A Pilot Open Label Trial of HIV Therapy With d4T (Stavudine), ddI (Didanosine), Nelfinavir and Hydroxyurea in Subjects With Early Asymptomatic HIV Infection

April 13, 2011 updated by: Bristol-Myers Squibb
To assess the magnitude and duration of the antiviral activity in plasma and the incidence and time to total suppression of detectable HIV RNA in plasma. To assess the long-term safety and tolerability of this combination therapy and the magnitude and duration of the effect of this therapy over CD4 cell counts.

Study Overview

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

    • California
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94110
        • Univ of California at San Francisco Gen Hosp

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

16 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria

Patients must have:

  • Documented HIV infection.
  • CD4 count > 500 cells/mm3.
  • No HIV-associated symptoms.
  • Written, informed consent from parent or legal guardian for patients < 18 years old.
  • Availability for follow-up for at least 96 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following conditions and symptoms are excluded:

  • Presence of a newly diagnosed AIDS-defining opportunistic infection requiring acute therapy at the time of enrollment.
  • Intractable diarrhea.
  • Signs and symptoms of bilateral peripheral neuropathy >= Grade 2.
  • Inability to tolerate oral medication.
  • Hemophilia, other bleeding disorder, or no accessible tonsillar or lymph node tissue.

Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:

History of acute or chronic pancreatitis. 1. Use of potent neurotoxic drugs is not permitted.

  • No other anti-HIV therapy allowed.
  • Nelfinavir should not be administered concurrently with rifampin or rifabutin, terfenadine (Seldane), astemizole (Hismanal), cisapride (Propulsid), triazolam (Halcion), and midazolam (Versed).

    1. Any prior antiretroviral therapy.

  • Prior vaccination with a candidate HIV therapeutic vaccine.
  • Previous therapy with agents with significant systemic myelosuppressive, neurotoxic, pancreatotoxic, hepatotoxic or cytotoxic potential within 3 months of study start or the expected need for such therapy at the time of enrollment.
  • Previous therapy with rifampin or rifabutin, terfenadine (Seldane), astemizole (Hismanal), cisapride (Propulsid), triazolam (Halcion), and midazolam (Versed) within 14 days prior to study entry or at any time while on study.

Active alcohol or 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
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

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 Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 1997

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2000

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2000

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)

April 14, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 13, 2011

Last Verified

April 1, 2011

More Information

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