Conditions: Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1
Keywords: Human immunodeficiency virus 1 HIV-1 Darunavir Ritonavir Norvir
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 27
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (what the body does to the medication), safety and antiviral activity to support dose recommendations by body weight of darunavir with low-dose ritonavir (DRV/rtv), in combination with other antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), in treatment-experienced Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV 1) infected children.

Detailed description:
This is an open-label (all people know the identity of the intervention), study to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, safety and antiviral activity. Approximately 24 HIV-1 infected children will be enrolled in this study. The study consists of a 4-week screening period, a 48-week treatment period, and a 4-week follow-up period. Participants will receive DRV/rtv according to their body weight. Safety evaluations will include assessment of adverse events, laboratory tests, physical Examination, neurologic examination, vital signs, and electrocardiogram. The total duration of the study will be 56 weeks.

Arms:
arm 1: Before dose adjustment, oral darunavir suspension (100 mg/mL): 20 mg per kg body weight twice daily for children weighing between 10 and \<20 kg. After dose adjustment, 25 mg per kg body weight twice daily if weight less than 15 kg, and fixed dose of 375 mg twice daily if weight more than or equal to 15 kg. Before dose adjustment, oral ritonavir solution (80 mg/mL): 3 mg per kg body weight twice daily and after dose adjustment fixed dose of 50 mg twice daily if weight more than or equal to 15 kg.

Interventions: intervention 1: Darunavir intervention 2: Ritonavir
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Darunavir oral suspension (100 mg/mL) will be administered as 20 mg per kg body weight twice daily for children weighing between 10 and \<20 kg before dose adjustment. Darunavir oral suspension will be administered 25 mg per kg body weight twice daily if weight less than 15 kg, and fixed dose of 375 mg darunavir tablets twice daily if weight more than or equal to 15 kg after dose adjustment. intervention 2: Ritonavir oral solution (80 mg/mL) will be administered as 3 mg per kg body weight twice daily before dose adjustment and after dose adjustment fixed dose of 50 mg twice daily if weight more than or equal to 15 kg.

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