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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Comparative Study of Azithromycin Versus Clarithromycin in Combination With Ethambutol for the Treatment of Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Infection in AIDs Patients

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Mycobacterium Avium-intracellulare Infection
HIV Infections
Registration Number
NCT00002140
Lead Sponsor
Pfizer
Brief Summary

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of two different doses of azithromycin in combination with ethambutol for the treatment of patients with Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection, and to determine whether an azithromycin-containing regimen is at least as safe and effective as the same regimen containing clarithromycin..

Detailed Description

Patients are randomized to receive azithromycin at one of two doses in combination with ethambutol or clarithromycin in combination with ethambutol for 24 weeks, after which they are evaluated for entry into a maintenance phase of treatment. Clinical, microbiologic, and safety assessments are performed every 3 weeks for the first 12 weeks, then monthly for the remaining 12 weeks.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (24)

Dr Milton Estes

🇺🇸

Mill Valley, California, United States

Santa Clara Valley Med Ctr

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San Jose, California, United States

Whitman - Walker Clinic

🇺🇸

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

East Bay AIDS Ctr

🇺🇸

Berkeley, California, United States

Kaiser Permanente Med Ctr

🇺🇸

San Francisco, California, United States

Georgetown Univ Med Ctr

🇺🇸

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Infectious Disease Med Group / Adult Immunology Clinic

🇺🇸

Oakland, California, United States

UCI Med Ctr

🇺🇸

Orange, California, United States

Dr Neel French / Louis A Weiss Memorial Hosp

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

West Paces Clinical Research Inc

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Austin Infectious Disease Consultants

🇺🇸

Austin, Texas, United States

Dr Gary Brewton

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Pfizer Central Research

🇺🇸

Groton, Connecticut, United States

Dr Robert Wallace

🇺🇸

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

Trinity Lutheran Hosp / Infectious Disease Clinic

🇺🇸

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Northwestern Univ Med School

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Duke Univ Med Ctr

🇺🇸

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Univ of Texas Southwestern Med Ctr of Dallas

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

Thomas Street Clinic / Baylor College of Medicine

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Med Service

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Bay Area AIDS Consortium

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

Oschner Clinic

🇺🇸

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Central Texas Med Foundation

🇺🇸

Austin, Texas, United States

Hampton Roads Med Specialists

🇺🇸

Hampton, Virginia, United States

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