A Comparison of Atazanavir and Nelfinavir, Each in Combination With 2 NRTIs, in Patients Who Have Failed Treatments Without a Protease Inhibitor
HIV Infections
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for HIV Infections focused on measuring Drug Therapy, Combination, HIV Protease Inhibitors, RNA, Viral, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, Viral Load, BMS 232632
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria Patients may be eligible for this study if they: Have a viral load of 1000 or more copies/ml within 3 weeks before randomization. Have a CD4 cell count of 50 or more cells/mm3 within 3 weeks prior to randomization. Are at least 16 years old (or the minimum age by local requirements). Have had more than 16 weeks of therapy with a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) and/or nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI). Use effective barrier method of contraception. Give written informed consent. Are available for follow-up for at least 52 weeks. Exclusion Criteria Patients may not be eligible for this study if they: Have used a protease inhibitor (PI) treatment for more than 7 days or within 30 days prior to screening. Have a newly-diagnosed HIV-related infection or any medical condition requiring relatively short but intense therapy at the time of enrollment. Have hepatitis in the 30 days before the study. Patients with long-term hepatitis are eligible if their liver function meets certain requirements. Are unable to demonstrate responsiveness to a provided NRTI. Have had previous or expect a need for therapy with agents that may cause damage to nerve tissue, the pancreas, the liver, bone marrow, or cells within 3 months of study start. Use too much alcohol or drugs to be able to follow the study therapy; or if they use enough to increase the risk of developing pancreatitis or chemical hepatitis. Have severe diarrhea within 30 days prior to study entry. Are pregnant or breast-feeding. Have a history of hemophilia. Have history or signs of bilateral peripheral neuropathy. Have cardiomyopathy. Have certain heart problems. Cannot tolerate oral medication. Have any other problems that would interfere with the study.
Sites / Locations
- Health for Life Clinic
- East Bay AIDS Ctr
- Orange County Ctr for Special Immunology
- Tower Infectious Diseases
- Kaiser Hospital
- HIV Institute / Davies Med Ctr
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital
- IDC Research Initiative
- Larry Bush
- Bach and Godofsky
- North Broward Hosp District / HIV Clinical Research
- Gary Richmond MD
- Infectious Diseases Associates
- Daniel Seekins
- Infectious Disease Research Inst
- Philip Brachman
- Med College of Georgia
- Cook County Gen Hosp / Division of Infect Diseases
- Division of Inf Diseases/ Indiana Univ Hosp
- Tulane Univ School of Medicine
- Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr
- Community Research Initiative of New England
- CRI - Springfield
- Henry Ford Hosp
- Infectious Disease Clinic
- Washington Univ School of Medicine
- South Jersey Infectious Diseases Inc
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Community Research Initiative on AIDS
- Saint Luke's - Roosevelt Hosp Ctr
- Mount Sinai Med Ctr
- Carolinas Med Ctr
- Piedmont Infectious Disease Consultants
- Jemsek Clinic
- Wake Forest Univ School of Medicine
- Summa Health System
- Associates in Med and Mental Health
- Research & Education Group
- Hahnemann Univ Hosp
- Ludwig Lettau Private Practice
- Univ of South Carolina School of Medicine
- North Texas Center for AIDS & Clinical Research
- Univ of Texas Southwestern Med Ctr
- Joseph Gathe
- Univ TX Health Science Ctr
- Hampton Roads Med Specialists
- Wisconsin AIDS Research Consortium
- Downtown Infectious Diseases Clinic
- McMaster Univ Med Ctr
- Sunnybrook Health Science Ctr
- Clinique Medicale du Quartier Latin
- Clinique Medicale L'Actuele
- Hospital General De Mexico
- Hospital Regional
- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias
- Instituto Nacional de la Nutricion
- Ponce School of Medicine
- Hepatology / Infectious Diseases
- Program on AIDS / Thai Red Cross Society
- Ramathibodi Hosp
- Siriraj Hosp / Mahidol Univ
- Khonkaen Univ