Tissue Drug Levels of HIV Medications
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | HIV / AIDS |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Immunology / Infectious Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 11/8/2014 |
| Start Date: | September 2008 |
| End Date: | December 2013 |
| Contact: | Ann Thorkelson, RN |
| Email: | segu0017@umn.edu |
| Phone: | 612-625-7472 |
A Compartmental Analysis of HIV Reservoirs and Immune Reconstitution
The aim of this study is to find out why HIV continues to make copies in people taking HIV
drugs. The investigators want to know if the medications most people use to treat HIV get
into the lymphatic tissue where HIV persists.
drugs. The investigators want to know if the medications most people use to treat HIV get
into the lymphatic tissue where HIV persists.
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV+
- Treatment naive or >30 days off ARV therapy
- Documented sensitivity to prescribed antiretrovirals
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Negative pregnancy test for eligible women of childbearing potential
- Ready to start ARV therapy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Contraindications to surgical & endoscopy procedures (as judged by PI)
- Psychiatric or psychological illness that would make adherence to protocol procedures
unlikely
- Pregnancy
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