A Three-Arm Comparative Trial for the Treatment of MAC Bacteremia in AIDS: A Clarithromycin/Ethambutol Regimen Containing Rifabutin (450 Mg) or Rifabutin (300 Mg) or Placebo

NCT ID: NCT00002101

Last Updated: 2005-06-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

450 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Brief Summary

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To compare the efficacy of clarithromycin/ethambutol with placebo or with rifabutin at two different doses in reducing colony-forming units (CFUs) by 2 or more logarithms in patients with Mycobacterium avium Complex bacteremia and maintaining this response until 16 weeks post-randomization. To assess survival and comparative tolerability among the three treatment regimens.

Detailed Description

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Patients are randomized to receive clarithromycin and ethambutol plus either placebo or rifabutin at one of two doses. Treatment continues indefinitely. AS PER AMENDMENT 04/19/94: Doses of rifabutin have been lowered.

Conditions

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Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare Infection HIV Infections

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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Ethambutol hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Clarithromycin

Intervention Type DRUG

Rifabutin

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Allowed:

* Isoniazid for TB prophylaxis ONLY.

Patients must have:

* HIV infection.
* MAC infection.
* Life expectancy of at least 16 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:

* Perceived unreliability or unavailability for frequent monitoring.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

* Antimycobacterial drugs other than the study drugs.
* Carbamazepine.
* Terfenadine.
* Theophylline.

Patients with the following prior condition are excluded:

History of hypersensitivity to rifabutin, rifampin, erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin, or ethambutol.

Prior Medication:

Excluded within 7 days prior to study entry:

* Rifabutin.
* Rifampin.
* Ethionamide.
* Cycloserine.
* Clofazimine.
* Ethambutol.
* Amikacin.
* Ciprofloxacin.
* Ofloxacin.
* Sparfloxacin.
* Azithromycin.
* Clarithromycin.
* Pyrazinamide.

Excluded within 14 days prior to study entry:

* Carbamazepine.
* Terfenadine.
* Theophylline.
Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pharmacia

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Locations

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McDowell Clinic

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Maricopa Med Research Foundation

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Bay Harbor Hosp

Harbor City, California, United States

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Ctr for Special Immunology

Irvine, California, United States

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Combat Group

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Cedars Sinai Med Ctr

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Highland Gen Hosp / San Francisco Gen Hosp

Oakland, California, United States

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HIV Research Group

San Diego, California, United States

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UCSD / Ctr for Special Immunology

San Diego, California, United States

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Saint Francis Mem Hosp

San Francisco, California, United States

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San Francisco Veterans Administration Med Ctr

San Francisco, California, United States

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Sunnyvale Med Clinic

Sunnyvale, California, United States

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George Washington Univ Med Ctr

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

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Veterans Administration Med Ctr

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

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Infectious Disease Consultants

Altamonte Springs, Florida, United States

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TheraFirst Med Ctrs Inc

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

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Dr Frank Tornaka

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

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Gary Richmond MD

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

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Dr Nelson Zide

Hollywood, Florida, United States

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Ctr for Special Immunology

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

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Dr Barry Rodwick

Safety Harbor, Florida, United States

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Bay Area AIDS Consortium

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Infectious Disease Research Consortium of Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Dr Daniel Berger

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Univ of Kansas School of Medicine

Wichita, Kansas, United States

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Tulane Univ Med School

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Dr Arnold Markowitz

Keego Harbor, Michigan, United States

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Univ of Nebraska Med Ctr / HIV Clinic

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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East Orange Veterans Administration Med Ctr

East Orange, New Jersey, United States

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North Jersey Community Research Initiative

Newark, New Jersey, United States

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Long Island Jewish Med Ctr

New Hyde Park, New York, United States

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Chelsea Village Med Ctr / Saint Vincent's Hosp

New York, New York, United States

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Community Health Network

Rochester, New York, United States

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Nalle Clinic

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Polyclinic Med Ctr

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

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Buckley Braffman Stern Med Associates

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Charleston Veterans Administration Med Ctr

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Dr Alfred F Burnside Jr

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

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Central Texas Med Foundation

Austin, Texas, United States

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Houston Veterans Administration Med Ctr

Houston, Texas, United States

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Univ TX San Antonio Health Science Ctr

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Infectious Disease Physicians Inc

Annandale, Virginia, United States

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Univ of Wisconsin School of Medicine

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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Milwaukee County Med Complex

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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CS 087250-999

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

048D

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Identifier Source: org_study_id