The Effects of Staggered Dosing on Interactions Between Paired Combinations of Nelfinavir, Ritonavir, and Saquinavir

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Status: Completed

Conditions: HIV Infections

Treatments: Drug: Saquinavir; Drug: Ritonavir; Drug: Nelfinavir mesylate

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: NIH

Identifiers

NCT00000898

ACTG 378

11339 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to see if staggering doses of nelfinavir, ritonavir, and saquinavir has any effect on the interactions between these drugs.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Patients must have:

• Absence of HIV-1 infection as documented by any licensed ELISA test kit within 14 days prior to study entry.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following symptoms and conditions are excluded:

• Any medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the patient's ability to participate in this protocol.

Patients with the following prior conditions and symptoms are excluded:

• History of chronic illness such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, arthritis, diabetes, or any chronic gastrointestinal conditions that might interfere with drug absorption.