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临床试验/NCT00002053
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A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Group Comparative Study To Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Aerosol Pentamidine in the Prophylaxis of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia in Patients With AIDS Post First Episode PCP

Fisons2 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家开始时间: 2001年8月31日最近更新:
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阶段
不适用
状态
已完成
发起方
Fisons
试验地点
2

研究概览

简要总结

To evaluate and compare the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of biweekly administration of aerosol pentamidine versus placebo when used as a prophylactic agent in patients who have recovered from their first episode of AIDS-associated Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP).

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:
  • Zidovudine (AZT). If AZT is started during the study, patients must have received = or > 15 days of aerosol pentamidine before beginning AZT.
  • Prior Medication:
  • Zidovudine (AZT). If AZT began prior to study entry, patients must have received = or > 15 days of AZT before beginning aerosol pentamidine.

排除标准

  • Co-existing Condition:
  • Patients with the following are excluded:
  • Requiring ongoing active therapy for an opportunistic infection (O.I.) at time of entry or those with either of the following AIDS-defining O.I.'s prior to entry:
  • Toxoplasmosis.
  • Cryptococcosis.
  • Transfusion dependent (requiring blood transfusion more than once per month). The last transfusion cannot have been given within 7 days of study entry.
  • Pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).
  • Uncontrolled asthma.
  • Active therapy for tuberculosis.
  • Patients with the following are excluded:
  • Requiring ongoing active therapy for an opportunistic infection (O.I.) at time of entry or those with either of the following AIDS-defining O.I.'s prior to entry:
  • Toxoplasmosis.
  • Cryptococcosis.
  • Transfusion dependent (requiring blood transfusion more than once per month). The last transfusion cannot have been given within 7 days of study entry.
  • Pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).
  • Uncontrolled asthma.
  • Prior Medication:
  • Excluded within 30 days of study entry:
  • Antiretroviral agents other than zidovudine (AZT).
  • Immunomodulating agents.
  • Corticosteroids.
  • Active therapy for tuberculosis.
  • Patients must:
  • Have AIDS and recovered from their first episode of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP).
  • Be at least 2 weeks and no more than 24 weeks status post therapy for acute PCP.
  • Have positive antibody to HIV by a Government-approved ELISA test kit, or confirmed Western blot test.
  • Adequate pulmonary function (vital capacity = or > 80 percent of predicted; forced expiratory volume (FEV), 1 s = or > 65 percent of total FEV; and corrected pulmonary diffusion capacity > 60 percent of predicted).
  • Free of acute medical problems.
  • Active substance abuse.

研究者

发起方
Fisons
申办方类型
Industry

研究点 (2)

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