A Randomized, Prospective, Double-Blind Study Comparing Fluconazole With Placebo for Primary and Secondary Prophylaxis of Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-Infected Women

NCT ID: NCT00000744

Last Updated: 2021-11-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

400 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Completion Date

1995-12-31

Brief Summary

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To compare the efficacy of fluconazole versus placebo for the prevention of Candida esophagitis and vaginal/oropharyngeal candidiasis, including a comparison of the development of clinical resistance.

Fluconazole has been shown to be effective in preventing or suppressing candidiasis in HIV-negative women. An increasing likelihood of oral and esophageal candidiasis in conjunction with progressive immunosuppression raises the question of the potential role of prophylactic antifungal therapy in high-risk persons.

Detailed Description

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Fluconazole has been shown to be effective in preventing or suppressing candidiasis in HIV-negative women. An increasing likelihood of oral and esophageal candidiasis in conjunction with progressive immunosuppression raises the question of the potential role of prophylactic antifungal therapy in high-risk persons.

Four hundred HIV-infected women are randomized to receive fluconazole or placebo weekly for up to 2 years. Patients undergo follow-up every 3 months or more often if signs and symptoms of mucosal candidiasis occur.

Conditions

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Candidiasis Candidiasis, Esophageal HIV Infections

Keywords

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Fluconazole Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AIDS-Related Complex Candidiasis

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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Fluconazole

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Patients must have:

* Evidence of HIV infection.
* CD4+ count \<= 300 cells/mm3 or \<= 20 percent of total lymphocyte count.
* Reasonably good health with a life expectancy of at least 6 months.
* Pelvic exam including Pap smear or colposcopy performed within the past 90 days.

Prior Medication:

Allowed:

* Topical or systemic treatment or prophylaxis with an antifungal agent.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following symptoms and conditions are excluded:

* Current diagnosis of Candida esophagitis.
* Known intolerance to azoles.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

* Systemic treatment or prophylaxis with an antifungal agent.

Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:

* Past history of Candida esophagitis.
Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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P Schuman

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

L Capps

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Locations

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Community Consortium of San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Denver CPCRA / Denver Public Hlth

Denver, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Wilmington Hosp / Med Ctr of Delaware

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Site Status

Veterans Administration Med Ctr / Regional AIDS Program

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

AIDS Research Alliance - Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Louisiana Comm AIDS Rsch Prog / Tulane Univ Med

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Comprehensive AIDS Alliance of Detroit

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Henry Ford Hosp

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status

North Jersey Community Research Initiative

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Addiction Research and Treatment Corp

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Site Status

Clinical Directors Network of Region II

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Harlem AIDS Treatment Group / Harlem Hosp Ctr

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Bronx Lebanon Hosp Ctr

The Bronx, New York, United States

Site Status

Portland Veterans Adm Med Ctr / Rsch & Education Grp

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Richmond AIDS Consortium

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Schuman P, Capps L, Peng G, Vazquez J, el-Sadr W, Goldman AI, Alston B, Besch CL, Vaughn A, Thompson MA, Cobb MN, Kerkering T, Sobel JD. Weekly fluconazole for the prevention of mucosal candidiasis in women with HIV infection. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS. Ann Intern Med. 1997 May 1;126(9):689-96. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-126-9-199705010-00003.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9139554 (View on PubMed)

Capps L, Peng G, Doyle M, El-Sadr W, Neaton JD. Sexually transmitted infections in women infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA). Sex Transm Dis. 1998 Sep;25(8):443-7. doi: 10.1097/00007435-199809000-00012.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9773440 (View on PubMed)

Vazquez JA, Sobel JD, Peng G, Steele-Moore L, Schuman P, Holloway W, Neaton JD. Evolution of vaginal Candida species recovered from human immunodeficiency virus-infected women receiving fluconazole prophylaxis: the emergence of Candida glabrata? Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research in AIDS (CPCRA). Clin Infect Dis. 1999 May;28(5):1025-31. doi: 10.1086/514746.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10452629 (View on PubMed)

Vazquez JA, Peng G, Sobel JD, Steele-Moore L, Schuman P, Holloway W, Neaton JD. Evolution of antifungal susceptibility among Candida species isolates recovered from human immunodeficiency virus-infected women receiving fluconazole prophylaxis. Clin Infect Dis. 2001 Oct 1;33(7):1069-75. doi: 10.1086/322641. Epub 2001 Sep 5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11528582 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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11562

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CPCRA 010

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id