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CompletedNCT01772940Updated Aug 26, 2013

Nevirapine vs Ritonavir-boosted Lopinavir in ART Naive HIV-infected Adults in a Resource Limited Setting

A Phase 4 interventional study of nevirapine and ritonavir-boosted Lopinavir in HIV-1 Infection, sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre. Completed at 1 site in Congo. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-08-26.

Sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
425
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

In resource-limited setting, concerns remain regarding the emergence of virologic failure and high-level drug resistance mutations (DRM) during WHO recommended first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) with non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI) based regimens for Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV1) infected patients. The study hypothesis is that a boosted-protease inhibitor regimen has a better outcome than a NNRTI-based regimen with a low genetic barrier to resistance.

The study is a randomized, multicenter, factorial trial (conducted in Congo), in treatment- naïve adults receiving for 96 weeks ritonavir- boosted lopinavir(LPV/r) or nevirapine (NVP) each in combination with tenofovir (TDF) /emtricitabine (FTC) or zidovudine (ZDV)/lamivudine (3TC). The primary end point is the incidence of therapeutic (clinical and/or virologic)failure by study week 24.

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Conditions studied

  • HIV-1 Infection

Keywords

  • First-line therapy
  • Protease inhibitor
  • Non-Nucleoside Reverse transcriptase Inhibitor
  • Resource-limited setting
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In context

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre is the lead sponsor of 78 studies on the registry; 12 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

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Inclusion criteria

  • Antiretroviral-therapy naïve -1 infected Adults
  • WHO clinical stage 3 and CD4 \<350/mm3 or
  • WHO clinical stage 4 or
  • \< 200/mm3
  • Negative pregnancy test

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • \< 8.5 g/dL (female) or 9.0 g/dL (male)
  • Estimated \< 50 ml/ minute ( equation)
  • Hepatic transaminases ( and ALT)> 3 x
  • Active tuberculosis
  • Pregnancy
  • Females who are breastfeeding
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(7)

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HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

CD4 count

The number of CD4 cells, a type of white blood cell, in a given amount of blood. It is used to follow how well the immune system is doing in HIV.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.

Creatinine clearance (CrCl)

How quickly the kidneys clear creatinine, a waste product, from the blood. A study may estimate it from a blood test with age, weight and sex (often by the Cockcroft–Gault formula), or measure it using blood and urine collected over a set time. Given in mL/min; higher is better.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Factorial assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
425 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    nevirapine and tenofovir/emtricitabine

    nevirapine 200 mg twice daily combined with tenofovir 300 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg (fixed-dose combination) once daily, per os for 96 weeks

    Drug: nevirapine · Drug: Tenofovir/emtricitabine

  • Experimental
    lopinavir/r and tenofovir/emtricitabine

    ritonavir-boosted lopinavir 800/200 mg once daily or 400/100 mg twice daily combined with tenofovir 300 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg (fixed-dose combination) once daily, per os for 96 weeks

    Drug: ritonavir-boosted Lopinavir · Drug: Tenofovir/emtricitabine

  • Active comparator
    Nevirapine and zidovudine/lamivudine

    nevirapine 200 mg/zidovudine 300 mg/lamivudine 150 mg (fixed-dose combination) twice daily, per os for 96 weeks

    Drug: nevirapine · Drug: Zidovudine/lamivudine

  • Experimental
    Lopinavir/r and zidovudine/lamivudine

    ritonavir-boosted lopinavir 800/200 mg once daily or 400/100 mg once daily combined with zidovudine 300 mg/lamivudine 150 mg once daily, per os for 96 weeks

    Drug: ritonavir-boosted Lopinavir · Drug: Zidovudine/lamivudine

Interventions

  • Nevirapine 200 mg twice daily or 400 mg once daily per os during 96 weeks

    Also known as: Viramune

  • Drugritonavir-boosted Lopinavir

    ritonavir-boosted lopinavir 800/200 mg once daily or 400/100 mg twice daily per os during 96 weeks

    Also known as: Aluvia

  • DrugTenofovir/emtricitabine

    Drug pages: Tenofovir · Emtricitabine

    tenofovir 300 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg fixed-dose combination once daily, per os for 96 weeks

    Also known as: Truvada

  • DrugZidovudine/lamivudine

    Drug pages: Zidovudine · Lamivudine

    zidovudine 300 mg/lamivudine 150 mg twice daily fixed-dose generic combination, per os for 96 weeks

    Also known as: Zidolam,combivir

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of therapeutic failure

    The primary end point is the proportion of patients with therapeutic failure defined as: * the occurence or relapse by week 24 of a World Health Organization (WHO) stage 4 or 3 event, or * death by week 24, or * discontinuation of study drugs due to toxicity at any time, or * virological failure defined as HIV-1 RNA \> 1000 copies/ml by week 24

    Time frame: At week 48 with follow-up until week 96

Secondary outcomes

  1. HIV-1 RNA viral load less than 50 copies/ml

    The percentage of patients with HIV-1 RNA \< 50 copies/ml

    Time frame: Through week 96

  2. Immunologic response

    Cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) cell count change from baseline

    Time frame: Through week 96

  3. HIV-1 resistance mutations

    Time frame: At baseline and at the time of virologic failure

  4. Safety and tolerability

    Incidence of adverse events and laboratory abnormalities

    Time frame: Through week 96

  5. Changes in laboratory parameters

    Time frame: Through week 96

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Study locations

1 site
  • Cliniques Universitaires de Lubumbashi
    Lubumbashi, Katanga, Congo
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References and documents

Publications

  • Clumeck N, Mwamba C, Kabeya K, Matanda S, Vaira D, Necsoi C, Kadiebwe D, Delforge M, Kasamba E, Milolo C, Ilunga J, Kapend L. First-line antiretroviral therapy with nevirapine versus lopinavir-ritonavir based regimens in a resource-limited setting. AIDS. 2014 May 15;28(8):1143-53. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000214. PubMed 25028911 ↗
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Dec 2008, a primary completion of Oct 2011 and a completion of Dec 2011. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jan 14, 2013
First posted
Jan 21, 2013
Start
Dec 2008
Primary completionActual
Oct 2011
CompletionActual
Dec 2011
Last update
Aug 26, 2013
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 26, 2013, 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
NCT01772940
Lead sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre
Collaborators
University of Liege, Ministry of Public Health, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pierre and Marie Curie University, University Paris 7 - Denis Diderot, Gilead Sciences, Abbott
Responsible party
Clumeck Nathan (Chief infectious diseases , Professor of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jan 21, 2013
Start date
Dec 2008
Primary completion
Oct 2011
Completion
Dec 2011
Last update
Aug 26, 2013

Study contacts

Nathan Clumeck, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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