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Pilot Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Zidovudine in Preventing CD4+ Lymphocyte Decline in Patients With Primary HIV Infection. (One Treatment Arm Receives Placebo)

Launched by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NIAID) · Aug 30, 2001

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Trial Information

Current as of July 27, 2024

Completed

Keywords

Zidovudine

Description

Previous studies indicate that intervention with zidovudine during primary HIV infection could reduce the initial viral burden and subsequent decline in immune functions, and could prolong not only the time to development of AIDS but also the time to initiation of chronic antiretroviral therapy. Patients are randomized to receive either zidovudine or placebo daily for 24 weeks. Patients are followed until development of an AIDS-related opportunistic infection or malignancy. After week 24, patients meeting standard prescribing criteria may start FDA-approved anti-HIV therapies. After study ...

Gender

All

Eligibility criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Allowed:
  • Medications for nausea, vomiting, analgesia, or anxiety.
  • Patients must have:
  • Asymptomatic or symptomatic primary HIV infection, plus one of the following two criteria:
  • p24 antigenemia documented within 1 month prior to study entry and either HIV enzyme immunoassay (IA) negative or HIV IA positive with Western blot negative/indeterminate, within 1 month prior to study entry.
  • Documented seroconversion within 1 month prior to study entry and Western blot negative/indeterminate.
  • Consent of parent or guardian if less than 18 years of age.
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Co-existing Condition:
  • Patients with the following condition are excluded:
  • poor venous access.
  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Excluded:
  • Chronic steroid use.
  • Immunomodulators.
  • Myelosuppressive agents.
  • Other antiretroviral agents or experimental therapies (NOTE: FDA-approved therapies permitted in patients who qualify after week 24; experimental therapies permitted after study week 48).

Attachments

readout_NCT00000765_2024-07-27.pdf

4.5 MB

NCT00000765_study_protocol.pdf

4.5 MB

About company

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

New York, New York, United States

Houston, Texas, United States

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Palo Alto, California, United States

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

People applied

Timeline

First submit

Trial launched

Trial updated

Estimated completion

Not reported

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