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Atorvastatin for HAART Suboptimal Responders

Information source: Makerere University
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on August 23, 2015
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Virus

Intervention: atorvastatin, LipitorĀ® (Other); Placebo (Drug)

Phase: Phase 3

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: Makerere University

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Damalie Nakanjako, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Makerere University

Summary

We hypothesise that atorvastatin changes immune activation among HAART-treated adults with suboptimal cluster cell differentiation 4 (CD4) recovery by 25%

Clinical Details

Official title: Use of Atorvastatin as Adjuvant Therapy Among Suboptimal Responders to Antiretroviral Therapy in an African Cohort of HAART-treated Adults: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Primary outcome: Percentage Change in Immune Activation Levels After 12 Weeks of Atorvastatin 80mg Daily

Detailed description: The investigators have previously shown that up to 40% of HAART-treated adults have suboptimal CD4 recovery despite viral suppression. The investigators have also shown that immune activation and exhaustion are significantly higher among patients that do not exhibit satisfactory rise in CD4 counts despite viral suppression (suboptimal responders); when compared with their counterparts with viral suppression and satifactory CD4 count recovery (optimal responders). Given that atorvastatin changes immune activation in this pilot study, then larger studies can be done to understand its effect on CD4 count increase among suboptimal responders.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: 90 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

List of inclusion Criteria: HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy for at least 6 years with sustained viral suppression (viral load<400 copies), and CD4 increase below 300 cells (difference between current and baseline CD4 count). List of exclusion Criteria: History of an opportunistic infection within the previous six months, Pregnancy, History of myositis, History of ingestion of lipid-lowering agents at the baseline visit, Use of therapeutic agents known to have substantial drug-drug interactions with statins, and individuals on PI-containing HAART

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Additional Information

Related publications:

Ganesan A, Crum-Cianflone N, Higgins J, Qin J, Rehm C, Metcalf J, Brandt C, Vita J, Decker CF, Sklar P, Bavaro M, Tasker S, Follmann D, Maldarelli F. High dose atorvastatin decreases cellular markers of immune activation without affecting HIV-1 RNA levels: results of a double-blind randomized placebo controlled clinical trial. J Infect Dis. 2011 Mar 15;203(6):756-64. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiq115. Epub 2011 Feb 15.

Nakanjako D, Ssewanyana I, Mayanja-Kizza H, Kiragga A, Colebunders R, Manabe YC, Nabatanzi R, Kamya MR, Cao H. High T-cell immune activation and immune exhaustion among individuals with suboptimal CD4 recovery after 4 years of antiretroviral therapy in an African cohort. BMC Infect Dis. 2011 Feb 8;11:43. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-43.

Starting date: January 2013
Last updated: May 20, 2015

Page last updated: August 23, 2015

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