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

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

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

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

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

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Masking: Double

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

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

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 2, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 30, 2001

First Posted (Estimate)

August 31, 2001

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 24, 2005

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 23, 2005

Last Verified

October 1, 1989

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 022B
  • 87-72

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