Multicenter Comparison of Fluconazole (UK-49,858) and Amphotericin B as Maintenance Treatment for the Prevention of Relapse of Cryptococcal Meningitis in Patients With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
NCT00002074
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Concurrent Medication:
Allowed:
- Antivirals such as zidovudine.
- Prophylaxis (including aerosolized pentamidine) for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP).
- Pfizer must be notified if the patient is receiving ganciclovir (DHPG) at entry.
Concurrent Treatment:
Allowed:
- Radiation therapy for mucocutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma.
Patients must be oriented to person, place, and time, and able to give written informed consent.
- Patients must have had an acute episode of cryptococcal meningitis that was documented by recovery and identification of Cryptococcus neoformans from lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture within 6 months prior to entry.
- Minimum total dose of 15 mg/kg of amphotericin B must have been given (either alone or in combination with flucytosine) during primary therapy.
- Patients need not be receiving amphotericin B at the time of randomization but must begin study maintenance therapy within 6 weeks of completion of primary amphotericin B therapy. Patients may receive maintenance amphotericin B during the period between completion of primary therapy and study entry.
Prior Medication:
Allowed:
- Antivirals such as zidovudine (AZT).
- Prophylaxis (including aerosolized pentamidine) for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP).
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following are excluded:
- Clinical evidence of acute or chronic meningitis based upon any etiology other than
cryptococcosis.
- History of allergy or intolerance of imidazoles, azoles, or amphotericin B.
- Moderate or severe liver disease.
Concurrent Medication:
Excluded:
- Ketoconazole.
- Fluconazole.
- Itraconazole.
- Miconazole.
- Any systemic imidazole or azole for more than 7 days after initiation of primary
therapy for cryptococcosis.
- Intrathecal amphotericin B.
- Coumarin-type anticoagulants.
- Oral hypoglycemics.
- Barbiturates.
- Phenytoin.
- Immunostimulants.
- Investigational drugs or approved (licensed) drugs for investigational indications.
Concurrent Treatment:
Excluded:
- Lymphocyte replacement.
Patients with the following are excluded:
- Clinical evidence of acute or chronic meningitis based upon any etiology other than
cryptococcosis.
- History of allergy or intolerance of imidazoles, azoles, or amphotericin B.
- Moderate or severe liver disease.
- Inability to take oral medications reliably.
Prior Medication:
Excluded:
- Ketoconazole.
- Fluconazole.
- Itraconazole.
- Miconazole.
- Any systemic imidazole or azole for more than 7 days after initiation of primary
therapy for cryptococcosis.
- Intrathecal amphotericin B.
- Coumarin-type anticoagulants.
- Oral hypoglycemics.
- Barbiturates.
- Phenytoin.
- Immunostimulants.
- Investigational drugs or approved (licensed) drugs for investigational indications.
- Any exceptions to these prohibitions of concomitant medications must be approved by
Pfizer Central Research.
Prior Treatment:
Excluded:
- Lymphocyte replacement.
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Brief Title ICMJE | Multicenter Comparison of Fluconazole (UK-49,858) and Amphotericin B as Maintenance Treatment for the Prevention of Relapse of Cryptococcal Meningitis in Patients With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | ||
Official Title ICMJE | Multicenter Comparison of Fluconazole (UK-49,858) and Amphotericin B as Maintenance Treatment for the Prevention of Relapse of Cryptococcal Meningitis in Patients With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | ||
Brief Summary | To compare the safety and effectiveness of fluconazole and amphotericin B as maintenance treatment for preventing the relapse of cryptococcal meningitis in patients with AIDS. | ||
Detailed Description | Not Provided | ||
Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | ||
Study Phase ICMJE | Not Applicable | ||
Study Design ICMJE | Primary Purpose: Treatment | ||
Condition ICMJE |
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Intervention ICMJE |
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Study Arms ICMJE | Not Provided | ||
Publications * |
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. | |||
Recruitment Information | |||
Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | ||
Enrollment ICMJE | Not Provided | ||
Original Enrollment ICMJE | Not Provided | ||
Study Completion Date ICMJE | Not Provided | ||
Primary Completion Date | Not Provided | ||
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria Concurrent Medication: Allowed:
Concurrent Treatment: Allowed:
Patients must be oriented to person, place, and time, and able to give written informed consent.
Prior Medication: Allowed:
Exclusion Criteria Co-existing Condition: Patients with the following are excluded:
Concurrent Medication: Excluded:
Concurrent Treatment: Excluded:
Patients with the following are excluded:
Prior Medication: Excluded:
Prior Treatment: Excluded:
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Sex/Gender ICMJE |
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Ages ICMJE | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) | ||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers ICMJE | No | ||
Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | ||
Listed Location Countries ICMJE | Canada, United States | ||
Removed Location Countries | |||
Administrative Information | |||
NCT Number ICMJE | NCT00002074 | ||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | 012D 056-157 | ||
Has Data Monitoring Committee | Not Provided | ||
U.S. FDA-regulated Product | Not Provided | ||
IPD Sharing Statement ICMJE | Not Provided | ||
Responsible Party | Not Provided | ||
Study Sponsor ICMJE | Pfizer | ||
Collaborators ICMJE | Not Provided | ||
Investigators ICMJE | Not Provided | ||
PRS Account | NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service | ||
Verification Date | May 1990 | ||
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |