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临床试验/NCT00002114
NCT00002114已完成2 期

A Double-Blind, Randomized Parallel Group Study Comparing Procysteine to Placebo in HIV-Infected Patients Who Are Taking Antiretroviral Nucleosides

Free Radical Sciences0 个研究点目标入组 125 人开始时间: 2001年8月31日最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
2 期
状态
已完成
发起方
入组人数
125

研究概览

简要总结

To compare the efficacy and safety of orally administered Procysteine with placebo in HIV-infected patients who are receiving 1 of the following: (1) zidovudine (AZT) alone; (2) didanosine (ddI) alone; (3) AZT plus ddI; or (4) AZT plus zalcitabine (ddC).

详细描述

All patients must receive treatment with antiretroviral nucleosides in addition to study treatment. Patients are randomized equally into 1 of 3 outpatient dosage groups. Group 1 receives placebo; Group 2 receives a low dose of Procysteine; and Group 3 receives a higher dose of Procysteine. Patients receive study treatment for 6 months (total duration of patient participation is 30 weeks).

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
Double

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Antiretroviral nucleosides (AZT alone, ddI alone, AZT plus ddI, or AZT plus ddC). Regimen may be altered on or after Week
  • Appropriate topical treatment or local radiotherapy for KS.
  • Treatment or prophylaxis for opportunistic infections, including pentamidine, cotrimoxazole, acyclovir, fluconazole, etc., at the discretion of the investigator.
  • Patients must have:
  • Documented serologic evidence confirming HIV infection.
  • Ability to participate in an outpatient study for at least 26 weeks.
  • (a) diagnosis of AIDS or AIDS-Related Complex (ARC) with CD4 count of 50 - 300 cells/mm3, or (b) CD4 count of 50 - 200 cells/mm3 and no symptoms of AIDS (asymptomatic). (Note:
  • Patients whose AIDS-defining condition is Kaposi's sarcoma alone must have CD4 count of 50 - 200 cells/mm3.)

排除标准

  • Co-existing Condition:
  • Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:
  • Evidence of organ involvement with CMV and/or positive blood cultures for Mycobacterium avium.
  • Life expectancy less than 26 weeks.
  • Malignancy or advancing Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) with advancing or unstable skin lesion, or known or suspected visceral disease which requires systemic cytotoxic, myelosuppressive chemotherapy.
  • Stage 2 or greater AIDS-dementia complex (ADC), defined as ability to perform basic activities of self-care but inability to work or maintain more demanding aspects of daily life as a result of an acquired decrease in cognitive CNS-related motor function characteristic of ADC.
  • Psychological or emotional problems that prevent adequate compliance with study therapy.
  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Daily Vitamin C dosage greater than 1,000 mg or daily Vitamin E dosage greater than 100 units.
  • N-acetylcysteine, cysteine, or glutathione.
  • Any investigational drug.
  • Systemic chemotherapy.
  • Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:
  • History of organ involvement with cytomegalovirus (CMV) and/or positive blood cultures for Mycobacterium avium.
  • Intractable diarrhea, defined as greater than 4 bowel movements per day for at least 2 weeks.
  • History of seizures which have not been controlled with appropriate anticonvulsant medications within the previous 6 months.
  • Prior Medication:
  • Any investigational agent or biological response modifier (including interferon or corticosteroids) within 1 month of study entry.
  • Use of erythropoietin (EPO), G-CSF, or GM-CSF within 28 days of randomization.
  • Risk Behavior:
  • Active alcohol or drug abuse.
  • Antiretroviral nucleosides (AZT alone, ddI alone, AZT plus ddI, or AZT plus ddC) for at least 3 months prior to study entry.

研究者

发起方
Free Radical Sciences
申办方类型
Industry

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