A Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Antiretroviral Activity of Raltegravir (MK-0518) in Combination With Other Antiretroviral Therapies in Russian Children and Adolescents Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) (MK-0518-248)
HIV Infection

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for HIV Infection
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV positive
- Weight of at least 7 kg
- HIV RNA ≥1000 copies/mL within 45 days before study treatment
- Participants of reproductive potential and sexually active agree to remain
abstinent or use (or have their partner use) an acceptable method of birth control throughout the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Females pregnant or breast-feeding, or expecting to conceive or donate eggs
during the study; males planning to impregnate or provide sperm donation
during the study
- Use of any non-antiretroviral (ART) investigational agents within one month before study treatment
- Current (active) diagnosis of acute hepatitis or chronic hepatitis other than stable chronic Hepatitis B and/or C
- Prior or current use of raltegravir
- Use of another experimental HIV-integrase inhibitor
- History or current evidence of any condition, therapy, laboratory
abnormality, or other circumstance that might confound the results of the study, or interfere with participation for the full duration of the study
- Requires or is anticipated to require any prohibited medications
- Use of immunosuppressive therapy within 30 days before beginning
raltegravir study treatment; short courses of corticosteroids are permitted.
- History of malignancy
- Current treatment for active tuberculosis infection
- Use of recreational or illicit drugs or a recent history (within the
last year) of drug or alcohol abuse or dependence
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Raltegravir Film-coated Tablet
Raltegravir Chewable Tablet
Raltegravir film-coated tablet 400 mg administered orally twice-daily, in combination with other anti-retroviral therapy for 24 weeks
Raltegravir chewable tablet weight-based dose up to 300 mg administered orally twice-daily, in combination with other anti-retroviral therapy for 24 weeks