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HIV InfectionsPhase 3NCT00001011

The Safety and Effectiveness of Zidovudine in the Treatment of Patients With Early AIDS Related Complex

A Phase 3 study testing Zidovudine in people with HIV Infections, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at 40 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

To determine the safety and usefulness of zidovudine (AZT) for the treatment of patients with early symptomatic HIV infection or early AIDS related complex (ARC). The ability of AZT to suppress HIV, to improve body defenses, and to prevent the occurrence or development of AIDS or advanced ARC is being evaluated. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 12 years and older
Conditions the study is for
HIV Infections
What is being tested?
Zidovudine
How many people
538 participants
Where
40 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Start not givento Feb 1995
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 12 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must have a positive antibody to HIV confirmed by a federally licensed ELISA test kit.
  • The CD4 cell count must be 201 - 799 cells/mm3 measured on two separate occasions within 60 days at least 72 hours apart prior to study entry (at least 1 of 2 counts and the mean must be < 800 cells/mm3, and at least 1 of 2 counts and the mean must be > 200 cells/mm3). The last count must be within 14 days of study entry.
  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Allowed:
  • Acetaminophen and acetaminophen products but use should be minimized. Continuous use for > 72 hours is discouraged.
  • Aerosolized pentamidine.
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  • Prior Medication:
  • Allowed:
  • Chemoprophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia with aerosolized pentamidine of 300 mg every 4 weeks through the Respirgard II nebulizer if patient has CD4(+) count < 200 cells/mm3 measured on 2 determinations at least 48 hours apart.

Who cannot join

  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Excluded:
  • Other antiretroviral agents, biologic modifiers or corticosteroids.
  • Other experimental medications.
  • Systemic chemoprophylaxis of Pneumocystic carinii pneumonia (PCP) - aerosolized pentamidine is allowed.
  • Prior Medication:
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  • Excluded:
  • Zidovudine (AZT).
  • Other antiretroviral agents.
  • Excluded within 30 days of study entry:
  • Biologic modifiers or corticosteroids.
  • Excluded within 60 days of study entry:
  • Ribavirin.
  • Prior Treatment:
  • Excluded within 30 days of study entry:
  • Blood transfusions.
  • Patients may not have any of the following diseases or symptoms:
  • Active oral candidiasis at entry.
  • An opportunistic infection or malignancy fulfilling the definition of AIDS (CDC Surveillance Case Definition for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome).
  • Temperature > 38.5 degrees C persisting for > 14 consecutive days or > 15 days in a 30-day interval present at entry.
  • Chronic diarrhea defined as = or > 3 liquid stools per day, persisting for > 14 days without a definable cause during the past 2 years.
  • HIV neurologic disease as manifested by motor abnormalities including impaired rapid eye movements or ataxia; motor weakness in the lower extremities; sensory deficit consistent with a peripheral neuropathy; bladder or bowel incontinence.
  • Concurrent neoplasms other than basal cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the cervix.
  • Subjects with hemophilia should be evaluated and treated under the hemophilia protocols, if available at that ACTG.
  • Patients may not have any of the following diseases or symptoms:
  • Active oral candidiasis at entry.
  • An opportunistic infection or malignancy fulfilling the definition of AIDS (CDC Surveillance Case Definition for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome).
  • Temperature > 38.5 degrees C persisting for > 14 consecutive days or > 15 days in a 30-day interval present at entry.
  • Chronic diarrhea defined as = or > 3 liquid stools per day, persisting for > 14 days without a definable cause during the past 2 years.
  • HIV neurologic disease as manifested by motor abnormalities including impaired rapid eye movements or ataxia; motor weakness in the lower extremities; sensory deficit consistent with a peripheral neuropathy; bladder or bowel incontinence.
  • Concurrent neoplasms other than basal cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the cervix.
  • Subjects with hemophilia should be evaluated and treated under the hemophilia protocols, if available at that ACTG.
  • Active drug or alcohol abuse.

Trial locations and contacts

40 sites in 1 country.

40 sites in 1 country

United States40 sites
  • Johns Hopkins Hosp

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

  • Harvard (Massachusetts Gen Hosp)

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • Beth Israel Deaconess - West Campus

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

  • SUNY / Erie County Med Ctr at Buffalo

    Buffalo, New York, 14215

  • Univ of North Carolina

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 275997215

  • Northwestern Univ Med School

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • Holmes Hosp / Univ of Cincinnati Med Ctr

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 452670405

  • Univ Hosp of Cleveland / Case Western Reserve Univ

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106

  • Columbus Children's Hosp

    Columbus, Ohio, 432052696

  • Ohio State Univ Hosp Clinic

    Columbus, Ohio, 432101228

  • Duke Univ Med Ctr

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

  • City Hosp Ctr at Elmhurst / Mount Sinai Hosp

    Elmhurst, New York, 11373

  • Indiana Univ Hosp

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 462025250

  • Los Angeles County - USC Med Ctr

    Los Angeles, California, 90033

  • UCLA CARE Ctr

    Los Angeles, California, 90095

  • Univ of Miami School of Medicine

    Miami, Florida, 331361013

  • Univ of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455

  • Beth Israel Med Ctr / Peter Krueger Clinic

    New York, New York, 10003

  • Bellevue Hosp / New York Univ Med Ctr

    New York, New York, 10016

  • Cornell Univ Med Ctr

    New York, New York, 10021

  • Saint Luke's - Roosevelt Hosp Ctr

    New York, New York, 10025

  • Mount Sinai Med Ctr

    New York, New York, 10029

  • Palo Alto Veterans Adm Med Ctr / Stanford Univ

    Palo Alto, California, 94304

  • Thomas Jefferson Univ Hosp

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107

  • Univ of Pittsburgh Med School

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Univ of Rochester Medical Center

    Rochester, New York, 14642

  • Univ of California / San Diego Treatment Ctr

    San Diego, California, 921036325

  • Stanford at Kaiser / Kaiser Permanente Med Ctr

    San Francisco, California, 94115

  • Univ of Washington

    Seattle, Washington, 98105

  • St Louis Regional Hosp / St Louis Regional Med Ctr

    St Louis, Missouri, 63112

  • Stanford Univ School of Medicine

    Stanford, California, 94305

  • SUNY - Stony Brook

    Stony Brook, New York, 117948153

  • SUNY / State Univ of New York

    Syracuse, New York, 13210

  • Bronx Municipal Hosp Ctr/Jacobi Med Ctr

    The Bronx, New York, 10461

  • Jack Weiler Hosp / Bronx Municipal Hosp

    The Bronx, New York, 10465

  • Montefiore Med Ctr / Bronx Municipal Hosp

    The Bronx, New York, 10467

  • Bronx Veterans Administration / Mount Sinai Hosp

    The Bronx, New York, 10468

  • Harbor UCLA Med Ctr

    Torrance, California, 90502

  • George Washington Univ Med Ctr

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20037

  • Julio Arroyo

    West Columbia, South Carolina, 29169

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About this study

Official title: The Safety and Efficacy of Zidovudine in the Treatment of Patients With Early AIDS Related Complex

To determine the safety and usefulness of zidovudine (AZT) for the treatment of patients with early symptomatic HIV infection or early AIDS related complex (ARC). The ability of AZT to suppress HIV, to improve body defenses, and to prevent the occurrence or development of AIDS or advanced ARC is being evaluated.

In one human study, patients with AIDS or advanced ARC who received AZT had fewer life-threatening infections, improved in weight and performance, and lived longer than patients who received a placebo (inactive medication). Further studies are needed because toxic effects associated with the use of AZT were noted and the long-term effectiveness and toxicity of AZT are still unknown. It is also unknown if AZT will benefit patients with less severe HIV infections such as early ARC or PGL.

Read the detailed description

In one human study, patients with AIDS or advanced ARC who received AZT had fewer life-threatening infections, improved in weight and performance, and lived longer than patients who received a placebo (inactive medication). Further studies are needed because toxic effects associated with the use of AZT were noted and the long-term effectiveness and toxicity of AZT are still unknown. It is also unknown if AZT will benefit patients with less severe HIV infections such as early ARC or PGL.

Patients accepted into the study are randomly assigned to receive either AZT or placebo. Treatment continues for a minimum of 104 weeks beyond the time the last patient enters the study. If the study medication causes toxic effects, the dose is decreased or temporarily stopped, and if the toxic effects are severe, then the medication will be stopped permanently. Participants visit the clinic every 2 weeks during the first 16 weeks and once a month thereafter. Throughout the study frequent blood samples are taken to monitor the effectiveness and safety of the treatment. AMENDED: The placebo arm has been discontinued as of August 3, 1989 and the AZT dose has been reduced.

Conditions
HIV Infections
Being tested
Zidovudine
Keywords
Virus Replication, AIDS-Related Complex, Zidovudine
Medical subject headings
HIV Infections, AIDS-Related Complex

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted31 Aug 2001 (estimated)
  2. Study completionFeb 1995

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Enrolment
538 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00001011
Sponsor's protocol ID
ACTG 016
Other IDs
10992
Status last verified
Oct 2021
First submitted
2 Nov 1999
Last updated
4 Nov 2021
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Fischl MA, Richman DD, Hansen N, Collier AC, Carey JT, Para MF, Hardy WD, Dolin R, Powderly WG, Allan JD, et al. The safety and efficacy of zidovudine (AZT) in the treatment of subjects with mildly symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) infection. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The AIDS Clinical Trials Group. Ann Intern Med. 1990 May 15;112(10):727-37. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-112-10-727.

    PubMed 1970466
  • Bass HZ, Hardy WD, Mitsuyasu RT, Wang YX, Cumberland W, Fahey JL. Eleven lymphoid phenotypic markers in HIV infection: selective changes induced by zidovudine treatment. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (1988). 1992;5(9):890-7.

    PubMed 1512689
  • Bass HZ, Nishanian P, Hardy WD, Mitsuyasu RT, Esmail E, Cumberland W, Fahey JL. Immune changes in HIV-1 infection: significant correlations and differences in serum markers and lymphoid phenotypic antigens. Clin Immunol Immunopathol. 1992 Jul;64(1):63-70. doi: 10.1016/0090-1229(92)90060-2.

    PubMed 1376654
  • Wu AW, Rubin HR, Mathews WC, Brysk LM, Bozzette SA, Hardy WD, Atkinson JH, Grant I, Spector SA, McCutchan JA, et al. Functional status and well-being in a placebo-controlled trial of zidovudine in early symptomatic HIV infection. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (1988). 1993 May;6(5):452-8.

    PubMed 8483109
  • Jacobson MA, Gundacker H, Hughes M, Fischl M, Volberding P. Zidovudine side effects as reported by black, Hispanic, and white/non-Hispanic patients with early HIV disease: combined analysis of two multicenter placebo-controlled trials. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1996 Jan 1;11(1):45-52. doi: 10.1097/00042560-199601010-00006.

    PubMed 8528732
  • Kozal MJ, Shafer RW, Winters MA, Katzenstein DA, Merigan TC. A mutation in human immunodeficiency virus reverse transcriptase and decline in CD4 lymphocyte numbers in long-term zidovudine recipients. J Infect Dis. 1993 Mar;167(3):526-32. doi: 10.1093/infdis/167.3.526.

    PubMed 7680058
  • McCorkindale C, Dybevik K, Coulston AM, Sucher KP. Nutritional status of HIV-infected patients during the early disease stages. J Am Diet Assoc. 1990 Sep;90(9):1236-41.

    PubMed 2168908
  • Lin DY, Fischl MA, Schoenfeld DA. Evaluating the role of CD4-lymphocyte counts as surrogate endpoints in human immunodeficiency virus clinical trials. Stat Med. 1993 May 15;12(9):835-42. doi: 10.1002/sim.4780120904.

    PubMed 8101011
  • Lagakos S, Fischl MA, Stein DS, Lim L, Volberding P. Effects of zidovudine therapy in minority and other subpopulations with early HIV infection. JAMA. 1991 Nov 20;266(19):2709-12.

    PubMed 1942422
  • Melnick SL, Hannan P, Decher L, Little JW, Rhame FS, Balfour HH Jr, Volberding P. Increasing CD8+ T lymphocytes predict subsequent development of intraoral lesions among individuals in the early stages of infection by the human immunodeficiency virus. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (1988). 1991;4(12):1199-207.

    PubMed 1682473

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Zidovudine in people with HIV Infections, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at 40 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 33 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Nov 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 40 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00001011, which also lists 10 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Nov 2021.

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