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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 April 2013
Main ID:  PACTR201103000279108
Date of registration: 11/03/2011
Primary sponsor: Medical Research Council
Public title: CHAPAS-2
Scientific title: Children with HIV in Africa - Pharmacokinetics and Adherence of Simple Antiretroviral Regimens
Date of first enrolment: 2011-08-15
Target sample size: 64
Recruitment status: Open to recruitment: actively recruiting participa
URL:  HTTP://www.pactr.org/ATMWeb/appmanager/atm/atmregistry?da=true&tno=PACTR201103000279108
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Crossover: all participants receive all interventions in different sequence during study,
Randomised,
Stratified allocation where factors such as age, gender, centre, or previous treatment are used in the stratification ,
Central randomisation by phone/fax ,
 
Countries of recruitment
South Africa
Contacts
Name: Margaret   Thomason
Address:  125 Kingsway WC2B 6NH London United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 207 6704615
Email: mjth@ctu.mrc.ac.uk
Affiliation:  Clinical Project Manager
Name: Bethany  Naidoo
Address:  125 Kingsway WC2B 6NH London United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 207 6704775
Email: bn@ctu.mrc.ac.uk
Affiliation:  Clinical Trial Manager
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) HIV infected infants aged 3 months to `12 months currently taking or about to start LPV/r syrup based first-line following WHO guidelines 2008 [7].

OR

HIV infected children able to swallow paediatric LPV/r tablets and aged 4-13 years and `25Kg, currently taking or about to start LPV/r based second-line following WHO guidelines.

OR

HIV infected infants aged 1 to 4 years currently taking or about to start LPV/r syrup based first-line

2. Carers, and children where appropriate, willing and able to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria: Children:
1. Who are expected to change weight bands (i.e. change dose) after enrolment and before PK day at week 8
2. With anaemia (haemoglobin `8.5g/dL), or liver enzymes grade 2 or higher.
3. With illnesses that could influence the pharmacokinetics of the antiretroviral (ARV) drugs at week 4 and week 8 e.g. severe diarrhoea, vomiting, renal or liver disease
4. On concomitant medications that are known to interact with the ARV drugs


Age minimum: 3 Month
Age maximum: 13 Year
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

HIV/AIDS
null
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
To determine the pharmacokinetics of ritonavir-boosted-lopinavir (LPV/r) in twice daily paediatric co-formulated fixed dose sprinkle combination (lopimune)
Secondary Outcome(s)
Compare formulation preferences of children and their carers
Compare formulation preferences of infants' carers
Evaluate the effects of age, sex, severity of illness and anthropometric measurements on PK parameters for LPV/r
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative
The Monument Trust
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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