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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Glaxo Wellcome |
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Information provided by: | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00000750 |
Primary: To determine the efficacy of early treatment with zidovudine (AZT) in HIV-infected asymptomatic infants. To determine the safety and tolerance of AZT in this patient population.
Secondary: To compare the virologic and immunologic parameters between the treatment groups. To determine the efficacy of AZT as an early treatment to prevent development of CD4+ cell depletion in HIV-infected asymptomatic infants.
AZT is currently indicated for primary treatment in children with HIV-associated signs and symptoms and for those with significant immunodeficiency. This study will attempt to determine whether early treatment with AZT prevents the development of symptoms in HIV-infected infants who are asymptomatic.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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HIV Infections |
Drug: Zidovudine |
Phase III |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Pharmacokinetics Study |
Official Title: | A Phase III Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerance, and Efficacy of Early Treatment With Zidovudine (AZT) in Asymptomatic Infants With HIV Infection |
Estimated Enrollment: | 400 |
AZT is currently indicated for primary treatment in children with HIV-associated signs and symptoms and for those with significant immunodeficiency. This study will attempt to determine whether early treatment with AZT prevents the development of symptoms in HIV-infected infants who are asymptomatic.
Patients are randomized to receive oral AZT (at age-adjusted doses) or placebo. Patients are evaluated at weeks 2 and 4 and every 4 weeks thereafter; those who reach a study endpoint will have their treatment unblinded to allow the clinician to determine which treatment regimen the patient should then receive. Patients who meet the criteria for changes to open-label AZT will be given the appropriate age-adjusted dose without unblinding the original randomization assignment. Patients who complete or discontinue treatment are followed every 6 months for up to 2 years.
Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 9 Months |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria
Patients must have:
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following symptoms and conditions are excluded:
Concurrent Medication:
Excluded:
Prior Medication:
Excluded:
Recommended:
Study Chair: | E Connor | |
Study Chair: | G McSherry |
Study ID Numbers: | ACTG 182 |
Study First Received: | November 2, 1999 |
Last Updated: | July 29, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00000750 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AIDS-Related Complex Zidovudine |
Virus Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral HIV Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
Zidovudine AIDS-Related Complex Retroviridae Infections Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes |
Antimetabolites Anti-Infective Agents Communicable Diseases RNA Virus Infections Anti-HIV Agents Slow Virus Diseases Immune System Diseases Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Enzyme Inhibitors |
Infection Antiviral Agents Pharmacologic Actions Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Anti-Retroviral Agents Therapeutic Uses Lentivirus Infections Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors |