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Fortovase (Saquinavir) Given With Low-Dose Ritonavir, Zidovudine, and Lamivudine to HIV-Positive Pregnant Women During and After Pregnancy and to Their Newborns

Launched by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NIAID) · Aug 30, 2001

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Trial Information

Current as of November 28, 2023

Completed

Keywords

Pregnancy Drug Therapy, Combination Zidovudine Pregnancy Complications Ritonavir Lamivudine Saquinavir Anti Hiv Agents

Description

Although administration of ZDV to mother-infant pairs has dramatically reduced perinatal HIV infection, the goal is to reduce it further to less than 2%. In order to achieve this, combination strategies need to be developed for 2 purposes: 1) to reduce the perinatal transmission rate to goal levels; and 2) to provide other combination therapies for HIV-infected mothers whose virus has become resistant to ZDV, who have a very high viral load, or who have previously transmitted HIV while on ZDV. This study adds 3TC (another reverse transcriptase inhibitor) and SQV (a protease inhibitor [PI]) ...

Gender

All

Eligibility criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients may be eligible for this study if they:
  • Are HIV-positive.
  • Are 14 to 32 weeks pregnant.
  • Are at least 13 years old (need consent of parent or guardian if under 18).
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients may not be eligible for this study if they:
  • Cannot take ZDV, 3TC, or higher doses of RTV. Women who are able to tolerate low doses of RTV may be eligible.
  • Are pregnant with more than 1 baby. (This study has been changed so that a patient pregnant with more than 1 baby is not eligible.)
  • Have pregnancy complications or have medical problems that put pregnancy at risk.
  • Have an active opportunistic (HIV-related) infection and/or serious bacterial infection at study entry.
  • Have chronic diarrhea.
  • Abuse alcohol or drugs.
  • Do not have access to a participating clinic or are not willing to be followed at the same clinic for the duration of the study.
  • Have received certain antiretroviral (anti-HIV) drugs or are taking certain medications. (This study has been changed to increase enrollment. The eligibility criterion in earlier versions was more restrictive, and has been changed to include women receiving SQV [with or without RTV], 3TC, and ZDV for longer than 3 weeks if their pre-entry viral load is 400 copies/ml or less OR if they have a significant reduction in viral load within 90 days of the pre-entry visit.)
  • Plan to breast-feed.

Attachments

readout_NCT00000920_2023-11-28.pdf

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NCT00000920_study_protocol.pdf

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About company

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

Los Angeles, California, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Miami, Florida, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Detroit, Michigan, United States

New York, New York, United States

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

San Juan, , Puerto Rico

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Miami, Florida, United States

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Timeline

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Trial launched

Trial updated

Estimated completion

Not reported

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