Safety and Tolerance of Indinavir Plus Ritonavir in HIV-Positive Patients Failing Therapy With Amprenavir, Nelfinavir, or Saquinavir

Sponsor

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) (NIH)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00001133

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Locations

7.1

Patients Per Site

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

In this study, the protease inhibitors indinavir (IDV) and ritonavir (RTV) will be studied in patients who have high levels of virus while taking other protease inhibitors. The purpose of this study is to see how the body takes in, distributes, and gets rid of IDV and RTV. This study will also look at any side effects that IDV or RTV causes.

IDV is an effective anti-HIV drug, but it can be difficult for patients to take. For IDV to work against HIV, it must be taken 3 times a day at a high dose and with a certain diet. Doctors believe IDV may be easier to take if it is given with RTV. Patients who take IDV and RTV together may be able to take IDV only twice a day and at a lower dose. This study will gather information about the safety and side effects of using IDV and RTV together.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
HIV Infections	Drug: Indinavir sulfate Drug: Ritonavir	Phase 1

Detailed Description

IDV, a protease inhibitor, has shown excellent clinical and virologic responses when combined with 2 nucleoside analogues. Although effective, the pharmacokinetics of IDV make it difficult to use in many patients. The drug has a short half-life and requires administration in high doses every 8 hours with significant dietary restrictions. Research has shown that IDV kinetics can be improved significantly by the addition of RTV, allowing for administration of IDV at lower doses every 12 hours. The half-life of IDV is prolonged 3- to 5-fold when administered with RTV. Based on these results, it is reasonable to study this combination as a twice-daily dosing regimen.

Patients are randomized to receive 1 of 2 doses of IDV/RTV for 24 weeks (Arms A and B). All patients also receive 2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). The NRTIs are not provided by the study. Clinical assessments take place at Weeks 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24 which includes a virology assessment. [AS PER AMENDMENT 4/21/00: Patients who experience a confirmed virologic failure (defined in protocol) and elect to remain on study treatment, are followed through Week 24. Patients who experience a confirmed virologic failure and elect to discontinue study treatment will have a final evaluation at the time of treatment discontinuation.] Patients are hospitalized for 12 hours at the Week 2 study visit for an intensive pharmacokinetic analysis.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

A Phase I/II, Randomized, Open-Label Study of the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Indinavir + Ritonavir Therapy in HIV-Infected Subjects Failing Amprenavir, Nelfinavir, Saquinavir, or Nelfinavir/Saquinavir Combination Therapy

Actual Study Completion Date :

Aug 1, 2006

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria

Patients may be eligible for this study if they:

Are HIV-positive.
Are at least 18 years old.
Have a viral load (level of HIV in the blood) of at least 500 copies/ml but no more than 100,000 copies/ml within 45 days of study entry.
Have been taking the following anti-HIV drug combination for at least 12 weeks before study entry: 2 NRTIs plus amprenavir (APV), nelfinavir (NFV), saquinavir (SQV), or NFV plus SQV.
Are naive to at least 1 NRTI. This means that there is at least 1 NRTI that the patient has not taken for more than 14 days. In the case of lamivudine (3TC), naive means that the patient has never taken this drug.
Are willing and able to drink 1.5 liters (a little over 1.5 quarts) of water or other fluids a day.
Agree to use an effective barrier method of birth control (such as condoms) during the study and for 3 months after.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients will not be eligible for this study if they:

Have taken protease inhibitors other than APV, NFV, SQV, or NFV plus SQV.
Are resistant to the effects of IDV or RTV, as shown by a blood test. (Patients whose viral load is between 500 and 1,000 copies/ml will not need to be tested.)
Have any active opportunistic (AIDS-related) infection in the 14 days before study entry.
Have any medical condition or history of disease that would prevent them from completing the study or put them at risk.
Have cancer that requires chemotherapy.
Have an active infection that requires treatment in the 14 days before study entry.
Have a fever for a week or more in the 30 days before study entry.
Have taken nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) in the 30 days before study entry.
Have received a vaccine in the 21 days before study entry.
Have received an experimental drug or a drug that affects the immune system in the 30 days before study entry.
Have taken or plan to take certain other medications that may affect the study.
Are pregnant or breast-feeding.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Alabama Therapeutics CRS	Birmingham	Alabama	United States	35294
2	USC CRS	Los Angeles	California	United States	900331079
3	Ucsf Aids Crs	San Francisco	California	United States	94110
4	Johns Hopkins Adult AIDS CRS	Baltimore	Maryland	United States	21287
5	NY Univ. HIV/AIDS CRS	New York	New York	United States	10016
6	Univ. of Cincinnati CRS	Cincinnati	Ohio	United States	452670405
7	Pitt CRS	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	United States	15213