A Randomized Study Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Two Regimens of Oral Ganciclovir to Intravenous Ganciclovir Maintenance Therapy for Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in People With AIDS Who Have Received Prior Ganciclovir Therapy

June 23, 2005 updated by: Hoffmann-La Roche
To compare the safety and tolerance of oral ganciclovir at a double dose 3 times/day or a single dose 6 times/day to IV ganciclovir given for 20 weeks of maintenance therapy. To compare the time to progression of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis between two regimens of oral ganciclovir and IV ganciclovir therapy given for 20 weeks of maintenance therapy. To describe the efficacy and safety of double dose versus single dose oral ganciclovir in patients who have a progression of retinitis while on the originally assigned maintenance treatment. To describe the safety, tolerance, and time to progression of retinitis during the 52 weeks of oral ganciclovir maintenance therapy in people with AIDS. To describe the safety and tolerance of oral ganciclovir maintenance therapy when given concurrently with antiretroviral treatment (e.g., zidovudine, ddI, or ddC). To describe survival of people with AIDS and CMV retinitis.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Two hundred twenty-five patients with AIDS and CMV retinitis are eligible for enrollment in Groups A, B, and C of the study, provided that each subject has received and tolerated a therapeutic course of intravenous (IV) ganciclovir of at least 4 weeks duration resulting in stable retinitis. An additional 100 subjects who have received and tolerated a course of IV or oral ganciclovir under any clinical trial of oral ganciclovir sponsored by Syntex Research and have stable retinitis may enter into Group D of this study and receive oral ganciclovir.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

225

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

  • Canada
    • British Columbia
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
        • Saint Paul's Hosp
  • United States
    • California
      • Berkeley, California, United States, 94704
        • East Bay AIDS Ctr
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 900951793
        • AIDS Clinical Research Ctr / UCLA Med Ctr
      • San Diego, California, United States, 92103
        • UCSD Med Ctr / Pediatrics
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94115
        • Mount Zion Med Ctr
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 941102859
        • San Francisco Gen Hosp
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94114
        • Davies Med Ctr / c/o HIV Institute
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94118
        • Dr David Busch
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20007
        • Georgetown Univ Med Ctr
    • Florida
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33125
        • Miami Veterans Administration Med Ctr
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30308
        • AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta
    • Hawaii
      • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96816
        • Margo Heath - Chiozzi
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
        • Rush Presbyterian - Saint Luke's Med Ctr / Rush Med Coll
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
        • Beth Israel Hosp
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10021
        • Cornell Univ Med College
      • New York, New York, United States, 10016
        • Dr Dorothy Friedberg
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
        • Buckley Braffman Stern Med Associates
    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75219
        • Oak Lawn Physicians Group
      • Galveston, Texas, United States, 77550
        • Univ TX Galveston Med Branch
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98144
        • Univ of Washington / Pacific Med Ctr

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

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

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Allowed:

  • Zidovudine except during the first 2 weeks of any oral or IV ganciclovir maintenance therapy.
  • ddI.
  • ddC.

Patients must have:

  • Confirmed HIV infection or diagnosis of AIDS.
  • CMV retinitis of no more than 4 months duration.
  • Stable retinitis.
  • Understanding of the nature of the study, agree to its provisions, and sign informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following symptoms and conditions are excluded:

  • Persistent or clinically significant diarrhea (3 or more unformed stools/day), nausea, or abdominal pain or other gastrointestinal symptoms or uncontrolled gastrointestinal disease.
  • Ocular media opacities (corneal, lenticular, or vitreal) preventing ophthalmologic retinal assessment.
  • Ocular conditions requiring immediate surgical correction (e.g., retinal tear or detachment).
  • Dementia, decreased mentation, or other encephalopathic signs and symptoms that would interfere with the ability of the subject to give informed consent or comply with the protocol.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

  • Zidovudine during the first 2 weeks of any oral or IV ganciclovir maintenance therapy.
  • Antimetabolites.
  • Alkylating agents.
  • Selected nucleoside analogs.
  • Selected cytokines.

Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:

  • Diagnosis of CMV retinitis more than 4 months prior to study entry.
  • More than two prior induction treatments of IV ganciclovir (initial induction and one re-induction are permitted).

Prior Medication:

Excluded:

  • More than two induction treatment regimens with IV ganciclovir.
  • Prior oral ganciclovir (in Groups A, B, and C only).

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

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Hoffmann-La Roche

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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

March 1, 1993

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 059C
  • ICM 1774

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