NCT00002154

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if it is safe and effective to give thioctic acid and deprenyl (selegiline hydrochloride), alone or in combination, to HIV-infected patients who have mild to moderate dementia (a decline in their mental abilities).

Trial Health

80
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
32

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

3 active sites

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 2, 1999

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 31, 2001

Completed
Last Updated

June 24, 2005

Status Verified

March 1, 1996

First QC Date

November 2, 1999

Last Update Submit

June 23, 2005

Conditions

Keywords

Drug Therapy, CombinationCognition DisordersAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAIDS-Related ComplexThioctic AcidSelegiline

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Allowed:
  • Antiretrovirals provided dose has been stable for at least 6 weeks prior to study entry.
  • Patients must have:
  • HIV seropositivity.
  • Mild to moderate cognitive impairment (problems with short term memory, concentration, and feeling slowed down).
  • No active opportunistic CNS infection.
  • Ability to give informed consent.
  • Prior Medication:
  • Allowed:
  • Prior antiretrovirals provided dose has been stable for at least the past 6 weeks.
  • Prior thioctic acid or deprenyl.

You may not qualify if:

  • Co-existing Condition:
  • Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:
  • Severe premorbid psychiatric illness including schizophrenia and major depression that would interfere with study compliance.
  • CNS neoplasms.
  • Any other clinically significant condition or laboratory abnormality that would preclude participation on study.
  • Current participation in other drug studies.
  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Excluded:
  • Chemotherapy for malignancy.
  • Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:
  • History of chronic neurological disorders such as serious head injury, documented stroke, multiple sclerosis, uncontrolled epilepsy, Tourette's syndrome, and other neurodegenerative processes such as Huntington's disease.
  • Prior participation in this study.
  • History of adverse reaction/allergy to thioctic acid or deprenyl.
  • Prior Medication:
  • Excluded:
  • +1 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (3)

Johns Hopkins Hosp

Baltimore, Maryland, 212876965, United States

Location

Columbia Univ

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

Univ of Rochester Med Ctr

Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cognitive DysfunctionHIV InfectionsCognition DisordersAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAIDS-Related Complex

Interventions

Thioctic AcidSelegiline

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Carboxylic AcidsOrganic ChemicalsThiophenesSulfur CompoundsCoenzymesEnzymes and CoenzymesFatty AcidsLipidsPhenethylaminesEthylaminesAmines

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 2, 1999

First Posted

August 31, 2001

Last Updated

June 24, 2005

Record last verified: 1996-03

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