Active clinical trials for "HIV Infections"

Phase I test of concept study: In an attempt to induce new immunity to HIV-1 during untreated HIV-1 infection the investigators have identified relatively immune silent immune subdominant HLA-A2-restricted HIV-1 CTL epitopes that fit individuals with the HLA-A2 tissue type (about 50% of peoples in Denmark). Immunising with these conserved epitopes could induce new immunity and lower viral load so the patient will live longer before AIDS or Antiviral medicine and a lower viral load will limit spread in the population. As adjuvants the investigators used patients' own autologous Dendritic Cells generated from blood cells in vitro. 12 healthy male HIV-1 infected not in therapy individuals were used for this therapeutic vaccination and tested for safety and induction of new cellular CD8 and CD4 T-cell immunity.

Staphylococcus aureus is a bacteria that causes serious, often life threatening infections including pneumonia, wound, and bloodstream infections. Persons with AIDS are at high risk for S. aureus infections. They are also at high risk for nasal carriage of S. aureus. In fact, nasal carriage is a known risk factor for subsequent S. aureus infection. Topical mupirocin, an antibiotic when applied to the anterior nares, is a safe, effective way to eliminate S. aureus colonization. Some studies have shown that mupirocin can also decrease the risk of S. aureus infection, but many of those studies utilized historical controls and none were rigorously tested among AIDS patients over an extended period of time. The main purpose of this randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled study is to determine if mupirocin can eliminate S. aureus nasal colonization in residents at PSI (inpatient, drug rehabilitation facility for AIDS patients in the Bronx.) PSI residents currently have a high incidence of S. aureus nasal colonization and infection. Nasal cultures followed by twice daily application of mupirocin vs. placebo for five days will be performed on a monthly basis for 8 months. the study will examine whether mupirocin decreases the incidence of S. aureus infections and prevents S. aureus nasal colonization. The study is important because it may show that mupirocin is an effective way to eliminate nasal colonization and prevent S. aureus infections in AIDS patients, among those at highest risk for serious S. aureus infection. Hypothesis: Monthly application of mupirocin will reduce nasal colonization with S.aureus

The purpose of this project is to determine the incidence of osteoporosis in the investigators' population of HIV-infected patients and to assess the efficacy and security of zoledronic acid, whose efficacy in post-menopausal women with high fracture risk treatment and in Paget's disease treatment has already been demonstrated.

Complications with current HIV antiretroviral therapy have left many children and adolescents with limited therapeutic options due to drug resistance. The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness and safety of Vicriviroc (VCV), an HIV entry inhibitor and CCR5 co-receptor antagonist.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the antiviral activity as measured by the change in viral load from baseline in the 14 days following initiation of treatment with 4 different dose regimens of TMC310911 co-administered with ritonavir.

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of HIV treatment (antiretroviral therapy) and aspirin use on risk for cardiovascular disease among HIV infected persons.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether fish oil supplementation with Lovaza, formally known as Omacor will result in a significant reduction in serum triglyceride (TG), an increase in high density lipoproteins(HDL), and an improvement of endothelial dysfunction.

This pilot study will provide data on the safety and efficacy of the combination of Raltegravir (RAL) 400mg BID + Atazanavir (ATV) 300 mg BID in Antiretroviral (ARV)-experienced subjects that have a suppressed HIV viral load on a Ritonavir (RTV) boosted Protease Inhibitor (PI) based regimen who are then switched to a regimen of RAL 400mg BID +ATV 300mg BID.

The primary objective of the trial is to assess the ability of an early and intermittent antiretroviral therapy in maintaining an immunological stability in antiretroviral naive HIV infected adults, to offer a potential alternative strategy to differed and continuous antiretroviral treatment.This is a 2-year phase II, open-label, multicentric "proof of concept" trial. The patients included are treated following a pulse-therapy scheme, i.e. 6-month periods with once daily boosted-PI based therapy in alternance with 6-month periods without antiretroviral therapy. The preferentially recommended treatment of the study is atazanavir boosted with ritonavir, associated with a fixed combination of abacavir and lamivudine or emtricitabine + tenofovir.The patients are closely followed to assess the efficacy and the tolerance of the strategy, with clinical, biochemical, immunological, virological and pharmacokinetic evaluations.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the three generic nevirapine-based antiretroviral regimens are effective in the treatment of Acquired immune deficiency syndrome .