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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Four-Arm Study Comparing Combination Nucleoside, Alternating Nucleoside, and Triple-Drug Therapy for the Treatment of Advanced HIV Disease (CD4 <= 50/mm3)

NCT00000781 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1292

Last updated 2021-11-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To determine the relative clinical efficacy of zidovudine ( AZT ) plus didanosine (ddI), AZT plus zalcitabine ( ddC ), AZT alternating monthly with ddI, and AZT/ddI plus nevirapine in HIV-infected patients with advanced disease.

The rapid emergence of resistant HIV strains has been observed in patients receiving monotherapy with a nucleoside analog or non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Use of combination therapy with two nucleoside drugs or convergent combination therapy with two nucleosides and a non-nucleoside RT inhibitor may minimize the evolution of these resistant HIV strains. Since toxicity is a major problem in patients with advanced disease who are receiving combination nucleoside therapy, alternating the two drugs may provide a way of retaining several benefits of combination therapy while minimizing the increased toxicity.

Conditions

  • HIV Infections

Interventions

DRUG

Nevirapine

DRUG

Zidovudine

DRUG

Zalcitabine

DRUG

Didanosine

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Glaxo Wellcome

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Henry WK

  • Kahn JO

  • Balfour HH

Study Design

Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Completion
1996-09-30

Countries

  • United States
  • Puerto Rico

Study Locations

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