The Safety and Effectiveness of Indinavir Sulfate Plus Efavirenz

Launched by MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC · Aug 30, 2001

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ClinConnect Summary

It is hypothesized that after 16 weeks of randomized treatment with either the control or experimental regimen that:

1. The observed proportion of patients with serum viral RNA \< 400 copies/ml in the experimental and control regimen will be similar and will continue to be so after 48 weeks.
2. The safety profiles of the two groups will be similar, judged by the incidence of serious, drug-related adverse experiences and the incidence of events of specific interest (e.g., nephrolithiasis, hyperbilirubinemia, nausea/vomiting, rash, and CNS-related symptoms) and will continue to be so after 4...

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Eligibility criteria

• • Inclusion Criteria
• Patients must have:
• • HIV-1 seropositive status.
• • CD4 count \>= 100 cells/mm3.
• • Serum viral RNA levels \>= 10,000 copies/ml.
• • Exclusion Criteria
• Prior Medication:
• Excluded:
• • Prior protease inhibitor therapy.
• • Prior non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor therapy.