Safety and Effectiveness of Fenofibrate and Pravastatin in HIV-Positive Patients With Abnormal Blood Lipids
A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Fenofibrate Versus Pravastatin in HIV-Infected Subjects With Lipid Abnormalities
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of fenofibrate and pravastatin in treating HIV-positive patients who have abnormal levels of fat (lipids) in the blood.
Increased lipids in the blood associated with HIV infection and anti-HIV drugs is a growing problem. The drugs used in this study are known to reduce certain lipids, but little is known about their safety and effectiveness. This study will see if one of the drugs is safer and more effective than the other, or if combining the drugs is the safest and most effective way to lower lipids. This study has been changed. On June 26, 2001, this study was reviewed by the Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB). The DSMB is an independent board monitoring the progress of the study. The review showed that neither pravastatin nor fenofibrate alone were effective in reaching all the cholesterol and triglyceride goals. There were no safety concerns. It is not known if the combination of fenofibrate and pravastatin is effective and safe. Therefore, it is important to continue this study.
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Recruitment status
completed
Reported enrollment (type unavailable)
630 participants
Study completion date
May 2003
Actual (reported)
Listed locations
2 countries · 58 sites
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Univ of Southern California / LA County USC Med Ctr
Los Angeles, California, 900331079, United States
UCLA CARE Ctr
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
Willow Clinic
Menlo Park, California, 94025, United States
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San Diego, California, 92103, United States
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 941104206, United States
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Aberg JA, Zackin RA, Brobst SW, Evans SR, Alston BL, Henry WK, Glesby MJ, Torriani FJ, Yang Y, Owens SI, Fichtenbaum CJ; ACTG 5087 Study Team. A randomized trial of the efficacy and safety of fenofibrate versus pravastatin in HIV-infected subjects with lipid abnormalities: AIDS Clinical Trials Group Study 5087. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2005 Sep;21(9):757-67. doi: 10.1089/aid.2005.21.757.
Evans SR, Fichtenbaum CJ, Aberg JA; A5087 Study Team. Comparison of direct and indirect measurement of LDL-C in HIV-infected individuals: ACTG 5087. HIV Clin Trials. 2007 Jan-Feb;8(1):45-52. doi: 10.1310/hct0801-45.
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Are on a lipid-lowering diet based on the patient's statement and have been exercising for at least 30 days before being screened for the study. Patients will be asked if they were counseled by their health care provider. The lipid-lowering diet and exercise program do not have to be prescribed by a physician.
Have a triglyceride (TG) level of at least 200 mg/dl and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level of at least 130 mg/dl after fasting for 8 to 12 hours.
Have been treated with anti-HIV drugs for more than 6 months. Patients must be taking the anti-HIV drugs regularly for at least 4 weeks before they enter the study. Patients must be taking anti-HIV drugs regularly for at least 8 weeks if they have changed from taking protease inhibitor (PI) anti-HIV drugs to non-PI anti-HIV drugs. Any combination without a PI must lower the patient's HIV viral levels, as determined by the patient's physician.
Are willing, if able to become pregnant, to use 2 reliable types of birth control while taking the study drug(s) and for 1 month after stopping the drug(s).
Have a negative pregnancy test.
You may not qualify if:
Patients will not be eligible for the study if they:
Have a history of heart disease.
Have uncontrolled high blood pressure within 4 weeks of study entry.
Have liver disease.
Have gall bladder disease or symptoms within 3 months prior to study entry or symptoms of gallstones.
Had surgery to remove their gallbladder within 3 months prior to study entry.
Have diabetes requiring drug treatment or diabetes not controlled by diet.
Have hypothyroidism (low thyroid activity).
Are allergic or sensitive to the study drug(s) or to other lipid-lowering drugs.
Have rhabdomyolysis (a muscle disease).
Have taken any prescription or non-prescription lipid-lowering drug within 14 days prior to study entry or for over 24 weeks in the past.
Take prescription lipid-lowering agents, other than those given by the study, and non-prescription lipid-lowering agents such as garlic supplements.
Have failed previous statin or fibrate therapy (after 24 weeks of treatment) or have had side effects from these drugs.
Receive or have received (within 14 days of study entry) treatment not approved by the FDA. Anti-HIV medications and immune-based treatments not approved by the FDA may be allowed on a case-by-case basis with the approval of the protocol team.
Were given systemic chemotherapy for cancer other than Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).
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Fichtenbaum CJ, Yeh TM, Evans SR, Aberg JA. Treatment with pravastatin and fenofibrate improves atherogenic lipid profiles but not inflammatory markers in ACTG 5087. J Clin Lipidol. 2010 Jul-Aug;4(4):279-87. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2010.04.003.