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CompletedNCT00043966Updated Jul 27, 2006

Study of Lopinavir, Ritonavir, Tenofovir and Emtricitabine in HIV-Infected Antiretroviral Naïve Subjects

A Phase 3 interventional study of Lopinavir/ritonavir and Tenofovir DF in HIV Infections, sponsored by Abbott. Completed at 52 sites in 7 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2006-07-27.

Sponsored by Abbott · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety, tolerability and antiviral activity between once-daily (QD) and twice-daily (BID) dosing of lopinavir/ritonavir and to further characterize the pharmacokinetics of once-daily dosing of lopinavir/ritonavir.

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Conditions studied

  • HIV Infections

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Keywords

  • treatment naive
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In context

HIV Infections

4,258 studies on the registry are indexed under HIV Infections; 240 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 200 is above the median of 83 across 3,251 interventional studies indexed under HIV Infections.

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Lead sponsor

Abbott is the lead sponsor of 350 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Subject is at least 18 years of age.
  • If female, subject is not of childbearing potential, defined as postmenopausal for at least 1 year or surgically sterile (bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy), or is of childbearing potential and practicing one of the following methods of birth control: *condoms, sponge, foams, jellies, diaphragm or intrauterine device (IUD) *contraceptives (oral or parenteral) for three months prior to study drug administration) *a vasectomized partner *total abstinence from sexual intercourse
  • If female, the results of a urine pregnancy test performed at screening (urine specimen obtained no earlier than 28 days prior to study drug administration) and a urine pregnancy test performed on Study Day -1 are both negative and the subject agrees to use a barrier method of contraception throughout the study.
  • Subject is not breast-feeding.
  • Vital signs, physical examination and laboratory results do not exhibit evidence of acute illness.
  • Subject has no significant history of cardiac, renal, neurologic, psychiatric, oncologic, endocrinologic, metabolic or hepatic disease that would adversely affect his/her participating in this study.
  • Subject does not require and agrees not to take any of the following medications for the duration of the study: midazolam, triazolam, terfenadine, astemizole, cisapride, pimozide, propafenone, flecainide, certain ergot derivatives (ergotamine, dihydroergotamine, ergonovine, and methylergonovine), rifampin, lovastatin, simvastatin, and St. John's wort.
  • Subject agrees not to take any medication during the study, including over-the-counter medicine, herbal medications, alcohol or recreational drugs without the knowledge and permission of the principal investigator.
  • Subject has a Karnofsky Score greater than or equal to 70
  • Subject has not been treated for an active AIDS-defining opportunistic infection within 30 days of screening. Subjects who are on stable maintenance therapy for an opportunistic infection may be enrolled after consultation with Abbott.
  • Subject is naive to antiretroviral treatment (\< 7 days ARV treatment).
  • Subject has a plasma HIV RNA level of greater than 1,000 copies/mL at screening.
  • Subject agrees to take all doses of the lopinavir/ritonavir from the bottles provided by the sponsor (rather than take doses from a personal "dosette" box).
  • Subject has voluntarily signed and dated an informed consent form, approved by an Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Independent Ethics Committee (IEC), after the nature of the study has been explained and the subject has had the opportunity to ask questions. The informed consent must be signed before any study-specific procedures are performed.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject has a history of an allergic reaction or significant sensitivity to lopinavir/ritonavir, tenofovir or emtricitabine or to drugs similar to study drug.
  • Subject has a recent (within the past 6 months) history of drug and/or alcohol abuse.
  • Subject has a positive result on the screening tests for drugs of abuse.
  • Subject has a history of substance abuse or psychiatric illness that could preclude adherence with the protocol.
  • Screening laboratory analyses show any of the following abnormal laboratory results: *Hemoglobin ≤ 8.0 g/dL *Absolute neutrophil count ≤ 750 cells/µL *Platelet count ≤ 50,000 per mL *ALT or AST ≥ 3.0 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) *Creatinine ≥ 1.5 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)
  • Subject has received any investigational drug within 30 days prior to study drug administration.
  • For any reason, subject is considered by the investigator to be an unsuitable candidate for the study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
200 participants

Interventions

  • DrugLopinavir/ritonavir
  • DrugTenofovir DF
  • DrugEmtricitabine
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of subjects with plasma HIV RNA level below 50 copies/mL at week 48

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Study locations

52 sites
  • Phoenix Body Positive
    Phoenix,, Arizona 85006, United States
  • Pacific Oaks Research
    Beverly Hills, California 90211, United States
  • Orange County Center for Special Immunology
    Fountain Valley, California 92708, United States
  • Living Hope Clinical Foundation
    Long Beach, California 90813, United States
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation Research Center
    Los Angeles, California 90027, United States
  • IDS Research Initiative
    Altamonte Springs, Florida 32701, United States
  • South Florida Clinical Research
    Atlantis, Florida 33462, United States
  • Associates in Research
    Fort Myers, Florida 33901, United States
  • Gary J. Richmond, MD
    Ft. Lauderdale,, Florida 33316, United States
  • Comprehensive Care Center
    Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33311, United States
  • Morris, Sklaver, Mestre & Denney, M.D., PA
    Plantation, Florida 33317, United States
  • Health Positive
    Safety Harbor, Florida 34695, United States
  • Infectious Disease Research Institute, Inc.
    Tampa, Florida 33614, United States
  • Treasure Coast Infectious Disease Consultants
    Vero Beach, Florida 32960, United States
  • AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta Inc.
    Atlanta, Georgia 30308, United States
  • Donna E. Sweet, MD
    Wichita,, Kansas 67214, United States
  • Drs. Combs and Lutz
    New Orleans, Louisiana 70115, United States
  • St. Michael's Medical Center
    Newark, New Jersey 07102-9880, United States
  • Polari Medical Group
    New York, New York 10011, United States
  • Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Winston-Salem,, North Carolina 27157-1042, United States
  • Akron Infectious Disease, Inc.
    Akron, Ohio 44304, United States
  • Associates in Medical and Mental Health, P.C.
    Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114, United States
  • The Research & Education Group
    Portland, Oregon 97209-2535, United States
  • Philadelphia FIGHT
    Philadelphia,, Pennsylvania 19107, United States
  • Triangle Medical
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, United States
  • Central Texas Clinical Research
    Austin, Texas 78705, United States
  • Joseph C. Gathe, Jr, MD
    Houston, Texas 77004, United States
  • Southampton Medical Group
    Houston, Texas 77098, United States
  • Hampton Roads Medical Specialists
    Hampton, Virginia 23666, United States
  • Ground Zero Medical Centre / AIDS Research Initiative
    Darlinghurst, New South Wales 2010, Australia
  • Holdsworth House General Practice
    Darlinghurst, New South Wales 2010, Australia
  • Hopital Saint Louis
    Paris, Cedex 10 75475, France
  • Hopital Saint Antoine
    Paris, Cedex 12 75571, France
  • Hopital Tenon
    Paris, Cedex 20 75970, France
  • CHU Kremlin Bicetre
    Le Kremlin Bicetre, 94272, France
  • Hopital l'Archet
    Nice, 06202, France
  • Hopital Bichat
    Paris, 75018, France
  • Klinikum J.W. Goethe Universitat
    Frankfurt, D-60590, Germany
  • Klinik I fur Innere Medizin der Universitat zu Koln
    Koln, D-505924, Germany
  • Tan Tock Seng Hospital
    Tan Tock Seng, 308433, Singapore
  • Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol
    Badalona, 08916, Spain
  • Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
    Barcelona, 08025, Spain
  • Hospital Vall D'Hebron
    Barcelona, 08035, Spain
  • L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
    Barcelona, 08907, Spain
  • Hospital 12 de Octubre
    Madrid, 28041, Spain
  • Hospital La Paz
    Madrid, 28046, Spain
  • Hospital de Mostolesi
    Madrid, 28935, Spain
  • Brighton General Hospital
    E. Sussex, BN2 3EW, United Kingdom
  • Royal Free Hospital
    London, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
  • The Caldecot Centre King's Healthcare NHS Trust
    London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
  • St. Stephen's Centre Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
    London, SW10 9TH, United Kingdom
  • St. Mary Hospital
    London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Publications

  • Podsadecki TJ, Vrijens BC, Tousset EP, Rode RA, Hanna GJ. Decreased adherence to antiretroviral therapy observed prior to transient human immunodeficiency virus type 1 viremia. J Infect Dis. 2007 Dec 15;196(12):1773-8. doi: 10.1086/523704. PubMed 18190257 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 27, 2006, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00043966
Lead sponsor
Abbott
First posted
Aug 19, 2002
Start date
Jul 2002
Last update
Jul 27, 2006

Study contacts

Scott Brun, M.D.
study director · Global Project Head, Antiviral Global Project Team
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