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HIVNCT01042652

A Trial to Compare Raltegravir Versus Nevirapine as Anchor Drug for HIV+ Chinese IDUs on Methadone Maintenance

A study testing Raltegravir in people with HIV and HIV Infections, run by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, China at 1 site in China.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

This is a pilot randomized controlled Open-label trial to compare raltegravir and nevirapine as anchor Drug in combined antiretroviral therapy(ART) for ART-naive HIV+ Chinese injection drug users who are also on methadone maintenance therapy. The investigators hypotheses include: 1. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
HIV, HIV Infections
What is being tested?
Raltegravir
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
Feb 2011to Jun 2012
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Chinese IDUs with documented HIV-1 infection confirmed by a western blot assay.
  • On stable methadone maintenance therapy at the time of enrollment.
  • Antiretrovial treatment naïve and meeting clinical criteria of the Chinese national guideline to initiate antiretroviral therapy.
  • Patient who is of reproductive potential agrees to use an acceptable method of birth control throughout the study. Acceptable method of birth control is defined as intrauterine device (IUD), diaphragm with spermicide, condoms, or abstinence.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with allergies to or other contraindications for the selected ARV regimens.
  • Patients with acute HIV infection.
  • Use of concomitant therapy which can potentially interact with methadone and scheduled ARVs.
  • Females who are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant within the study period and using ineffective or hormonal birth control. (Note: All female patients must have a negative pregnancy test at Treatment Day 1)
  • Any active and clinically significant disease or findings discovered on screening medical history, physical examination and laboratory assessment that are not resolved or stabilized within 30 days before the screening phase of this study.
  • Patients with clinical or laboratory evidence of active liver disease, severe hepatic impairment /dysfunction or cirrhosis or elevated liver enzyme levels. (Note: patients co-infected with chronic hepatitis B or C will be allowed to enter the program if their condition is judged to be clinically stable.)
  • Patient's education level that would interfere with the medical, adherence and withdrawal symptoms evaluation.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Division of Treatment and Care, NCAIDS, China CDC

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100050

    Yao Zhang, MD, 8610-63132884, zhangyao1@gmail.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: A Pilot Study With Randomized Controlled Open-label Design to Compare Drug-drug Interaction, Antiretroviral Efficacy and Tolerability of Raltegravir Versus Nevirapine as Anchor Drug in Combination Therapy for Treatment-naive HIV+ Chinese Injection Drug Users on Methadone Maintenance

This is a pilot randomized controlled Open-label trial to compare raltegravir and nevirapine as anchor Drug in combined antiretroviral therapy(ART) for ART-naive HIV+ Chinese injection drug users who are also on methadone maintenance therapy. The investigators hypotheses include:

  1. In raltegravir arm compared with nevirapine arm, fewer patients will require methadone dose adjustment to abate methadone withdrawal symptoms. Also the average methadone dose to achieve adequate serum methadone concentrations in patients on the raltegravir-based regimen will be lower compared to that of patients on the nevirapine-based regimen.
  2. Clinical outcomes in terms of viral suppression, CD4 recovery and occurrence of opportunistic infections will be comparable in the two arms at 6 months and one year.
  3. Patients in the raltegravir arm will have a similar or better side effect profile, retention rate, and treatment adherence compared to those in the nevirapine arm.
Conditions
HIV, HIV Infections
Being tested
Raltegravir
Keywords
Methadone, HIV, Raltegravir, Antiretroviral, Intravenous Drug User, Methadone Maintenance, Treatment Naive
Medical subject headings
HIV Infections

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • RaltegravirDrug

    Raltegarvir 400mg bid

Study groups in NCT01042652
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
NevirapineActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Raltegravir
RaltegravirExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Raltegravir

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The percentages of patients in both arms who require methadone dose adjustment;The average methadone dose in each arm

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Changes in CD4+ T lymphocyte count and viral load at weeks 24 and 48 from baseline, and the documented opportunistic infections during study period.

    Measured: 1.5 year

  2. The occurrence of side effects, adherence and retention rates in two treatment arms.

    Measured: 1.5 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Jan 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2011
  3. Primary completionJan 2012 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJun 2012 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
60 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01042652
Sponsor's protocol ID
X091221164
Status last verified
Jun 2011
First submitted
4 Jan 2010
Last updated
15 Jun 2011
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Raltegravir in people with HIV and HIV Infections, run by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, China at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Jun 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The percentages of patients in both arms who require methadone dose adjustment;The average methadone dose in each arm (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Jun 2011.

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