A Multicenter Comparison of Fluconazole (UK-49,858) and Amphotericin B as Treatment for Acute Cryptococcal Meningitis

NCT ID: NCT00002068

Last Updated: 2005-06-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Brief Summary

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To compare the safety and effectiveness of fluconazole and amphotericin B, alone or in combination with flucytosine, as treatment for acute cryptococcal meningitis.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Meningitis, Cryptococcal HIV Infections

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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Fluconazole

Intervention Type DRUG

Amphotericin B

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Allowed:

* Immunosuppressant therapy.
* Antiviral therapy such as zidovudine.
* Prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.

Concurrent Treatment:

Allowed:

* Radiation therapy for mucocutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma.

Written informed consent must be obtained for each patient, either from the patient himself or from the patient's legal guardian.

* No prior systemic antifungal therapy for cryptococcosis.
* Relapse after prior therapy.
* Success of prior therapy must have been documented by negative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture at the end of therapy. Following prior therapy, such patients may not have received more than 1 mg/kg/wk amphotericin B in the 4 weeks before entry into study.

Prior Medication:

Allowed:

* Immunosuppressant therapy.
* Antiviral therapy such as zidovudine.
* Prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following are excluded:

* Evidence of acute or chronic meningitis based upon any etiology other than cryptococcosis.
* History of allergy to or intolerance of imidazoles, azoles, or amphotericin B.
* Moderate or severe liver disease.
* Comatose.
* Unlikely to survive more than 2 weeks.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded within 4 weeks of study entry:

* Greater than 1 mg/kg/wk amphotericin B.
* Coumadin-type anticoagulants.
* Oral hypoglycemics.
* Barbiturates.
* Phenytoin.
* Immunostimulants.
* Investigational drugs or approved (licensed) drugs for investigational indications.

Concurrent Treatment:

Excluded:

* Lymphocyte replacement.

Patients with the following are excluded:

* Evidence of acute or chronic meningitis based upon any etiology other than cryptococcosis.
* History of allergy to or intolerance of imidazoles, azoles, or amphotericin B.
* Moderate or severe liver disease.
* Comatose.
* Unlikely to survive more than 2 weeks.

Prior Medication:

Excluded within 4 weeks of study entry:

* Greater than 1 mg/kg/wk amphotericin B.
* Coumadin-type anticoagulants.
* Oral hypoglycemics.
* Barbiturates.
* Phenytoin.
* Immunostimulants.
* Investigational drugs or approved (licensed) drugs for investigational indications.

Prior Treatment:

Excluded:

* Lymphocyte replacement.
Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Locations

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Davies Med Ctr

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Christiana Hosp / Med Ctr of Delaware

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Site Status

Univ of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Univ of Maryland / Inst of Human Virology

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Henry Ford Hosp

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Harlem AIDS Treatment Group / Harlem Hosp Ctr

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Univ of Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Saint Michael's Hosp

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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United States Canada

Other Identifiers

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056-159B

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

012H

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id