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HIV InfectionsNCT00001075

The Effectiveness of Ritonavir Plus Zidovudine Plus Lamivudine in HIV-Infected Patients

A study testing Ritonavir, Lamivudine and Zidovudine in people with HIV Infections, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at 3 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

To determine whether administration of a highly active antiretroviral treatment regimen consisting of ritonavir (ABT-538), zidovudine (AZT), and lamivudine (3TC) is associated with the restoration of delayed type hypersensitivity and lymphocyte proliferative responses in patients with moderately advanced HIV-1… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 years and older
Conditions the study is for
HIV Infections
What is being tested?
Ritonavir, Lamivudine and Zidovudine
How many people
55 participants
Where
3 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Start not givento Jul 2007
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 16 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Allowed:
  • Recombinant erythropoietin and/or G-CSF for AZT-related bone marrow suppression.
  • Antibiotics other than metronidazole.
  • PCP prophylaxis.
  • Regularly prescribed medications such as antipyretics, analgesics, allergy medicine, and oral contraceptives.
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  • Vitamins and herbal therapies.
  • Concurrent Treatment:
  • Allowed:
  • Acupuncture.
  • Visualization techniques.
  • Patients must have:
  • Documented HIV infection.
  • CD4 count 100-300 cells/mm3.
  • At least 3 consecutive months of prior AZT at a dosage of 500-600 mg bid, but with 5 weeks of antiretroviral washout prior to study entry.
  • Consent of parent or guardian if less than 18 years old.
  • Prior Medication:
  • Required:
  • Prior AZT at 500-600 mg bid at any time.
  • PCP prophylaxis during antiretroviral washout.
  • Allowed:
  • Prior ddI and/or ddC.
  • Prior recombinant erythropoietin and/or G-CSF for AZT-related bone marrow suppression.

Who cannot join

  • Co-existing Condition:
  • Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:
  • Chronic pancreatitis.
  • Psychological conditions that would affect compliance.
  • Intolerance to 500-600 mg/day AZT.
  • Concurrent participation on another antiretroviral research treatment study (study treatment for opportunistic infection or complications of HIV is allowed).
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  • Considered likely to be noncompliant on study.
  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Excluded:
  • Immunomodulators such as systemic corticosteroids, thalidomide, or cytokines.
  • Rifabutin.
  • Disulfiram (Antabuse) or other medications with similar effects, including metronidazole.
  • Other drugs contraindicated with ritonavir.
  • [AS PER AMENDMENT 8/27/96: Immunization must be avoided during the antiretroviral washout period.]
  • Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:
  • Active opportunistic infection or febrile illness with temperature >= 38.5 C within 3 days prior to study entry.
  • History of acute pancreatitis within the past 2 years.
  • Prior Medication:
  • Excluded:
  • Prior 3TC or a protease inhibitor.
  • Experimental drugs except those for HIV-related conditions, within the past 30 days.
  • [AS PER AMENDMENT 8/27/96: Immunization must be avoided prior to the antiretroviral washout period.]
  • Active substance abuse.

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

United States3 sites
  • University of Colorado Hospital CRS

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045

  • Rush Univ. Med. Ctr. ACTG CRS

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • Case CRS

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106

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About this study

Official title: A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Immunologic Consequences of a Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Regimen (HAART) Consisting of Ritonavir (ABT-538), Zidovudine (AZT), and Lamivudine (3TC) in Moderately Advanced HIV-1 Disease

To determine whether administration of a highly active antiretroviral treatment regimen consisting of ritonavir (ABT-538), zidovudine (AZT), and lamivudine (3TC) is associated with the restoration of delayed type hypersensitivity and lymphocyte proliferative responses in patients with moderately advanced HIV-1 infection. To better characterize in these patients the phenotype of the expanded lymphocyte subpopulations, as well as the genotype, phenotype, and cellular origin of viruses that persist after initiation of therapy, and the genotype and phenotype of drug-resistant isolates that emerge during therapy.

Although plasma viral load drops dramatically after initiation of powerful antiretrovirals, it does not drop to zero. It appears that a new steady state is reached, suggesting that a reservoir may exist of virus-producing cells, possibly cells of monocyte/macrophage lineage, that continue to produce a low level of virus despite antiretroviral treatment.

Read the detailed description

Although plasma viral load drops dramatically after initiation of powerful antiretrovirals, it does not drop to zero. It appears that a new steady state is reached, suggesting that a reservoir may exist of virus-producing cells, possibly cells of monocyte/macrophage lineage, that continue to produce a low level of virus despite antiretroviral treatment.

Patients undergo 5 weeks of antiretroviral washout before initiating therapy with ritonavir alone for 9 days, followed by combination therapy with ritonavir, zidovudine, and lamivudine from day 10 through week 48. [AS PER AMENDMENT 1/31/97: The availability of the current, open-label study treatment has been extended to allow patients who have completed 48 weeks of therapy to continue protocol therapy until the last enrolled patient completes 48 weeks of study treatment.]

Conditions
HIV Infections
Keywords
Drug Therapy, Combination, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, AIDS-Related Complex, Antiviral Agents, Zidovudine, HIV Protease Inhibitors, Ritonavir, Lamivudine
Medical subject headings
HIV Infections, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, AIDS-Related Complex

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted31 Aug 2001 (estimated)
  2. Study completionJul 2007

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Enrolment
55 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00001075
Sponsor's protocol ID
ACTG 315
Other IDs
10688
Status last verified
Oct 2021
First submitted
2 Nov 1999
Last updated
4 Nov 2021
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Connick E, Lederman MM, Kotzin BL, Spritzler J, Kuritzkes DR, St Clair M, Sevin AD, Fox L, Chiozzi MH, Leonard JM, Rousseau F, D'Arc Roe J, Martinez A, Kessler H, Landay A. Immune reconstitution in the first year of potent antiretroviral therapy and its relationship to virologic response. J Infect Dis. 2000 Jan;181(1):358-63. doi: 10.1086/315171.

    PubMed 10608789
  • Lederman MM, Connick E, Landay A, Kuritzkes DR, Spritzler J, St Clair M, Kotzin BL, Fox L, Chiozzi MH, Leonard JM, Rousseau F, Wade M, Roe JD, Martinez A, Kessler H. Immunologic responses associated with 12 weeks of combination antiretroviral therapy consisting of zidovudine, lamivudine, and ritonavir: results of AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 315. J Infect Dis. 1998 Jul;178(1):70-9. doi: 10.1086/515591.

    PubMed 9652425
  • Kaushal S, Landay AL, Lederman MM, Connick E, Spritzler J, Kuritzkes DR, Kessler H, Levine BL, St Louis DC, June CH. Increases in T cell telomere length in HIV infection after antiretroviral combination therapy for HIV-1 infection implicate distinct population dynamics in CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. Clin Immunol. 1999 Jul;92(1):14-24. doi: 10.1006/clim.1999.4726.

    PubMed 10413649
  • Kuritzkes DR, Sevin A, Young B, Bakhtiari M, Wu H, St Clair M, Connick E, Landay A, Spritzler J, Kessler H, Lederman MM. Effect of zidovudine resistance mutations on virologic response to treatment with zidovudine-lamivudine-ritonavir: genotypic analysis of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 isolates from AIDS clinical trials group protocol 315.ACTG Protocol 315 Team. J Infect Dis. 2000 Feb;181(2):491-7. doi: 10.1086/315244.

    PubMed 10669331
  • Doepel L, Folkers G. NIAID researchers present new findings at retrovirus meeting. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. NIAID AIDS Agenda. 1997 Mar:4, 11.

    PubMed 11364173
  • Shapiro HM, Lederman M, Connick E, Kessler H, Kuritzkes DR, Landay AL. Small differences in CD4+ T-cell production may go unnoticed. AIDS. 1999 Feb 4;13(2):290-1. doi: 10.1097/00002030-199902040-00025. No abstract available.

    PubMed 10202843
  • ACTG 315 drug cocktail restores immune function. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 1997 Jun;11(3):193. doi: 10.1089/apc.1997.11.193. No abstract available.

    PubMed 11361794
  • Wu H, Connick E, Kuritzkes DR, Landay A, Spritzler J, Zhang B, Spear GT, Kessler H, Lederman MM; ACTG 315 Team. Multiple CD4+ cell kinetic patterns and their relationships with baseline factors and virological responses in HIV type 1 patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2001 Sep 1;17(13):1231-40. doi: 10.1089/088922201750461285.

    PubMed 11559422
  • Lederman M, Connick E, Landay A, Kessler H, Kuritzkes D, St Clair M, Fox L, Heath-Chiozzi M, Rousseau F, Spritzler J. Partial immune reconstitution after 12 weeks of HAART (AZT, 3TC, ritonavir) preliminary results of ACTG 315. Conf Retroviruses Opportunistic Infect. 1997 Jan 22-26;4th:208 (abstract no LB13)

  • Wu H, Kuritzkes DR, McClernon DR, Kessler H, Connick E, Landay A, Spear G, Heath-Chiozzi M, Rousseau F, Fox L, Spritzler J, Leonard JM, Lederman MM. Characterization of viral dynamics in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected patients treated with combination antiretroviral therapy: relationships to host factors, cellular restoration, and virologic end points. J Infect Dis. 1999 Apr;179(4):799-807. doi: 10.1086/314670.

    PubMed 10068574
  • Gillespie EA, Gillespie BW, Stevens MJ. Painful diabetic neuropathy: impact of an alternative approach. Diabetes Care. 2007 Apr;30(4):999-1001. doi: 10.2337/dc06-1475. No abstract available.

    PubMed 17392561

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Ritonavir, Lamivudine and Zidovudine in people with HIV Infections, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at 3 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 23 inclusion and 23 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Nov 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00001075, which also lists 11 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Nov 2021.

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