Study to Assess Safety and Quality of Life of Patients Using Biojector Versus Needles for Fuzeon Administration

Prospective Study to Assess Patient Satisfaction, Quality of Life and Adverse Events of Patients Using the Biojector Versus Standard Needles for Enfuvirtide Administration

Hypothesis: Patients using enfuvirtide with the Biojector have an improved quality of life, greater satisfaction, and fewer adverse events compared with using the standard needle.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study is a "N of one" trial where the patient is their own control. We will provide the quality of life questionnaire, the MOS-HIV questionnaire; ISR questionnaire and a satisfaction questionnaire to patients that have used a standard need to inject enfuvirtide for at least one month. As well, demographics and laboratory data will be collected. The same procedures will be given 1 month after the use of Biojector in a follow-up visit.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

337

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

    • Ontario
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1L6
        • Maple Leaf Medical Clinic

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 to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients who have taken enfuvirtide for at least one month

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with hemophilia

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
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
To compare quality of life, satisfaction, and adverse events in patients using a Biojector® versus using a standard needle system for administration of enfuvirtide.
Time Frame: 1 month
To compare quality of life, satisfaction, and adverse events in patients using a Biojector® versus using a standard needle system for administration of enfuvirtide.
1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mona Loutfy, MD, FRCP(C), University of Toronto

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

May 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 2, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 2, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

June 6, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 5, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 4, 2012

Last Verified

June 1, 2012

More Information

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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