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Conditions
Brief summary
This is a randomized, open-label, 4-week trial. Twenty (20) eligible participants will be randomly allocated 1:1 to receive: i) ritonavir-boosted atazanavir (AZV 300mg / RTV 100mg) once daily for four (4) weeks OR ii) ritonavir-boosted darunavir (DRV 800mg / RTV 100mg) once daily for four (4) weeks Planned sample size: Twenty (20) eligible participants who complete the 4 week study
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
1.Provision of signed, informed consent 2.Adults taking their “normal diet” (stable intake for each participant) with a stable weight and no desire to lose or gain weight 3.Body mass index between 20 and 30 kg/m2 4.Fasting triglycerides < 2.0 mmol/l 5.Fasting total cholesterol < 6.0 mmol/l
Exclusion criteria
6.HIV infection (antibody, western blot, proviral DNA) 7.Use of any medication contra-indicated with RTV, AZV or DRV 8.Use of lipid-lowering therapy 9.Use of anti-hypertensive therapy 10.Diabetes mellitus (fasting glucose > 7.0 mmol/l or a prior diagnosis of diabetes) 11.Serum hepatic transaminases (ALT / AST) greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal 12.Pregnancy or breast feeding