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Safety and Effectiveness of Giving Indinavir Plus Stavudine Plus Lamivudine to HIV-Infected Children

Information source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on June 20, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: HIV Infections

Intervention: Indinavir sulfate (Drug); Lamivudine (Drug); Stavudine (Drug)

Phase: Phase 1

Status: Active, not recruiting

Sponsored by: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
John Sleasman, Study Chair
Ross McKinney, Study Chair

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if it is safe and effective to give an anti-HIV drug combination of indinavir (IDV) plus stavudine (d4T) plus lamivudine (3TC) to HIV-infected children. IDV will be given either as a powder mixed into applesauce or as capsules given on an empty stomach.

Clinical Details

Official title: A Multicenter, Open-Labeled, 96-Week Study to Investigate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of Indinavir in Combination With Stavudine and Lamivudine in Pediatric Patients With HIV-1 Infection

Study design: Treatment, Safety Study

Detailed description: In this multicenter, open-label study patients receive a combined drug regimen of indinavir, stavudine, and lamivudine over 48 weeks. Patients are evaluated at Weeks 0, 2, 4, every 4 weeks until Week 24, and every 8 weeks thereafter until study completion. [AS PER AMENDMENT 4/27/99: The study has been extended for an additional 48 weeks for a total of 96 weeks.]

Eligibility

Minimum age: 3 Years. Maximum age: 15 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria

Your child may be eligible for this study if he/she:

- Is 3 - 15 years old and has consent of a parent or legal guardian who is able to

return with the child for follow-up visits.

- Is HIV-positive.

- Is generally healthy.

- Is able to swallow medication in capsule form.

- Has never taken d4T or has never taken 3TC.

- Agrees to use barrier methods of birth control (such as condoms) during the study. The

pill is not allowed during the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Your child will not be eligible for this study if he/she:

- Has a serious infection at the time of study entry.

- Has a history of severe diarrhea.

- Is unable to take any of the medications in this study for any reason.

- Has a history of certain serious illnesses.

- Has taken any protease inhibitors (PIs).

- Has taken any non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), such as

efavirenz (EFV), within 2 weeks prior to study entry.

- Has taken certain medications.

- Is pregnant or breast-feeding.

Locations and Contacts

San Juan City Hosp, San Juan 009367344, Puerto Rico

UCSF / Moffitt Hosp - Pediatric, San Francisco, California 941430105, United States

UCSD Med Ctr / Pediatrics / Clinical Sciences, La Jolla, California 920930672, United States

Yale Univ Med School, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, United States

Univ of Miami (Pediatric), Miami, Florida 33161, United States

Univ of Florida Health Science Ctr / Pediatrics, Jacksonville, Florida 32209, United States

Univ of Florida Gainesville, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States

Children's Hosp of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 021155724, United States

North Shore Univ Hosp, Great Neck, New York 11021, United States

Schneider Children's Hosp, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, United States

Bellevue Hosp / New York Univ Med Ctr, New York, New York 10016, United States

Columbia Presbyterian Med Ctr, New York, New York 10032, United States

SUNY Health Sciences Ctr at Syracuse / Pediatrics, Syracuse, New York 13210, United States

Incarnation Children's Ctr / Columbia Presbyterian Med Ctr, New York, New York 10032, United States

Duke Univ Med Ctr, Durham, North Carolina 277103499, United States

Children's Hosp of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 191044318, United States

Med Univ of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 294253312, United States

Saint Jude Children's Research Hosp of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 381052794, United States

Children's Hospital & Medical Center / Seattle ACTU, Seattle, Washington 981050371, United States

Additional Information

Click here for more information about Stavudine

Click here for more information about Lamivudine

Click here for more information about Indinavir sulfate


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Page last updated: June 20, 2008

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