| E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
| E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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| E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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| E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20] |
| MedDRA Classification |
| E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
| E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
| E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
| E.1.2 | Classification code | 10068341 |
| E.1.2 | Term | HIV-1 infection |
| E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10021881 - Infections and infestations |
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| E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
| E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
| E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
| E.1.2 | Classification code | 10020180 |
| E.1.2 | Term | HIV positive |
| E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10022891 - Investigations |
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| E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
| E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
| E.1.2 | Level | PT |
| E.1.2 | Classification code | 10020188 |
| E.1.2 | Term | HIV test positive |
| E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10022891 - Investigations |
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| E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
| E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
| E.1.2 | Level | PT |
| E.1.2 | Classification code | 10020161 |
| E.1.2 | Term | HIV infection |
| E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10021881 - Infections and infestations |
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| E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
| E.2 Objective of the trial |
| E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
| This project aims to assess the potential long-term advantages of switching HIV patients from the standard therapy (Atripla) to a different regime of treatment (darunavir 800 mg / ritonavir 100 mg). This will be assessed by measuring Vitamin D levels, calcium and phosphate homeostasis (balance), kidney (tubular) function, bone turnover and bone mineralisation, and HIV disease progression in all the patients who take part in the study. |
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| E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
This study hopes to show that patients who are switched to darunavir/ritonavir treatment have a benefit over the patients who stay on the standard Atriplar therapy in the following areas:
• Reduction in parathyroid hormone levels
• Improvements in serum calcium, phosphate, alkaline phosphatase
• Improvement in estimated glomerular filtration rate, albuminuria and proteinuria, tubular phosphate reabsorption and other markers of renal tubular dysfunction
• Improvement in bone mineral density
• Immune activation: change in immune activation (CD8+CD38+)
• The proportion of participants with two consecutive HIV-RNA values > 50 copies/ml.
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| E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
| E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Males and Females aged between 18 and 65
2. Documented Positive HIV 1-antibody test
3. Plasma HIV RNA <100 copies/ml and on Atripla for at least six months prior to study start
4. Agreeable NOT take vitamin D supplements for the duration of the study
5. Ability to give informed consent |
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| E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Pregnant or breast feeding
• Patient unlikely to comply with protocol, and in particular adhere to therapeutic regimen
• Hep B sAg positive at screening or prior to starting antiretroviral therapy (ARV)
• Known active HCV
• Documented hepatic impairment
• Major protease inhibitor mutations likely to significantly impact on the efficacy of darunavir/ritonavirDocumented osteoporosis requiring treatment
• Diabetes mellitus
• Received vitamin D supplementation within 3 months of screening visit.
• Women of childbearing potential, or sexually active males with female partners of childbearing potential unwilling to use barrier method contraception (condoms)
• Hypersensitivity to any of the active substances and excipients
• Current or likely use of any of the following substances would exclude an individual from the trial: rifampicin, antiarrhythmics (amiodarone, bepridil, encainide, flecanide, propafenone, quinidine, systemic lidocaine), alfuzosin, analgesics (Pethidine, piroxicam, propoxyphne),antihistamines (astemizole, terfenadine), Antibiotics (fusidic acid), ergot derivatives (e.g. dihydroergotamine, ergonovine, ergotamine, methylergonovine), gastrointestinal motility agents (cisapride), antipsychotics/neuroleptics (Clozapine, pimozide, sertindole), sedatives/hypnotics (Clorazepate, diazepam, estazolam, flurazepam, triazolam and midazolam administered orally) and HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (simvastatin and lovastatin), PDE5 inhibitor (Sildenafil), St. John’s Wort and/or any CYP3A inhibitors.
• Individuals experiencing side effects from their current regime will not be excluded from analysis.
• Documented HIV-2 antibody test
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| E.5 End points |
| E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
| Change in 25(OH)Vitamin D |
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| E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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| E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
| Changes from baseline in immune activation (CD8+CD38+ expression),parathyroid hormone, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), calcium (corrected for albumin), phosphate (fasting), tubular proteinuria (retinal-binding protein/creatinine ratio), renal tubular phosphate reabsorption (TmPO4/GFR) at 12, 24 and 48 weeks, and bone mineral density (DEXA) at 48 weeks |
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| E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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| E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
| E.6 | Scope of the trial |
| E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
| E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
| E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
| E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
| E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
| E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
| E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
| E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
| E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
| E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
| E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
| E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
| E.6.13 | Others | No |
| E.7 | Trial type and phase |
| E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
| E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
| E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
| E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
| E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
| E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
| E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
| E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
| E.8 Design of the trial |
| E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
| E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
| E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
| E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
| E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
| E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
| E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
| E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
| E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
| E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Yes |
| E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
| E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
| E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
| E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
| E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
| E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 2 |
| E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
| E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
| E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
| E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
| E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
| E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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| E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 1 |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 |
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |