The Safety and Effectiveness of Ganciclovir in the Prevention of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) of the Eyes and Disease of the Stomach and Intestines in Patients With HIV

NCT ID: NCT00001034

Last Updated: 2021-11-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

850 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Completion Date

1995-08-31

Brief Summary

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To evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral ganciclovir for prophylaxis against cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinal and gastrointestinal mucosal disease in HIV-infected patients with severe immunosuppression.

The most recent treatments against CMV disease have been ganciclovir and foscarnet. Until recently, both drugs required intravenous administration. An oral form of ganciclovir, if shown to be effective therapy against CMV, would be a more suitable method of administration for prophylaxis.

Detailed Description

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The most recent treatments against CMV disease have been ganciclovir and foscarnet. Until recently, both drugs required intravenous administration. An oral form of ganciclovir, if shown to be effective therapy against CMV, would be a more suitable method of administration for prophylaxis.

Patients are randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive either oral ganciclovir or placebo for a minimum of 12 months. PER AMENDMENT 9/19/94: Patients who have not reached a study endpoint may choose to continue blinded prophylaxis or discontinue blinded prophylaxis and begin open-label ganciclovir. PER AMENDMENT 5/2/95: After the common closing date (6/3/95) patients who have not met a CMV end point or experienced a serious toxicity that required permanent discontinuation of active oral ganciclovir will be eligible to receive open-label oral ganciclovir through an open-label extension phase of study 023 until 8/31/95.

Conditions

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Cytomegalovirus Retinitis HIV Infections Gastrointestinal Diseases

Keywords

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Retinitis Ganciclovir Cytomegalovirus Infections Administration, Oral Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Gastrointestinal System

Study Design

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Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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Ganciclovir

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Allowed:

* Antiretroviral therapy.
* Anti-PCP prophylaxis.
* Maintenance or prophylaxis therapy for other opportunistic infections besides CMV.

Patients must have:

* Working diagnosis of HIV infection.
* CD4 count \<= 100 cells/mm3.
* Positive CMV serology (IgG) or CMV culture, in the absence of active disease, documented at any time prior to study entry.
* Reasonably good health.
* Life expectancy of at least 6 months.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:

* Acute life-threatening illness.
* Active lymphoma.
* Hypersensitivity to acyclovir.
* Lack of willingness or ability, in the opinion of the clinician, to comply with protocol requirements.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

* Vidarabine.
* Amantadine hydrochloride (Symmetrel).
* CMV hyperimmune globulin/intravenous immune globulin.
* Cytarabine.
* Fiacitabine (FIAC) or fialuridine (FIAU).
* Foscarnet.
* Intravenous ganciclovir.
* HPMPC.
* Idoxuridine.
* Intravenous acyclovir.
* Oral acyclovir at \> 1 g/day.
* Other drugs with potential anti-CMV activity.

Prior Medication:

Excluded within 60 days prior to study entry:

* Foscarnet.

Excluded within 2 weeks prior to study entry:

* Vidarabine.
* Amantadine hydrochloride (Symmetrel).
* CMV hyperimmune globulin/intravenous immune globulin.
* Cytarabine.
* Fiacitabine (FIAC) or fialuridine (FIAU).
* Ganciclovir.
* HPMPC.
* Idoxuridine.
* Intravenous acyclovir.
* Oral acyclovir at \> 1 g/day.
* Other drugs with potential anti-CMV activity.
Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hoffmann-La Roche

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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Brosgart C

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Craig C

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

Schering - Plough Corp

Kenilworth, New Jersey, 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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Brosgart C, Craig C, Louis TA, Hillman D, Costanzo L, Timpone J, Scott J, Nunley F, Stempien MJ. Design and demographics in a multicenter trial of cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis in advanced HIV disease. Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):10 (abstract no 331B)

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Brosgart CL, Louis TA, Hillman DW, Craig CP, Alston B, Fisher E, Abrams DI, Luskin-Hawk RL, Sampson JH, Ward DJ, Thompson MA, Torres RA. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of the safety and efficacy of oral ganciclovir for prophylaxis of cytomegalovirus disease in HIV-infected individuals. Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS. AIDS. 1998 Feb 12;12(3):269-77. doi: 10.1097/00002030-199803000-00004.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9517989 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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11573

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CPCRA 023

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id