Label, Noncomparative Study of Raltegravir (MK-0518) in Two Oral Formulations in Combination With Other Antiretroviral Agents to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Antiretroviral Activity in HIV-1 Infected Russian Children and Adolescents |
Study Start Date : | November 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Raltegravir Film-coated Tablet
Raltegravir film-coated tablet 400 mg administered orally twice-daily, in combination with other anti-retroviral therapy for 24 weeks
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Drug: Raltegravir Film-coated Tablet
Other Names:
Drug: Other Anti-Retroviral Therapy
At baseline, the investigator selected the other anti-retroviral therapies to be used in combination with raltegravir based on current treatment guidelines, the participant's treatment history, and prior anti-retroviral resistance testing
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Experimental: Raltegravir Chewable Tablet
Raltegravir chewable tablet weight-based dose up to 300 mg administered orally twice-daily, in combination with other anti-retroviral therapy for 24 weeks
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Drug: Raltegravir Chewable Tablet
Other Names:
Drug: Other Anti-Retroviral Therapy
At baseline, the investigator selected the other anti-retroviral therapies to be used in combination with raltegravir based on current treatment guidelines, the participant's treatment history, and prior anti-retroviral resistance testing
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- Percentage of Participants With at Least One Clinical Adverse Experience [ Time Frame: Up to Week 26 ]A clinical adverse experience is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the study drug, whether or not considered related to the use of the product. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the study drug is also an adverse experience.
- Percentage of Participants Who Discontinued Study Treatment Due to a Clinical Adverse Experience [ Time Frame: Up to Week 24 ]A clinical adverse experience is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the study drug, whether or not considered related to the use of the product. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the study drug is also an adverse experience.
- Percentage of Participants With at Least One Laboratory Adverse Experience [ Time Frame: Up to Week 26 ]A laboratory adverse experience is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the study drug, whether or not considered related to the use of the product. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the study drug is also an adverse experience.
- Percentage of Participants Who Discontinued Study Treatment Due to a Laboratory Adverse Experience [ Time Frame: Up to Week 24 ]A laboratory adverse experience is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the study drug, whether or not considered related to the use of the product. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the study drug is also an adverse experience.
- Change From Baseline in Cluster of Differentiation 4 (CD4) Cell Count [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 24 ]This outcome is a measure of immunological response to treatment
- Change From Baseline in CD4 Cell Percentage [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 24 ]This outcome is a measure of immunological response to treatment
- Percentage of Participants Achieving >=1 log10 Reduction From Baseline in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) or Had an HIV RNA Assessment of <200 Copies/mL [ Time Frame: Week 24 ]This outcome is a measure of virological (anti-retroviral) response to treatment. Plasma HIV RNA was measured using the Abbott RealTime HIV-1 assay, which has a linear range of 40 HIV RNA copies/mL to 10 million HIV RNA copies/mL
- Percentage of Participants Achieving HIV RNA <40 Copies/mL [ Time Frame: Week 24 ]This outcome is a measure of virological (anti-retroviral) response to treatment. Plasma HIV RNA was measured using the Abbott RealTime HIV-1 assay, which has a linear range of 40 HIV RNA copies/mL to 10 million HIV RNA copies/mL
- Percentage of Participants Achieving HIV RNA <200 Copies/mL [ Time Frame: Week 24 ]This outcome is a measure of virological (anti-retroviral) response to treatment. Plasma HIV RNA was measured using the Abbott RealTime HIV-1 assay, which has a linear range of 40 HIV RNA copies/mL to 10 million HIV RNA copies/mL

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 2 Years to 17 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV positive
- Weight of at least 7 kg
- HIV RNA ≥1000 copies/mL within 45 days before study treatment
- Participants of reproductive potential and sexually active agree to remain
abstinent or use (or have their partner use) an acceptable method of birth control throughout the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Females pregnant or breast-feeding, or expecting to conceive or donate eggs
during the study; males planning to impregnate or provide sperm donation
during the study
- Use of any non-antiretroviral (ART) investigational agents within one month before study treatment
- Current (active) diagnosis of acute hepatitis or chronic hepatitis other than stable chronic Hepatitis B and/or C
- Prior or current use of raltegravir
- Use of another experimental HIV-integrase inhibitor
- History or current evidence of any condition, therapy, laboratory
abnormality, or other circumstance that might confound the results of the study, or interfere with participation for the full duration of the study
- Requires or is anticipated to require any prohibited medications
- Use of immunosuppressive therapy within 30 days before beginning
raltegravir study treatment; short courses of corticosteroids are permitted.
- History of malignancy
- Current treatment for active tuberculosis infection
- Use of recreational or illicit drugs or a recent history (within the
last year) of drug or alcohol abuse or dependence

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): NCT01717287
Study Director: | Medical Director | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. |
Study Data/Documents: CSR Synopsis

Responsible Party: | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01717287 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
0518-248 |
First Posted: | October 30, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | July 29, 2014 |
Last Update Posted: | March 21, 2017 |
Last Verified: | February 2017 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | http://www.merck.com/clinical-trials/pdf/Merck%20Procedure%20on%20Clinical%20Trial%20Data%20Access%20Final_Updated%20July_9_2014.pdf http://engagezone.msd.com/ds_documentation.php |
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-Retroviral Agents Anti-HIV Agents Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents HIV Integrase Inhibitors Integrase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |