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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00148759
Date of registration: 06/09/2005
Primary sponsor: Emory University
Public title: Kaletra Sex/Gender Pharmacokinetics (PK) Study: A Switch From Twice Daily to Once Daily Lopinavir/Ritonavir
Scientific title: A Switch From Twice Daily to Once Daily Lopinavir/Ritonavir: A 24-Hour Pharmacokinetic Profile to Evaluate Sex Differences
Date of first enrolment: June 2005
Target sample size: 40
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00148759
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Pharmacokinetics Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Educational/Counseling/Training  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Igho Ofotokun, MD, MSc
Address: 
Telephone: 404-616-0659
Email: iofotok@emory.edu
Affiliation: 
Name:   Igho Ofotokun, MD, MSc
Address: 
Telephone: 404-616-0659
Email: iofotok@emory.edu
Affiliation: 
Name:   Igho Ofotokun, MD, MSc
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Emory University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age greater or equal to 18 years

- Diagnosis of HIV infection as previously established by HIV Enzyme-Linked
Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) test and confirmed by Western blot analysis.

- Must have been taking LPV/r as part of an antiretroviral regimen at a dose of 400/100
mg orally twice per day for at least 3 months.

- Recent (within last 90 days) HIV-RNA copies must be less than 400 copies/ml

Exclusion Criteria:

- Hepatic abnormality: alanine-aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate-aminotransferase (AST)
or total bilirubin (TBR) = 3 x upper limit of normal

- Renal insufficiency: serum creatinine = 2 mg/dl

- Co-infection with hepatitis B and/or C viruses

- Pregnant or breastfeeding

- Use of concurrent medications known to affect lopinavir or ritonavir concentrations
significantly.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
HIV Infections
Intervention(s)
Drug: Kaletra
Primary Outcome(s)
To compare the 24-hour pharmacokinetic profile of lopinavir (LPV) following a switch from LPV/ritonavir (r) twice daily (BID) to once daily (QD) dosing among HIV-infected men and women
Secondary Outcome(s)
To compare the 24-hour pharmacokinetic profile of LPV following a switch from LPV/r BID to QD dosing among HIV-infected Caucasian and African American patients
To evaluate changes in quality of life from baseline and 2 weeks following a switch from LPV/r BID to QD dosing
To evaluate the tolerability of LPV/r (measured as toxicity grade of diarrhea) dosed BID compared with LPV/r dosed QD
Secondary ID(s)
GCRC0605G
UPN 04092824
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Abbott
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