Status:

TERMINATED

Structured Treatment Interruptions With or Without Pegylated Interferon Alpha for HIV-Infected Patients After Prolonged Viral Suppression

Lead Sponsor:

French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis

Collaborating Sponsors:

Schering-Plough

Conditions:

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the adjunctional of interferon alfa to structured treatment interruptions correlated with a long time off treatment in HIV-1 infection.

Detailed Description

The limitations of the drugs used against HIV include their toxicity, their tolerability, their propensity to induce resistance when not taken with absolute regularity and their cost. Treatment interr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Males and non pregnant females
  • Confirmed laboratory diagnosis of HIV infection
  • Have been on the same continuous HAART regimen for at least 6 months prior to inclusion
  • Viral load below 50 cp/ml for at least 6 months
  • CD4 over 350 cells/mm3
  • Previous viral load over 10000 cp/ml in their history
  • No CD4 cell count under 100/mm3 in their history
  • For women of reproductive ages: negative serum pregnancy test
  • Signed written consent to participate.

Exclusion

  • Already had interferon or interleukin-2 (IL-2)
  • Positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) PCR
  • Under treatment with abacavir during screening
  • Serious psychiatric history, suicide attempt, or severe depression
  • History of thyroid abnormality
  • Opportunistic infection ongoing
  • Lymphoma or Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) under chemotherapy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2001

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

January 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00125814

Start Date

December 1 2001

End Date

January 1 2005

Last Update

August 16 2005

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Service de Medecine Interne

Clamart, France, 92140