Conditions: HIV Infections
Keywords: HIV Protease Inhibitor CCR5 Co-receptor Antagonist treatment naive
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 1
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The primary objective of this pilot study is to assess the efficacy of lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra, a protease inhibitor, PI) when used in combination with maraviroc (Selzentry, an HIV entry inhibitor) for the treatment of antiretroviral naïve HIV infected patients. Twenty patients will be enrolled and studied for 48 weeks.

Detailed description:
As patients with HIV are living longer it is important to explore antiretroviral treatments which may reduce the development of long term complications while preserving future HIV treatment options. This trial explores an antiretroviral treatment regimen which does not include the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor class which is thought to have long-term toxicity. This is a non-randomized, open label trial in participants meeting entry requirements.

Participants will be evaluated at screening, baseline,and weeks 4, 8, 12, 24, 36, and 48 to include clinical assessments as well as laboratory assessments.

An interim analysis will be performed when all patients have reached the week 24 visit.

Arms:
arm 1: Drug: lopinavir/ritonavir plus maraviroc

Interventions: intervention 1: lopinavir/ritonavir plus maraviroc
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Lopinavir/ritonavir 400 mg/100 mg two tablets twice daily with Maraviroc 150 mg one tablet twice daily will be administered for 48 weeks to participants meeting entry criteria.

Protocol document: