A Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Effectiveness of Three Anti-HIV Drug Regimens in HIV Infected Patients Who Have Never Been Exposed to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART)

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

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ClinConnect Summary

Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens containing PIs, NNRTIs, or nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) have been shown to slow disease progression. However, the long-term consequences of initial therapy with a PI, an NNRTI, or both a PI and an NNRTI are not yet known, nor is the impact on future anti-HIV treatment regimens. Patients who experience virologic failure on a particular HAART regimen typically have not been studied for subsequent response to other HAART regimens. It is possible that a regimen which is initially the most potent may not be optimal if i...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • HIV infected
• • Agree to practice abstinence or to use barrier methods of birth control during the study
• • Are at least 13 years old or have signed informed consent from legal guardian for patients between the ages of 13 and 18
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Have ever taken any anti-HIV drugs
• • Are unable to complete the study for any reason
• • Pregnancy
• • Breastfeeding
• • Any condition that, in the investigator's opinion, may interfere with the study