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WithdrawnNCT01255371ALISAUpdated Nov 8, 2012

A Multicentre Trial of Second-line Antiretroviral Treatment Strategies in African Adults Using Atazanavir or Lopinavir/Ritonavir

A Phase 3 interventional study of Lopinavir and Atazanavir in HIV, sponsored by ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases. Withdrawn at 2 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-11-08.

Sponsored by ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was withdrawn
drug procurement issues
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

In the well recognized context of HIV infection chronicity, it is now crucial to identify and evaluate effective, well tolerated and affordable second line regimen in resources limited countries where patients often change treatment after a long period of viral replication while on first line regimen.

This multicentre international, randomized, non-blinded phase III trial aim to demonstrate the non-inferiority of a generic lamivudine-tenofovir-atazanavir/ritonavir regimen (daily intake) as compared to a standard emtricitabine-tenofovir-lopinavir/ritonavir (twice daily intake)regimen for second line HIV-1 treatment. by stratifying on the viral load level (between 1000 and 5000 copies/mL versus > 5000 copies/mL) at inclusion, this trial will also allow to evaluate the optimum moment for instituting the second-line treatment.

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Conditions studied

  • HIV

Keywords

  • HIV
  • Second line antiretroviral treatment
  • Sub saharian Africa
  • Generic
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In context

Lead sponsor

ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases is the lead sponsor of 212 studies on the registry; 40 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • age 18 and above
  • out patient
  • documented HIV-1 infection
  • first line treatment failure:

    • after first-line antiretroviral treatment with a combination including a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor and two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
    • two measurements of plasma HIV RNA levels > 1000 copies/mL after at least 6 months of uninterrupted treatment or without any major modification
  • satisfactory compliance (>80%) to 1st line antiretroviral treatment
  • signed informed consent
  • agreement for contraception for women of childbearing age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • HIV-2 infection or HIV-1/HIV-2 coinfection
  • uncontrolled, ongoing opportunistic infection or of any severe or progressive disease including active TB
  • first line antiretroviral treatment with a protease inhibitor or tenofovir
  • ongoing treatment with rifampicin
  • severe hepatic insufficiency (PT \< 50%)
  • ALT \< 3 times the upper limit of normal
  • creatinine clearance calculated by Cockcroft's formula \< 50 mL/min
  • Hb \<=8 g/dL; platelets \< 50,000 cells/mm3; neutrophils \< 500 cells/mm3
  • pregnancy and lactation
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Arm A : Lopinavir

    Emtricitabine/tenofovir : * TDF300mg.FTC200mg (Fixed Dose Combination) * 1 tablet per day Lopinavir/ritonavir : * LPV200mg/RTV50mg * 2 tablets twice a day

    Drug: Lopinavir

  • Experimental
    Arm B : Atazanavir

    Lamivudine/tenofovir : * 3TC300mg/TDF300mg (Fixed Dose Combination) * 1 tablet per day Atazanavir/ritonavir : * ATV300mg/RTV100mg * 2 tablets once a day

    Drug: Atazanavir

Interventions

  • DrugLopinavir

    Evaluation of second line antiretroviral regimen including boosted lopinavir

  • DrugAtazanavir

    Evaluation of second line antiretroviral regimen including boosted atazanavir

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Virological response

    Proportion of patients with plasma HIV RNA \< 50 copies/mL

    Time frame: 48 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Virological response

    Proportion of patients with plasma HIV RNA \< 400 copies/mL

    Time frame: 12 and 24 weeks

  2. Viral resistance

    Incidence of resistance mutations after treatment failure (HIV RNA \< 1000 copies/mL)

    Time frame: 12, 24 and 48 weeks

  3. Clinical course of HIV infection

    Mortality, occurence of clinical events stage 3 or 4 (WHO classification), immune reconstitution sundrome, non-AIDS clinical events including bacterial infections

    Time frame: Up to 48 weeks

  4. Tolerance assessment

    Proportion of adverse events related to antiretroviral treatment, proportion of treatement discontinuations due to antiretroviral side effect, variation of biological parameters and metabolic markers between second line antiretroviral initiation and 24/48 weeks.

    Time frame: 24 and 48 weeks

  5. Adherence assessment

    Measurement of pills consumption at each visit, face-to-face questionnaire with the pharmacist

    Time frame: At each protocol visit : week 2, 4, 12, 24, 36 and 48

  6. Hepatitis B evaluation

    Prevalence of HBs AG, HBe Ag, HBV viremia, and HBV asociated drug resistance mutations at baseline

    Time frame: At entry

  7. Immunologic response

    Variation of circulating total and CD4+ lymphocyte count between second line treatment initiation and 24 weeks/48 weeks

    Time frame: 24 and 48 weeks

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Study locations

2 sites
  • Tshepang clinic, Limpopo University
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • NIMR-Mbeya Medical Research Program-Mbeya Referral Hospital
    Mbeya, Tanzania
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 8, 2012, 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
NCT01255371
Lead sponsor
ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
Collaborators
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium, Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, France, Swiss National Science Foundation, University of Limpopo, NIMR-Mbeya Medical Research Program (MMRP)/ Mbeya Referral Hospital, Tanzania
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 7, 2010
Start date
Mar 2012
Primary completion
May 2013 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2014 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 8, 2012

Study contacts

Eric Delaporte
principal investigator · Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, France
Issakwisa Mwakyula
principal investigator · NIMR-Mbeya Medical Research Program-Mbeya Referral Hospital, Tanzania
Mzileni O Mogiyana
principal investigator · University of Limpopo
Alexandra Calmy
principal investigator · University of Geneva, Switzerland

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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