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

June 23, 2005 updated by: Fisons
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).

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Interventional

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Rochester, New York, United States, 14603
        • Fisons Corp

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Allowed:

  • Zidovudine (AZT). If AZT is started during the study, patients must have received = or > 15 days of aerosol pentamidine before beginning AZT.

Prior Medication:

Allowed:

  • Zidovudine (AZT). If AZT began prior to study entry, patients must have received = or > 15 days of AZT before beginning aerosol pentamidine.

Exclusion Criteria

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.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Masking: Double

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Fisons

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

  • Montaner JS, et al. Aerosolized pentamidine for the secondary prophylaxis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a report from the Canadian cooperative trial. Int Conf AIDS. 1989 Jun 4-9;5:295 (abstract no TBP54)

Study record dates

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First Submitted

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November 2, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 30, 2001

First Posted (Estimate)

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August 31, 2001

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

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June 24, 2005

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 23, 2005

Last Verified

Last Verified

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October 1, 1989

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 022B
  • 87-72

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