A Study of WR 6026 in the Treatment of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-Infected Patients

NCT ID: NCT00000863

Last Updated: 2021-10-28

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Completion Date

1998-07-31

Brief Summary

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To evaluate the efficacy of WR 6026 once daily in the treatment of mild PCP. To evaluate the safety and tolerance of WR 6026. To assess the correlation between plasma WR 6026 concentrations and outcome/toxicity.

Detailed Description

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All patients will receive an initial loading dose of WR 6026, followed the next morning and each morning thereafter by 1 of 2 lower doses of WR 6026 taken in a fasting state for 3 weeks.

Conditions

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Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Carinii HIV Infections

Keywords

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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii Administration, Oral WR 6026

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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Sitamaquine

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Allowed:

* Any medications not listed as excluded will be permitted on study.

\[ AS PER AMENDMENT 4/11/97:PCP prophylaxis is permitted if initiated after the Day 21 evaluation has been completed.\]

Patients must have:

* Documented HIV infection.
* Documented PCP.
* On a room air ABG, the PO2 value greater than or equal to 70 mm Hg and the (A-a) DO2 less than 35 mm Hg.
* Signed informed consent from parent or legal guardian for those patients less than 18 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:

* Known hypersensitivity to quinolines.
* If patient is unwilling or unable to discontinue other medications with anti-PCP activity during the treatment period of this study.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

* Any patient unwilling or unable to discontinue other medications with anti-PCP activity during the treatment period of this study (e.g., TMP/SMX, sulfonamides, dapsone, pentamidine, trimetrexate, atovaquone, clindamycin, azithromycin, pyrimethamine, primaquine).
* Methemoglobinemia-producing agents (dapsone, primaquine, sulfonamides, chloroquine, nitrofurantoin, nitrates and nitrites).

Patients with the following prior conditions or symptoms are excluded:

* History of G6PD deficiency, hemoglobin M abnormality, or NAD methemoglobin reductase deficiency.

Prior Medication:

Excluded:

* More than 24 hours receipt of anti-PCP treatment for the current episode of PCP. Receipt of prior PCP prophylaxis is permitted, as long as it is discontinued at study entry.
Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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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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Dohn M

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Petty B

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Black J

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Frame P

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Locations

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Alabama Therapeutics CRS

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Queens Med. Ctr.

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Site Status

Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Leahi Hosp.

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Site Status

Northwestern University CRS

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Weiss Memorial Hosp.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Indiana Univ. School of Medicine, Infectious Disease Research Clinic

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Indiana Univ. School of Medicine, Wishard Memorial

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Methodist Hosp. of Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

SUNY - Buffalo, Erie County Medical Ctr.

Buffalo, New York, United States

Site Status

NY Univ. HIV/AIDS CRS

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Univ. of Cincinnati CRS

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

The Ohio State Univ. AIDS CRS

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Petty BG, Black JR, Hendrix CW, Lewis LD, Basiakos Y, Feinberg J, Pattison DG, Hafner R. Escalating multiple-dose safety and tolerance study of oral WR 6026 in HIV-infected subjects: AIDS clinical trials group 173. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1999 May 1;21(1):26-32. doi: 10.1097/00126334-199905010-00004.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10235511 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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11289

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ACTG 314

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id