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HIVPhase 4NCT01458977

Trial To Assess The Lipid-Lowering Effect Of Adding Tenofovir/Emtricitabine Co-Formulation Vs Placebo To Hiv-1-Infected Subjects With Dyslipidemia And Sustained Viral Load Suppression Under Monotherapy With Ritonavir-Boosted Protease Inhibitors

A Phase 4 study testing Truvada® (300 mg tenofovir disoproxil fumarato/200 mg emtricitabine) in people with HIV and Dyslipidemia, run by Fundación FLS de Lucha Contra el Sida, las Enfermedades Infecciosas y la Promoción de la Salud y la Ciencia at 3 sites in Spain.

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

This is a phase IV, multicenter, prospective, randomised, crossover, double blind, placebo-controlled and proof of concept clinical trial. All subjects fulfilling inclusion criteria will be randomised to add either TDF/FTC co-formulation (group A) or placebo (Group B) to their current PI/r regimen, i.e.: DRV/r 800/100… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
HIV, Dyslipidemia
What is being tested?
Truvada® (300 mg tenofovir disoproxil fumarato/200 mg emtricitabine)
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
48 participants
Where
3 sitesSpain
Study dates
Jan 2012to Feb 2014
Phase
Phase 4
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 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Chronic HIV-1 infection
  • Antiretroviral treatment with either DRV/r (800/100 mg QD) or LPV/r (400/100 mg BID) monotherapy during at least 6 months prior to screening.
  • Fasting total cholesterol or LDL-cholesterol levels ≥ 200 and ≥130 mg/dL respectively, in the previous two consecutive tests obtained at least 4 weeks apart before screening.
  • Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min, according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula.
  • Undetectable plasma HIV-1 RNA levels (< 50 copies/mL) during at least 6 months prior to screening.
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  • Adequate treatment adherence.
  • Absence of TDF or FTC resistances.
  • Written informed consent to participate into the study.

Who cannot join

  • Acute infections or uncontrolled chronic infection in the 2 months previous to the inclusion or physical examination that, in the investigator's opinion, would compromise the patient's safety or outcome of the study
  • Lactating, pregnancy or fertile women willing to be pregnant.
  • Concomitant use of any drug with potential drug-drug interaction with DRV/r, LPV/r or TDF/FTC co-formulation at study entry.
  • Concomitant use of any lipid-lowering drugs at study entry.
  • Prior documented intolerance or hypersensitivity to TDF, FTC, LPV/r or DRV/r.
  • Therapies including interferon, interleukin-2, cytotoxic chemotherapy or immunosuppressors at study entry.
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  • Acute or chronic renal documented pathologies.
  • Documented resistance to any of the study drugs (either genotypic or phenotypic)
  • Life expectancy less or equal to 1 year.
  • Current alcohol or substance use judged by the investigator to potentially interfere with subject study compliance.
  • Subjects currently taking part in any other clinical trial using an investigational product, with the exception of studies where the treatment studied have stopped for more than 12 weeks.
  • Any other clinical condition or prior therapy that, in the opinion of the investigator, would make the subject unsuitable for the study or unable to comply with the dosing requirements.

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

Spain3 sites
  • Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital

    Badalona, Barcelona, 08916

  • Hospital Valle Hebrón

    Barcelona, Barcelona, 08035

  • Hospital de Bellvitge

    L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona

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About this study

Official title: Prospective, Randomised, Crossover, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial To Assess The Lipid-Lowering Effect Of Adding Tenofovir/Emtricitabine Co-Formulation Vs Placebo To Hiv-1-Infected Subjects With Dyslipidemia And Sustained Viral Load Suppression Under Monotherapy With Ritonavir-Boosted Protease Inhibitors

This is a phase IV, multicenter, prospective, randomised, crossover, double blind, placebo-controlled and proof of concept clinical trial.

All subjects fulfilling inclusion criteria will be randomised to add either TDF/FTC co-formulation (group A) or placebo (Group B) to their current PI/r regimen, i.e.: DRV/r 800/100 mg QD or LPV/r 400/100 BID. This will be followed by a crossover addition of TDF/FTC co-formulation or placebo.

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Randomization will be centralised in the CRO FLS-Research Support and will be stratified by DRV/r or LPV/r intake at baseline to ensure equal distribution in both arms. TDF/FTC co-formulation or Placebo will be provided in a double-blinded fashion, i.e.: neither the treating physician nor the patient will know whether the patient is receiving TDF/FTC or placebo.

All subjects will receive dietary counselling to promote lipid-lowering diet provided by a specialised dietician throughout the study.

The expected duration of the study for each participant will be 36 weeks. There will be 6 visits: screening, baseline and weeks 4, 12, 24 and 36.

Read the detailed description

This is a phase IV, multicenter,, prospective, randomised, crossover, double blind, placebo-controlled and proof of concept clinical trial. The trial was conducted in a total sample of 60 patients (30 patients per group), which assures adequate power to detect differences. This study is adequate to demonstrate the lipid-lowering effect of TDF/FTC co-formulation addition in patients with dyslipidemia and stable monotherapy antiretroviral treatment.

All subjects fulfilling inclusion criteria will be randomised to add either TDF/FTC co-formulation (group A) or placebo (Group B) to their current PI/r regimen, i.e.: DRV/r 800/100 mg QD or LPV/r 400/100 BID. This will be followed by a crossover addition of TDF/FTC co-formulation or placebo.

In Group A the expected changes in cholesterol values, regarding baseline, can be observed 3 months after TDF/FTC addition. After this, a period of 3 months with placebo will act as a washout period, allowing establishing comparisons intra-patient. Finally, another period of 3 months with placebo will permit to establish comparisons with the first 3-month TDF/FTC intervention. In Group B, subjects will follow a 3-month placebo period, later a 3-month TDF/FTC intervention and finally a placebo period that will act as a wash-out.

Randomization will be centralised in the CRO FLS-Research Support and will be stratified by DRV/r or LPV/r intake at baseline to ensure equal distribution in both arms. TDF/FTC co-formulation or Placebo will be provided in a double-blinded fashion, i.e.: neither the treating physician nor the patient will know whether the patient is receiving TDF/FTC or placebo.

All subjects will receive dietary counselling to promote lipid-lowering diet provided by a specialised dietician throughout the study.

The expected duration of the study for each participant will be 36 weeks. There will be 6 visits: screening, baseline and weeks 4, 12, 24 and 36.

The date for the inclusion of the first patient was November 2011 and the end of the last patient follow-up has been in February 2014. The enrolment period has been 18 months. The final study report will be submitted before November 2014.

Conditions
HIV, Dyslipidemia
Being tested
Truvada® (300 mg tenofovir disoproxil fumarato/200 mg emtricitabine), Placebo
Keywords
Lípid-lowering effect, Tenofovir, Dyslipidemia
Medical subject headings
Dyslipidemias

What participants receive

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

  • Truvada® (300 mg tenofovir disoproxil fumarato/200 mg emtricitabine)Drug

    Also called N/H

    TDF/FTC 300/200mg daily during 3 months + Placebo during 6 months

  • PlaceboDrug

    Also called N/H

    Placebo during 3 months + TDF/FTC 300/200mg daily during 3 months + Placebo during 3 months

Study groups in NCT01458977
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
TDF/FTC (3 months) + Placebo (6 months)ExperimentalTDF/FTC (3 months) + Placebo (6 months)
Receives: Drug: Truvada® (300 mg tenofovir disoproxil fumarato/200 mg emtricitabine)
Placebo (3 months) + TDF/FTC (3 months) + Placebo (3 months)Placebo comparatorPlacebo (3 months) + TDF/FTC (3 months) + Placebo (3 months)
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Total fasting cholesterol

    Measured: Baseline, week 4, 12, 24 and 36

  2. LDL-cholesterol

    Measured: Baseline, week 4, 12, 24 and 36

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. CD4 cell count

    Measured: Baseline, week 4, 12, 24 and 36

  2. Changes in liver enzymes

    Measured: Baseline, week 4, 12, 24 and 36

  3. Changes in phosphate

    Measured: Baseline, week 4, 12, 24 and 36

  4. Changes in creatinine

    Measured: Baseline, week 4, 12, 24 and 36

  5. Changes in glomerular filtration rate

    Measured: Baseline, week 4, 12, 24 and 36

  6. Changes in HDL cholesterol

    Measured: Baseline, week 4, 12, 24 and 36

  7. Changes in triglycerides

    Measured: Baseline, week 4, 12, 24 and 36

  8. Adverse events

    Measured: Baseline, week 4, 12, 24 and 36

  9. Resistance mutations

    Measured: Baseline, week 4, 12, 24 and 36

  10. lipid-lowering drugs

    Measured: Baseline, week 4, 12, 24 and 36

Timeline

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

  1. First posted25 Oct 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2012
  3. Primary completionFeb 2014
  4. Study completionFeb 2014

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 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
48 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01458977
Sponsor's protocol ID
TULIP
Status last verified
Jun 2014
First submitted
21 Oct 2011
Last updated
19 Jun 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Santos JR, Saumoy M, Curran A, Bravo I, Llibre JM, Navarro J, Estany C, Podzamczer D, Ribera E, Negredo E, Clotet B, Paredes R; Tenofovir/emtricitabine inflUence on LIPid metabolism (TULIP) Study Group. The lipid-lowering effect of tenofovir/emtricitabine: a randomized, crossover, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Aug 1;61(3):403-8. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ296. Epub 2015 Apr 13.

    PubMed 25870325

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Truvada® (300 mg tenofovir disoproxil fumarato/200 mg emtricitabine) in people with HIV and Dyslipidemia, run by Fundación FLS de Lucha Contra el Sida, las Enfermedades Infecciosas y la Promoción de la Salud y la Ciencia at 3 sites in Spain.

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 9 inclusion and 12 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 19 Jun 2014. 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 Spain. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Total fasting cholesterol (time frame: Baseline, week 4, 12, 24 and 36). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01458977, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 19 Jun 2014.

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