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Cytomegalovirus InfectionsNCT00002024

Ganciclovir: Compassionate Use in Patients With Serious or Life-Threatening Cytomegalovirus Infections

A study testing Ganciclovir in people with Cytomegalovirus Infections and HIV Infections, run by Hoffmann-La Roche at 1 site 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 provide ganciclovir on a compassionate use basis to immunocompromised patients with serious cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections and to study safety and efficacy in this patient population. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Cytomegalovirus Infections, HIV Infections
What is being tested?
Ganciclovir
How many people
Not given
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Start not givento not given
Phase
Interventional
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Allowed:
  • Topical acyclovir.

Who cannot join

  • Co-existing Condition:
  • Patients with the following are excluded:
  • Mild to moderate cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections that fail to satisfy the clinical severity criteria.
  • Transplant where a trial reduction of immunosuppressive drug treatment is not feasible.
  • Congenital or neonatal CMV infections where there is not documented congenital or acquired immunodeficiency.
  • Neutropenia unless it is pre-existing.
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  • Thrombocytopenia unless it is pre-existing.
  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Excluded:
  • Other myelosuppressive drugs such as cancer chemotherapy agents, interferon, foscarnet, or nucleoside analogs.
  • Patients with the following are excluded:
  • Mild to moderate cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections that fail to satisfy the clinical severity criteria.
  • Transplant where a trial reduction of immunosuppressive drug treatment is not feasible.
  • Congenital or neonatal CMV infections where there is not documented congenital or acquired immunodeficiency.
  • Neutropenia unless it is pre-existing.
  • Thrombocytopenia unless it is pre-existing.
  • Patients must be immunocompromised with a serious cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. This would include pneumonia, gastrointestinal disease, hepatitis, or other organ-specific disease or severe wasting syndrome. Patients with pre-existing neutropenia or thrombocytopenia, and immediate life-threatening disease can be included if the investigator believes that delay in starting ganciclovir therapy is not advisable. In such patients, the investigator must advise the patient of the risk of further marrow suppression and the increased risk of infection or bleeding; and the patient must sign an amended informed consent form.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Roche Global Development - Palo Alto

    Palo Alto, California, 94303

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About this study

To provide ganciclovir on a compassionate use basis to immunocompromised patients with serious cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections and to study safety and efficacy in this patient population.

Being tested
Ganciclovir
Keywords
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, Immune Tolerance, Ganciclovir, Drugs, Investigational, Cytomegalovirus Infections, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Medical subject headings
Cytomegalovirus Infections, HIV Infections, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, Multiple Acyl Coenzyme A Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

What participants receive

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

  • GanciclovirDrug

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)

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00002024
Sponsor's protocol ID
029B
Other IDs
ICM 1257A
Status last verified
Sep 1989
First submitted
2 Nov 1999
Last updated
24 Jun 2005
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Spector SA, McKinley GF, Lalezari JP, Samo T, Andruczk R, Follansbee S, Sparti PD, Havlir DV, Simpson G, Buhles W, Wong R, Stempien M. Oral ganciclovir for the prevention of cytomegalovirus disease in persons with AIDS. Roche Cooperative Oral Ganciclovir Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1996 Jun 6;334(23):1491-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199606063342302.

    PubMed 8618603

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Ganciclovir in people with Cytomegalovirus Infections and HIV Infections, run by Hoffmann-La Roche at 1 site 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 3 inclusion and 17 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 24 Jun 2005. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site 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.

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 NCT00002024, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 24 Jun 2005.

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