The Safety and Effectiveness of Pentamidine in the Prevention of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) in Patients With AIDS Who Have Had PCP Before
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Fisons
Information provided by:
NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00002291
First received: November 2, 1999
Last updated: June 23, 2005
Last verified: October 1989
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To evaluate and compare the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of biweekly administration of 1 of 3 doses of aerosol pentamidine when used as a prophylactic agent in patients who have recovered from their first episode of AIDS-associated Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP).
Condition | Intervention |
---|---|
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Carinii HIV Infections |
Drug: Pentamidine isethionate |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Masking: Double-Blind Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | A Double-Blind Group Comparative Study To Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Three Different Doses of Aerosol Pentamidine in the Prophylaxis of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia in Patients With AIDS Post First Episode PCP |
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Concurrent Medication:
Allowed:
- Zidovudine (AZT).
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following are excluded:
- Requiring ongoing active therapy for an opportunistic infection (O.I.) at time of entry or those with either of the following AIDS-defining O.I.'s prior to entry:
- Toxoplasmosis.
- Cryptococcosis.
- Transfusion dependent (requiring blood transfusion more than once per month). The last transfusion cannot have been given within 7 days of study entry.
- Pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).
- Asthma requiring medication.
- Active therapy for tuberculosis.
Concurrent Medication:
Excluded:
- Active therapy for tuberculosis.
Patients with the following are excluded:
- Requiring ongoing active therapy for an opportunistic infection (O.I.) at time of entry or those with either of the following AIDS-defining O.I.'s prior to entry:
- Toxoplasmosis.
- Cryptococcosis.
- Transfusion dependent (requiring blood transfusion more than once per month). The last transfusion cannot have been given within 7 days of study entry.
- Pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).
- Unwilling to sign informed consent.
- Cannot cooperate with study procedures.
- Asthma requiring medication.
Prior Medication:
Excluded within 30 days of study entry:
- Antiretrovirals other than zidovudine (AZT).
- Immunomodulating agents.
- Corticosteroids.
Patients must:
- Have AIDS and recovered from their first episode of cytologically or histologically proven Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP).
- Be at least 2 weeks and no more than 24 weeks status post therapy for acute PCP.
- Have positive antibody to HIV by any federally licensed ELISA test kit, or confirmed Western blot test.
- Have adequate pulmonary function (vital capacity = or > 80 percent of predicted; forced expiratory volume (FEV), 1 s = or > 65 percent of total FEV; and corrected pulmonary diffusion capacity > 60 percent of predicted).
- Free of acute medical problems.
Active substance abuse.
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Publications:
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00002291 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | 022A, 87-71 |
Study First Received: | November 2, 1999 |
Last Updated: | June 23, 2005 |
Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
Keywords provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii Pentamidine |
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Aerosols Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Pneumonia Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Slow Virus Diseases Lung Diseases |
Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Lung Diseases, Fungal Mycoses Pneumocystis Infections Pentamidine Antifungal Agents Anti-Infective Agents Therapeutic Uses Pharmacologic Actions Antiprotozoal Agents Antiparasitic Agents Trypanocidal Agents |
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