A Study of Thalidomide in HIV-Infected Patients Who Are Receiving HAART
- Conditions
- HIV Infections
- Registration Number
- NCT00002392
- Lead Sponsor
- Rockefeller University
- Brief Summary
To ascertain the effect of thalidomide on immune responses to vaccination with polyvalent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine and tetanus toxoid in HIV-infected patients; particularly, on markers of immune activation and parameters of specific, anti-HIV cellular immunity.
- Detailed Description
Patients receive oral thalidomide in a blinded, placebo-controlled study. \[AS PER AMENDMENT 11/25/98: This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in which thalidomide or placebo is administered for 21 days. After the first week of therapy, patients receive immunizations with keyhole limpet hemocyanin and polyvalent pneumococcal vaccine. Study therapy is stopped for 2 weeks after the immunizations. Following the immunizations, detailed evaluations of the immune responses to the vaccines are conducted over the next 8 weeks.\]
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 12
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Aaron Diamond AIDS Rsch Ctr / Rockefeller Univ
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States