HIV Infections
Conditions
Brief summary
Evaluation of safety and efficacy of Tipranavir (TPV) boosted with Ritonavir (RTV) versus an active control arm (Lopinavir / RTV) in antiretroviral (ARV) therapy naïve HIV-1 infected patients
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
1. Signed informed consent prior to trial participation. 2. HIV-1 infected males or females \>= 18 years of age. 3. No previous ARV therapy. 4. Any CD4+ T lymphocyte count \< 500 cells / µl. 5. HIV-1 viral load \>= 5000 copies/mL at screening. 6. Screening laboratory values that indicate adequate baseline organ function. 7. A prior AIDS defining event is acceptable as long as it has resolved or the subject has been on stable treatment (e.g. opportunistic infection; no ARV) for at least 2 weeks before screening
Exclusion criteria
1. Female patients of child-bearing potential who: * have a positive serum pregnancy test at screening or during the study, * are breast feeding, * are planning to become pregnant 2. Use of investigational medications within 30 days before study entry or during the trial
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint is the proportion of treatment responders at 48 weeks. A treatment responder is a patient with a viral load (VL) less than 50 copies/mL measured at two consecutive visits without prior rebound or change of ARV therapy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Further analyses to evaluate the primary endpoint at 24, 96, and 156 weeks. Secondary endpoints include proportion of patients with VL< 400 copies/mL, change from baseline in CD4+ cell counts at each visit, time to a new CDC class C progression event. | — |
Countries
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Thailand, The Bahamas, United Kingdom