A Comparison of Emtricitabine and Abacavir Used in a Three-Drug Combination in HIV-Infected Patients Who Have Never Taken Anti-HIV Drugs

June 23, 2005 updated by: Triangle Pharmaceuticals

A Randomized, Open-Label Superiority Trial Comparing Emtricitabine to Abacavir Within a Triple Drug Combination in Antiretroviral-Drug Naive HIV-1 Infected Patients

This study will look at whether emtricitabine is as safe and effective as abacavir (ABC) when taken with stavudine (d4T) and efavirenz (EFV) in patients who have never taken anti-HIV drugs.

Study Overview

Status

Suspended

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Patients are randomized to receive open-label emtricitabine or ABC in combination with stavudine and efavirenz. Viral load and CD4+ cell counts are compared at Weeks 24 and 48. Patients are followed for 48 weeks.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Sacramento, California, United States, 95814
        • Ctr for AIDS Research / Education and Service (CARES)
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94121
        • San Francisco Veterans Administration Med Ctr
    • Florida
      • Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33316
        • Gary Richmond MD
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60657
        • Northstar Med Clinic
    • New Jersey
      • Somers Point, New Jersey, United States, 08244
        • South Jersey Infectious Diseases Inc
    • New York
      • Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030
        • North Shore Univ Hosp / Div of Infectious Diseases
    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235
        • Univ of Texas Southwestern Med Ctr of Dallas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77006
        • Houston Clinical Research Network
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Univ of Texas / Med School at Houston
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78284
        • Univ of Texas Health Sciences Ctr

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you:

  • Are HIV-positive and generally healthy.
  • Have a viral load of 5,000 copies/ml or more.
  • Have CD4 cell counts of 200 cells/mm3 or more.
  • Are age 18 or older.
  • Agree to practice sexual abstinence or use effective barrier methods of birth control (such as condoms).

Exclusion Criteria

You will not be eligible if you:

  • Have ever taken anti-HIV drugs for 3 days or more.
  • Have had certain AIDS-related infections.
  • Have had severe diarrhea within the past 30 days.
  • Are unable to eat at least 1 meal a day due to nausea, vomiting, or stomach pain.
  • Are being treated for active tuberculosis (TB).
  • Are pregnant or breast-feeding.
  • Use illegal drugs or alcohol that make it difficult for you to take study drugs or keep clinic appointments.
  • Are taking certain medications, or have certain other conditions or diseases (see the technical summary for more detail).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Triangle Pharmaceuticals

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 1999

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 2, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 30, 2001

First Posted (Estimate)

August 31, 2001

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 24, 2005

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 23, 2005

Last Verified

March 1, 2000

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 298B
  • FTC-301

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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