A Phase III Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Ganciclovir (Dihydroxypropoxymethyl Guanine [DHPG]) Treatment of Symptomatic Central Nervous System (CNS) Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infections.

NCT00001100 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 130

Last updated 2010-08-27

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefits and safety of the antiviral drug ganciclovir (DHPG) given intravenously to treat newborn infants who are born infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV). CMV is a herpes virus that can infect most organs of the body, resulting in death in 10-30% of babies with symptoms of CMV. It can cause severe brain damage in a large percentage of surviving babies. Children in this study have a CMV infection of the central nervous system (CNS).

Conditions

  • Cytomegalovirus Infections

Interventions

DRUG

ganciclovir

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

    lead NIH

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
1 Month
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Completion
2005-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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