A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study With Open-Label Follow-Up To Determine the Safety and Efficacy of Subcutaneous Doses of r-HuEPO in AIDS Patients With Anemia Induced by Their Disease and AZT Therapy

June 23, 2005 updated by: Ortho Pharmaceuticals
To determine the safety and efficacy of erythropoietin administered subcutaneously to AIDS patients with anemia secondary to their disease and/or concomitant zidovudine (AZT) therapy. Efficacy will be assessed by correction of anemia and decrease in transfusion requirements.

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 Jersey
      • Raritan, New Jersey, United States, 088690602
        • Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Allowed:

  • Maintenance dose of zidovudine (AZT) of at least 400 mg daily.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following are excluded:

  • History of any primary hematologic disease.
  • Clinically significant disease / dysfunction of the pulmonary, cardiovascular, endocrine, neurologic, gastrointestinal, or genitourinary systems not attributable to underlying AIDS.
  • AIDS-related dementia.
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (diastolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg).
  • Presence of concomitant iron deficiency.
  • Anemia attributable to factors other than AIDS or zidovudine (AZT) therapy.
  • Acute opportunistic infection.
  • History of seizures.

Patients with clinically significant disease / dysfunction of the pulmonary, cardiovascular, endocrine, neurologic, gastrointestinal, or genitourinary systems not attributable to underlying AIDS are excluded.

  • Must not have previously participated in any other r-HuEPO clinical studies.

Prior Medication:

Excluded within 30 days of study entry:

  • Experimental drug or experimental device.
  • Cytotoxic chemotherapy.
  • Excluded within 2 months of study entry:
  • Androgen therapy.

Clinical diagnosis of AIDS and related anemia.

  • Clinical diagnosis of AIDS.
  • Clinically stable for 1 month preceding study entry.
  • Maintenance dose of zidovudine (AZT) of at least 400 mg daily.

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

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Sponsor

Ortho Pharmaceuticals

Study record dates

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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

December 1, 1989

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 004E
  • I88-009

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