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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00122226
Date of registration: 14/07/2005
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: VU University Medical Center
Public title: MEDICLAS Study (Metabolic Effects of Different Classes of AntiretroviralS)
Scientific title: MEDICLAS Study (Metabolic Effects of Different Classes of AntiretroviralS)
Date of first enrolment: January 2003
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00122226
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Pharmacodynamics Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind, Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Finland Netherlands Spain United Kingdom
Contacts
Name:     P. Reiss, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Academic Medical Center, National AIDS Therapy Evaluation Centre
Name:     S. A. Danner, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Free University Medical Center
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male

- Age between 18 and 70 years.

- No prior use of antiretroviral therapy

- Indication for antiretroviral treatment according to common standards

Exclusion Criteria:

- Female sex

- Body mass index (kg/m2) > 35.

- Known history of diabetes mellitus or hyperlipidemia

- Use of coenzyme A reductase inhibitor or fibric acid derivative in the last 6 weeks
before inclusion

- Use of the following medication: systemic corticosteroids, thiazide diuretics,
calcium-entry blockers, angiotensin-converting inhibitors, nitrates

- Use of nandrolone or testosterone

- Any disorder or condition which can be expected to lead to lessened compliance with
the study protocol.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 70 Years
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
HIV Infections
HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Drug: Lopinavir/ritonavir + nevirapine
Drug: Lopinavir/ritonavir + zidovudine + lamivudine
Primary Outcome(s)
insulin resistance (3, 12, 24, 36 months)
macrovascular function (12, 24, 36 months)
body composition (3, 12, 24, 36 months)
lipid profile (3, 12, 24, 36 months)
microvascular function (3, 12, 24, 36 months)
Secondary Outcome(s)
mitochondrial DNA in PBMC and fatty tissue (12, 24, 36 months)
gene expression, markers of mitochondrial toxicity, inflammation, apoptosis, fat cell differentiation in fatty tissue (12, 24, 36 months)
natural killer cells (3, 12, 24 months)
bone mineral density (12, 24, 36 months)
Secondary ID(s)
protocol 02-72
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Boehringer Ingelheim
Abbott
Ethics review
Results
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