HIV Infections
Conditions
Keywords
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, adverse effects, Treatment Outcome, Drug Resistance, Viral, treatment naïve
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the three generic nevirapine-based antiretroviral regimens are effective in the treatment of Acquired immune deficiency syndrome .
Interventions
Zidovudine (AZT) 300mg bid Didanosine (ddI) 200mg bid (W\>60Kg)125mg bid (W\<60Kg) Nevirapine (NVP) 200mg bid
Stavudine (d4T) 30mg bid (W\>60Kg)20mg bid (W\<60Kg) Lamivudine (3TC)300mg qd Nevirapine (NVP)200mg bid
Zidovudine (AZT) 300mg bid Lamivudine (3TC) 300mg qd Nevirapine (NVP) 200mg bid
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years or older * the subjects were HIV-seropositive by standard serum enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests and also by Western blot analysis * the subjects were antiretroviral drug-naïve * a baseline CD4+ T-cell count from 100 to 350 cells/mm3 and a baseline plasma viral load over 500copies/ml
Exclusion criteria
* pregnancy or breastfeeding * anticipated nonadherence * AIDS-defining illness within 2 weeks of entry * white blood cell count less than 2.0×109/L, absolute neutrophil count less than 1.0×109/L, hemoglobin level less than 90g/l, platelet count less than 0.75×1012/L * transaminase and alkaline phosphatase level more than 3 times the upper limit of the normal range, bilirubin level more than 2.5times the upper limit of the normal range, serum creatinine level more than 1.5 times the upper limit of the normal range
Countries
China