NCT00001066

Brief Summary

To compare the efficacy of lamivudine (3TC) and zidovudine (AZT) in combination versus the better of didanosine (ddI) monotherapy or ddI/AZT combination, in symptomatic HIV-1 infected children who received less than 56 days of prior antiretroviral therapy. To evaluate the safety and tolerance of 3TC/AZT in this patient population. To determine other measures of diseases in response to the study regimens. Currently, none of the potential treatments for HIV-1 infection has proven to be both nontoxic and effective in long-term use. However, previous studies in both adults and children have shown that 3TC combined with AZT reduced HIV load in blood and increased white blood cells. Additionally, 3TC has demonstrated a favorable safety profile.

Trial Health

85
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
740

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_2 hiv-infections

Geographic Reach
2 countries

91 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 2, 1999

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2001

Completed
8 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 31, 2001

Completed
Last Updated

March 2, 2011

Status Verified

March 1, 2011

First QC Date

November 2, 1999

Last Update Submit

March 1, 2011

Conditions

Keywords

DidanosineDrug Therapy, CombinationAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAIDS-Related ComplexZidovudineLamivudine

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Age3 Months - 15 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Allowed:
  • IVIG.
  • Prophylaxis for opportunistic infection.
  • EPO.
  • G-CSF or GM-CSF.
  • Patients must have:
  • Symptomatic HIV infection.
  • Less than 56 days of prior antiretroviral therapy.
  • Consent of parent or guardian.
  • NOTE:
  • Co-enrollment on ACTG 219, ACTG 220, and certain ACTG opportunistic infection protocols is permitted.
  • Prior Medication:
  • Allowed:
  • Up to 56 days of prior antiretroviral therapy.
  • +1 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • Co-existing Condition:
  • Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:
  • Malignancy.
  • Hypersensitivity to a nucleoside analog.
  • Current grade 2 or higher amylase/lipase toxicity or grade 3 or 4 other toxicity.
  • PER AMENDMENT 4/29/96:
  • Active opportunistic infection and/or serious bacterial infection at the time of entry.
  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Excluded:
  • Any other anti-HIV therapy.
  • Megestrol acetate ( Megace ).
  • Probenecid.
  • IV pentamidine.
  • Human growth hormone ( hGH ).
  • Systemic corticosteroids for more than 2 weeks.
  • +3 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (91)

Univ of Alabama at Birmingham Schl of Med / Pediatrics

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

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Arkansas Children's Hosp

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States

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UCSD Med Ctr / Pediatrics / Clinical Sciences

La Jolla, California, 920930672, United States

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Long Beach Memorial (Pediatric)

Long Beach, California, 90801, United States

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Children's Hosp of Los Angeles/UCLA Med Ctr

Los Angeles, California, 900276016, United States

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Los Angeles County - USC Med Ctr

Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

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UCLA Med Ctr / Pediatric

Los Angeles, California, 900951752, United States

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Harbor - UCLA Med Ctr / UCLA School of Medicine

Los Angeles, California, 905022004, United States

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Children's Hosp of Oakland

Oakland, California, 946091809, United States

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Univ of California / Davis

Sacramento, California, 958172208, United States

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UCSF / Moffitt Hosp - Pediatric

San Francisco, California, 941430105, United States

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Stanford Univ School of Medicine

Stanford, California, 943054149, United States

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Children's Hosp of Denver

Denver, Colorado, 802181088, United States

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Univ of Connecticut / Farmington

Farmington, Connecticut, 06032, United States

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Yale Univ Med School

New Haven, Connecticut, 06504, United States

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Children's Hosp of Washington DC

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 200102916, United States

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Howard Univ Hosp

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20060, United States

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Children's Diagnostic and Treatment Ctr of South Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301, United States

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Univ of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States

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Univ of Florida Health Science Ctr / Pediatrics

Jacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States

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Univ of Miami (Pediatric)

Miami, Florida, 33161, United States

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Arnold Palmer Hosp for Children & Women

Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States

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All Children's Hosp

St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States

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Univ of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States

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Saint Joseph's Hosp

Tampa, Florida, 33614, United States

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HRS Palm Beach County Public Health Unit

West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States

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Emory Univ Hosp / Pediatrics

Atlanta, Georgia, 30306, United States

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Med College of Georgia

Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States

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Mem Children's Hosp

Savannah, Georgia, 31404, United States

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Mount Sinai Hosp Med Ctr

Chicago, Illinois, 60608, United States

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Cook County Hosp

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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Univ of Illinois College of Medicine / Pediatrics

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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Chicago Children's Memorial Hosp

Chicago, Illinois, 606143394, United States

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Univ of Chicago Children's Hosp

Chicago, Illinois, 606371470, United States

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Tulane Univ / Charity Hosp of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana, 701122699, United States

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Univ of Maryland at Baltimore / Univ Med Ctr

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

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Johns Hopkins Hosp - Pediatric

Baltimore, Maryland, 212874933, United States

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Children's Hosp of Boston

Boston, Massachusetts, 021155724, United States

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Boston City Hosp / Pediatrics

Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States

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Baystate Med Ctr of Springfield

Springfield, Massachusetts, 01199, United States

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Univ of Massachusetts Med School

Worcester, Massachusetts, 016550001, United States

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Children's Hosp of Michigan

Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

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Univ of Minnesota Med School

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

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Univ of Mississippi Med Ctr

Jackson, Mississippi, 392165405, United States

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St Louis Children's Hosp

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Med School / Pediatrics

New Brunswick, New Jersey, 089030019, United States

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Univ of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey / Univ Hosp

Newark, New Jersey, 071032714, United States

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Saint Joseph's Hosp and Med Ctr/UMDNJ - New Jersey Med Schl

Newark, New Jersey, 07103, United States

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Children's Hosp of New Jersey / UMDNJ - New Jersey Med Schl

Newark, New Jersey, 071072198, United States

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Children's Hosp at Albany Med Ctr

Albany, New York, 12208, United States

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King's County Hosp Ctr / Pediatrics

Brooklyn, New York, 11203, United States

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SUNY - Brooklyn

Brooklyn, New York, 11203, United States

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Children's Hosp of Buffalo

Buffalo, New York, 14222, United States

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North Shore Univ Hosp

Great Neck, New York, 11021, United States

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Schneider Children's Hosp

New Hyde Park, New York, 11040, United States

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Beth Israel Med Ctr / Pediatrics

New York, New York, 10003, United States

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Bellevue Hosp / New York Univ Med Ctr

New York, New York, 10016, United States

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Saint Luke's - Roosevelt Hosp Ctr

New York, New York, 10025, United States

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Metropolitan Hosp Ctr

New York, New York, 10029, United States

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Mount Sinai Med Ctr / Pediatrics

New York, New York, 10029, United States

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Columbia Presbyterian Med Ctr

New York, New York, 10032, United States

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Harlem Hosp Ctr

New York, New York, 10037, United States

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Univ of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

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State Univ of New York at Stony Brook

Stony Brook, New York, 117948111, United States

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SUNY Health Sciences Ctr at Syracuse / Pediatrics

Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States

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Bronx Lebanon Hosp Ctr

The Bronx, New York, 10457, United States

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Westchester Hosp

Valhalla, New York, 10595, United States

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Duke Univ Med Ctr

Durham, North Carolina, 277103499, United States

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Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Duke Univ Med Ctr

Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

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Cincinnati Children's Hosp / Univ Hosp

Cincinnati, Ohio, 452292899, United States

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Case Western Reserve Univ - Pediatric

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

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Columbus Children's Hosp

Columbus, Ohio, 432052696, United States

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Children's Med Ctr

Dayton, Ohio, 454041518, United States

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Children's Hosp of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 191044318, United States

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Saint Christopher's Hosp for Children

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 191341095, United States

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Rhode Island Hosp / Brown Univ

Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

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Med Univ of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, 294253312, United States

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Univ of South Carolina School of Med

Columbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States

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Saint Jude Children's Research Hosp of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee, 381052794, United States

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Children's Med Ctr of Dallas

Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States

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Cook - Fort Worth Children's Med Ctr

Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States

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Hermann Hosp / Univ Texas Health Science Ctr

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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Texas Children's Hosp / Baylor Univ

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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Univ of Texas Health Science Ctr

San Antonio, Texas, 78240, United States

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Senetara Norfolk Gen Hosp

Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States

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Virginia Commonwealth Univ

Richmond, Virginia, 232980413, United States

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Children's Hospital & Medical Center / Seattle ACTU

Seattle, Washington, 981050371, United States

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Ramon Ruiz Arnau Univ Hosp / Pediatrics

Bayamón, 00956, Puerto Rico

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Mayaguez Med Ctr

Mayagüez, 00680, Puerto Rico

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Univ of Puerto Rico / Univ Children's Hosp AIDS

San Juan, 009365067, Puerto Rico

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San Juan City Hosp

San Juan, 009367344, Puerto Rico

Location

Related Publications (5)

  • Combination therapies improve outlook for children with HIV disease. NIAID AIDS Agenda. 1997 Aug:10.

    PMID: 11364606BACKGROUND
  • McKinney RE Jr. Ongoing and future trials of antiretroviral therapy in the pediatric AIDS clinical trials group (PACTG). Conf Retroviruses Opportunistic Infect. 1996 Jan 28-Feb 1;3rd:173

    BACKGROUND
  • James JS. Major pediatric study stopped early: combination treatment better. AIDS Treat News. 1997 Jul 4;(No 274):5-6.

    PMID: 11364462BACKGROUND
  • Perrier M, Schwarz T, Gonzalez O, Brounts S. Squamous cell carcinoma invading the right temporomandibular joint in a Belgian mare. Can Vet J. 2010 Aug;51(8):885-7.

    PMID: 21037891BACKGROUND
  • Benjamin DK Jr, Miller WC, Benjamin DK, Ryder RW, Weber DJ, Walter E, McKinney RE. A comparison of height and weight velocity as a part of the composite endpoint in pediatric HIV. AIDS. 2003 Nov 7;17(16):2331-6. doi: 10.1097/00002030-200311070-00007.

    PMID: 14571184BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

HIV InfectionsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAIDS-Related Complex

Interventions

LamivudineZidovudineDidanosine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Blood-Borne InfectionsCommunicable DiseasesInfectionsSexually Transmitted Diseases, ViralSexually Transmitted DiseasesLentivirus InfectionsRetroviridae InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsVirus DiseasesGenital DiseasesUrogenital DiseasesImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesImmune System DiseasesSlow Virus Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ZalcitabineDeoxycytidineCytidinePyrimidine NucleosidesPyrimidinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsDeoxyribonucleosidesNucleosidesNucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and NucleosidesDideoxynucleosidesThymidineInosinePurine NucleosidesPurinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingRibonucleosides

Study Officials

  • McKinney RE

    STUDY CHAIR
  • Johnson GM

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Masking
DOUBLE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Sponsor Type
NIH

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 2, 1999

First Posted

August 31, 2001

Primary Completion

January 1, 2001

Last Updated

March 2, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-03

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