Status:

COMPLETED

Preliminary Study of Safety and Efficacy of Policosanol

Lead Sponsor:

Rush University Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Conditions:

Dyslipidemia

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Lay Language Summary: High cholesterol levels are common in persons with HIV infection. However, conventional cholesterol-lowering medications may have harmful side effects when given to HIV-infected ...

Detailed Description

As per Brief Summary

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • CD4 count \> 250 Plasma HIV RNA \< 50,000 Currently receiving HAART age 18-60 total cholesterol between 200-240 or triglycerides between 150-400 or LDL cholesterol \> 160

Exclusion

  • kidney or liver disease current use of lipid-lowering drugs pregnancy lactation
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Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

54 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00312923

Start Date

September 1 2005

End Date

September 1 2009

Last Update

July 26 2013

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Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612