Comparing the Safety, Effectiveness, and Tolerability of Three Anti-HIV Drug Regimens for Treatment-Naive Patients
A Phase III, Randomized, Open-Label Comparison of Lopinavir/Ritonavir Plus Efavirenz Versus Lopinavir/Ritonavir Plus 2 NRTIs Versus Efavirenz Plus 2 NRTIs as Initial Therapy for HIV-1 Infection
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interventional
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2 countries
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Brief Summary
With new strategies and drugs available, many different regimens exist for the treatment of HIV. The purpose of this study is to compare three different anti-HIV drug regimens as first-time treatments for HIV infection.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_3 hiv-infections
60 active sites
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 30, 2002
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 1, 2003
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2006
CompletedNovember 1, 2021
October 1, 2021
December 30, 2002
October 28, 2021
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Time from study entry to virologic failure
time from study entry to regimen completion
Secondary Outcomes (13)
20 % or more loss in peripheral fat
increase in lactic acid levels at least 2-4old above the upper limit of normal (ULN)
20 % or more increase in truncal fat accumulation
fasting cholesterol level equal to or greater than 240 mg/dl
Grade 3 or greater elevation in fasting triglyceride levels
- +8 more secondary outcomes
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- HIV infected
- HIV viral load of 2000 copies/ml or greater within 60 days prior to study entry
- Willing to use acceptable means of contraception
- d4T XR, TDF, or ZDV chosen as part of an initial regimen prior to randomization to a study arm
- Coenrolled in ACTG A5152s
You may not qualify if:
- On ARV therapy for 7 days or more any time prior to study entry
- NNRTIs or 3TC at any time prior to study entry
- Current peripheral neuropathy of Grade 2 or higher
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Immunomodulators, vaccines, or investigational therapies within 30 days of study entry. Patients taking a stable or tapering dose of prednisone at less than 10 mg are not excluded.
- Human growth hormone within 30 days prior to study entry
- Initiation of testosterone or anabolic steroids within 30 days prior to study entry
- Certain other medications within 30 days of study entry
- Hypersensitivity to components of the study drug formulations
- Drug or alcohol use or dependence that would interfere with adherence to study requirements
- Acute therapy for serious medical illnesses requiring systemic treatment and/or hospitalization within 14 days prior to study entry
- Recent infection with drug-resistant HIV
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (60)
Alabama Therapeutics CRS
Birmingham, Alabama, 35924, United States
USC CRS
Los Angeles, California, 90033-1079, United States
UCLA CARE Center CRS
Los Angeles, California, 90095-1793, United States
Stanford CRS
Palo Alto, California, 94305-5107, United States
UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, 95814, United States
Univ. of California Davis Med. Ctr., ACTU
Sacramento, California, United States
Ucsd, Avrc Crs
San Diego, California, 92103, United States
Ucsf Aids Crs
San Francisco, California, 94110, United States
Santa Clara Valley Med. Ctr.
San Jose, California, 94305-5107, United States
San Mateo County AIDS Program
San Mateo, California, 94305-5107, United States
Harbor-UCLA Med. Ctr. CRS
Torrance, California, 90502-2052, United States
University of Colorado Hospital CRS
Aurora, Colorado, 80262-3706, United States
Georgetown University CRS (GU CRS)
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
Univ. of Miami AIDS CRS
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
The Ponce de Leon Ctr. CRS
Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States
Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Leahi Hosp.
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96816, United States
Northwestern University CRS
Chicago, Illinois, 60611-3015, United States
Rush Univ. Med. Ctr. ACTG CRS
Chicago, Illinois, 60612-3806, United States
Cook County Hosp. CORE Ctr.
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
Methodist Hosp. of Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-1261, United States
Indiana Univ. School of Medicine, Infectious Disease Research Clinic
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-5250, United States
Indiana Univ. School of Medicine, Wishard Memorial
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
Univ. of Iowa Healthcare, Div. of Infectious Diseases
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242-1201, United States
IHV Baltimore Treatment CRS
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
Johns Hopkins Adult AIDS CRS
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital ACTG CRS
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
Bmc Actg Crs
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Med. Ctr., ACTG CRS
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
Brigham and Women's Hosp. ACTG CRS
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
SSTAR, Family Healthcare Ctr.
Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
University of Minnesota, ACTU
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455-0392, United States
St. Louis ConnectCare, Infectious Diseases Clinic
St Louis, Missouri, 63108-2138, United States
Washington U CRS
St Louis, Missouri, 63108-2138, United States
Univ. of Nebraska Med. Ctr., Durham Outpatient Ctr.
Omaha, Nebraska, 68198-5130, United States
SUNY - Buffalo, Erie County Medical Ctr.
Buffalo, New York, 14215, United States
Beth Israel Med. Ctr., ACTU
New York, New York, 10003, United States
NY Univ. HIV/AIDS CRS
New York, New York, 10016-6481, United States
Cornell CRS
New York, New York, 10021, United States
Columbia Univ., HIV Prevention and Treatment Medical Ctr.
New York, New York, 10032-3784, United States
HIV Prevention & Treatment CRS
New York, New York, United States
Weill Med. College of Cornell Univ., The Cornell CTU
New York, New York, United States
Univ. of Rochester ACTG CRS
Rochester, New York, 14642-0001, United States
AIDS Care CRS
Rochester, New York, United States
McCree McCuller Wellness Ctr. at the Connection, Infectious Disease Unit
Rochester, New York, United States
Unc Aids Crs
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
Duke Univ. Med. Ctr. Adult CRS
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
Wake County Health and Human Services CRS
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Univ. of Cincinnati CRS
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267-0405, United States
Case CRS
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-5083, United States
MetroHealth CRS
Cleveland, Ohio, 44109-1998, United States
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Div. of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Cleveland, Ohio, 44109-5083, United States
The Ohio State Univ. AIDS CRS
Columbus, Ohio, 43210-1282, United States
Univ. of Pennsylvania Health System, Presbyterian Med. Ctr.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
Hosp. of the Univ. of Pennsylvania CRS
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19401, United States
Pitt CRS
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213-2582, United States
Rhode Island Hosp.
Providence, Rhode Island, 02906, United States
The Miriam Hosp. ACTG CRS
Providence, Rhode Island, 02906, United States
Vanderbilt Therapeutics CRS
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
University of Washington AIDS CRS
Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States
Durban Adult HIV CRS
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Related Publications (13)
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PMID: 20571601RESULTSimpson KN, Dietz B, Baran RW, Garren KW, Riddler SA, Bhor M, Haubrich RH. Economic modeling of the combined effects of HIV-disease, cholesterol and lipoatrophy based on ACTG 5142 trial data. Cost Eff Resour Alloc. 2011 May 8;9:5. doi: 10.1186/1478-7547-9-5.
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PMID: 24979445DERIVEDBronke C, Almeida CM, McKinnon E, Roberts SG, Keane NM, Chopra A, Carlson JM, Heckerman D, Mallal S, John M. HIV escape mutations occur preferentially at HLA-binding sites of CD8 T-cell epitopes. AIDS. 2013 Mar 27;27(6):899-905. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32835e1616.
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Sharon Riddler, MD
University of Pittsburgh
- STUDY CHAIR
Richard Haubrich, MD
University of California, San Diego, Division of Infectious Diseases
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- NIH
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 30, 2002
First Posted
January 1, 2003
Study Completion
March 1, 2006
Last Updated
November 1, 2021
Record last verified: 2021-10