A Study of Didanosine Use Alone or in Combination With Zidovudine in Infants Exposed to or Infected With HIV

NCT ID: NCT00001049

Last Updated: 2021-11-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

180 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Completion Date

1998-06-30

Brief Summary

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To determine the pharmacokinetics, safety, and efficacy of didanosine (ddI) alone or in combination with zidovudine (AZT) in HIV-infected infants.

PER AMENDMENT 4/8/97: Part A study objectives are completed. Part B objectives: To assess the safety, toxicity, and tolerability and to compare anti-HIV activity, as measured by change in log10 RNA, of the two study arms.

Early treatment of HIV-infected infants with antiretroviral agents may prevent the early and rapid decline of CD4 count and immunologic function. Combination therapy may be preferred over monotherapy, since resistance to a single agent can develop rapidly. Currently, there is little information on ddI monotherapy in young infants less than 90 days and no information on the use of combination therapy in this population.

Detailed Description

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Early treatment of HIV-infected infants with antiretroviral agents may prevent the early and rapid decline of CD4 count and immunologic function. Combination therapy may be preferred over monotherapy, since resistance to a single agent can develop rapidly. Currently, there is little information on ddI monotherapy in young infants less than 90 days and no information on the use of combination therapy in this population.

In Part A, a cohort of patients younger than 28 days (was less than 120 days; amended 6/20/95) of age receives open-label ddI monotherapy for 1 week before initiation of AZT/ddI combination therapy. After pharmacokinetic data are obtained, an additional cohort of patients receives ddI at a higher dose. An age-adjusted dose for ddI is determined for use in Part B. (NOTE: As of 2/13/95, Part A has completed accrued for infants 29 to 120 days of age.) Part B patients less than 90 days of age (was less than 180 days of age; amended 6/20/95) are randomized, on a double-blind basis, to receive ddI or AZT/ddI. All patients continue treatment until 12 months after the last patient on Part B is enrolled. PER AMENDMENT 4/8/97: Part A of this protocol is closed with accrual objectives met. Part B of the study will remain open for patient accrual until 6/2/97. Part B is designed as a 2-arm, randomized, double-blind study to assess safety, toxicity and tolerability as well as anti-HIV activity of ddI or AZT/ddI.

Conditions

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HIV Infections

Keywords

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Didanosine Drug Therapy, Combination Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AIDS-Related Complex Zidovudine

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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Zidovudine

Intervention Type DRUG

Didanosine

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Recommended:

* PCP prophylaxis.

Allowed:

* Acetaminophen if not on a continual basis.

NOTE:

* Drugs that are metabolized by hepatic glucuronidation or that are associated with occurrence of pancreatitis are allowed but should be used with caution.

Patients must have at least one of the following:

* Documented HIV infection.
* Been born to an HIV-infected woman and receiving AZT.

PER AMENDMENT 4/8/97:

* Number 2 above no longer required with closure of Part A of study.
* Patients must have signed, informed consent of parent or legal guardian.

PER 6/20/95 AMENDMENT, patients in Part A must be less than 28 days of age and those in Part B must be less than 90 days of age.

PER 7/7/94 AMENDMENT, patients in Part A were less than 120 days of age and those in Part B were less than 180 days of age.

NOTE:

* All patients must have been more than 34 weeks gestation at birth.

Prior Medication:

Allowed:

* Prior vaccine therapy.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:

* Pancreatitis.
* Clinically unstable condition.
* Current participation on a vaccine trial or, for Part A, a perinatal trial if of indeterminate infection status.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

* Vaccine therapy.

Patients with the following prior condition are excluded:

* Pancreatitis at any time since birth.

Prior Medication:

Excluded in Part B patients only:

* More than 90 days of prior antiretroviral or immunomodulator therapy, exclusive of therapy received in utero.
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Day

Maximum Eligible Age

3 Months

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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A Kovacs

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

R Husson

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Locations

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Univ of Alabama at Birmingham Schl of Med / Pediatrics

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

UCSD Med Ctr / Pediatrics / Clinical Sciences

La Jolla, California, United States

Site Status

Long Beach Memorial (Pediatric)

Long Beach, California, United States

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Los Angeles County - USC Med Ctr

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Harbor - UCLA Med Ctr / UCLA School of Medicine

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Children's Hosp of Oakland

Oakland, California, United States

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San Francisco Gen Hosp

San Francisco, California, United States

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UCSF / Moffitt Hosp - Pediatric

San Francisco, California, United States

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Children's Hosp of Denver

Denver, Colorado, United States

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Univ of Connecticut / Farmington

Farmington, Connecticut, United States

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Children's Hosp of Washington DC

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

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Howard Univ Hosp

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

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North Broward Hosp District

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

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Univ of Florida Health Science Ctr / Pediatrics

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Univ of Miami (Pediatric)

Miami, Florida, United States

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Palm Beach County Health Dept

Riviera Beach, Florida, United States

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Cook County Hosp

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Univ of Illinois College of Medicine / Pediatrics

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Chicago Children's Memorial Hosp

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Univ of Chicago Children's Hosp

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Tulane Univ / Charity Hosp of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Univ of Maryland at Baltimore / Univ Med Ctr

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Children's Hosp of Boston

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Baystate Med Ctr of Springfield

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

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Univ of Massachusetts Med School

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Children's Hosp of Michigan

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Univ of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey / Univ Hosp

Newark, New Jersey, United States

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Saint Joseph's Hosp and Med Ctr/UMDNJ - New Jersey Med Schl

Newark, New Jersey, United States

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Children's Hosp of New Jersey / UMDNJ - New Jersey Med Schl

Newark, New Jersey, United States

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Children's Hosp at Albany Med Ctr

Albany, New York, United States

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Schneider Children's Hosp

New Hyde Park, New York, United States

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Metropolitan Hosp Ctr

New York, New York, United States

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Mount Sinai Med Ctr / Pediatrics

New York, New York, United States

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Columbia Presbyterian Med Ctr

New York, New York, United States

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Incarnation Children's Ctr / Columbia Presbyterian Med Ctr

New York, New York, United States

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Harlem Hosp Ctr

New York, New York, United States

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Univ of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, United States

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SUNY Health Sciences Ctr at Syracuse / Pediatrics

Syracuse, New York, United States

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Bronx Lebanon Hosp Ctr

The Bronx, New York, United States

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Duke Univ Med Ctr

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Children's Hosp of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Saint Christopher's Hosp for Children

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Med Univ of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Children's Hosp of the King's Daughters

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Med College of Virginia

Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Univ of Puerto Rico / Univ Children's Hosp AIDS

San Juan, , Puerto Rico

Site Status

San Juan City Hosp

San Juan, , Puerto Rico

Site Status

Countries

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United States Puerto Rico

References

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McKinney RE Jr. Ongoing and future trials of antiretroviral therapy in the pediatric AIDS clinical trials group (PACTG). Conf Retroviruses Opportunistic Infect. 1996 Jan 28-Feb 1;3rd:173

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

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11216

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ACTG 239

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id