Conditions: HIV Infections
Keywords: HIV, Pediatric
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 56
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The primary purpose of this study is to find the dose of Efavirenz for young children. The safety and how the medication is tolerated will also be studied.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: EFV (efavirenz) was administered in accordance with weight-based dosing nomograms and included one of the following preparations in a once a day (QD) dose: EFV capsules (50 and 200 mg) contents mixed with formula or a small amount of food vehicle, or oral solution (30 mg/mL. In addition, the following 2 drugs were administered: ddI (didanosine) (Pediatric Powder for Oral Solution or capsules of enteric-coated beads): 240 mg/m\^2 QD; maximum daily dose of 400 mg and FTC (emtricitabine) (solution or tablets) 6 mg/kg QD; maximum daily dose of 240 mg. arm 2: EFV (efavirenz) was administered in accordance with weight-based dosing nomograms and included one of the following preparations in a once a day (QD) dose: EFV capsules (50 and 200 mg) contents mixed with formula or a small amount of food vehicle, or oral solution (30 mg/mL. In addition, the following 2 drugs were administered: ddI (didanosine) (Pediatric Powder for Oral Solution or capsules of enteric-coated beads): 240 mg/m\^2 QD; maximum daily dose of 400 mg and FTC (emtricitabine) (solution or tablets) 6 mg/kg QD; maximum daily dose of 240 mg. arm 3: EFV (efavirenz) was administered in accordance with weight-based dosing nomograms and included one of the following preparations in a once a day (QD) dose: EFV capsules (50 and 200 mg) contents mixed with formula or a small amount of food vehicle, or oral solution (30 mg/mL. In addition, the following 2 drugs were administered: ddI (didanosine) (Pediatric Powder for Oral Solution or capsules of enteric-coated beads): 240 mg/m\^2 QD; maximum daily dose of 400 mg and FTC (emtricitabine) (solution or tablets) 6 mg/kg QD; maximum daily dose of 240 mg. arm 4: EFV (efavirenz) was administered in accordance with weight-based dosing nomograms and included one of the following preparations in a once a day (QD) dose: EFV capsules (50 and 200 mg) contents mixed with formula or a small amount of food vehicle, or oral solution (30 mg/mL. In addition, the following 2 drugs were administered: ddI (didanosine) (Pediatric Powder for Oral Solution or capsules of enteric-coated beads): 240 mg/m\^2 QD; maximum daily dose of 400 mg and FTC (emtricitabine) (solution or tablets) 6 mg/kg QD; maximum daily dose of 240 mg.

Interventions: intervention 1: Efavirenz (EFV) + Didanosine (ddI) + Emtricitabine (FTC)
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Oral Solution, Capsules or Tablets, Oral, once daily

Efavirenz (EFV) per weight-based dosing nomogram (max 720 mg)

Didanosine (ddI) 240 mg/m2 (max 400 mg)

Emtricitabine (FTC) 6 mg/kg (max 200 mg)

Where EFV oral solution is commercially available: 48 weeks or until 3rd birthday (whichever is longer);

Where EFV oral solution NOT commercially available: until 7th birthday or until able to swallow EFV capsules (whichever occurs first)

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