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HIV InfectionsPhase 2NCT00000961

The Safety and Effectiveness of Hyperimmune Anti-HIV Intravenous Immunoglobulin (HVIG) Plus Zidovudine in HIV-Infected Infants

A Phase 2 study testing Anti-HIV Immune Serum Globulin (Human) and Zidovudine in people with HIV Infections, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

To determine the safety and tolerance of hyperimmune anti-HIV intravenous immunoglobulin (HIVIG) and of zidovudine (AZT) in infants with established HIV infection; to get preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of this type of treatment in preventing the advance of disease in HIV infected infants. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 day to 3 months
Conditions the study is for
HIV Infections
What is being tested?
Anti-HIV Immune Serum Globulin (Human) and Zidovudine
How many people
112 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Start not givento May 1991
Phase
Phase 2
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 1 day to 3 months
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Allowed:
  • Recommended:
  • Standard immunizations. Should repeat MMR 3 months after discontinuing study.
  • Benadryl and/or aspirin.
  • Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia prophylaxis.
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  • Systemic ketoconazole and acyclovir, or oral nystatin for acute therapy.
  • Aerosol ribavirin for short-term treatment of RSV.
  • Concurrent Treatment:
  • Allowed:
  • Blood transfusion.
  • Patients must have the following:
  • Parent or guardian available to give written informed consent.
  • Protocol requires prior Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval before any subject is entered into study.
  • Prior Medication:
  • Allowed:
  • Gammaglobulin, intravenous (IV) or intramuscular (IM).
  • Immunoglobulin, IV (IVIG).
  • Maternal antiretroviral treatment during pregnancy.

Who cannot join

  • Co-existing Condition:
  • Patients with the following conditions or symptoms are excluded:
  • Symptomatic of any class P-2 symptoms (except lymphadenopathy at time of study entry.
  • Presence of serious acute infection requiring parenteral treatment at time of study entry.
  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Excluded:
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  • Prophylaxis for oral candidiasis or otitis media or other infections.
  • Immunoglobulin therapy (except single dose or for hypogammaglobulinemia).
  • Ketoconazole, acyclovir, or nystatin for prophylaxis.
  • Patients with the following are excluded:
  • Symptomatic of any class P-2 symptoms (except lymphadenopathy at time of study entry.
  • Presence of serious acute infection requiring parenteral treatment at time of study entry.
  • Prior Medication:
  • Excluded:
  • Antiretroviral treatment or experimental treatment within 2 weeks of entry.

About this study

Official title: A Phase II Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerance and Efficacy of Hyperimmune Anti-HIV Intravenous Immunoglobulin (HIVIG) and of Zidovudine (ZDV) in Infants With Documented HIV Infections

To determine the safety and tolerance of hyperimmune anti-HIV intravenous immunoglobulin (HIVIG) and of zidovudine (AZT) in infants with established HIV infection; to get preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of this type of treatment in preventing the advance of disease in HIV infected infants. HIVIG may be an effective agent that either alone or in combination with AZT will prevent progression of clinical disease.

Read the detailed description

HIVIG may be an effective agent that either alone or in combination with AZT will prevent progression of clinical disease.

Participants are randomized to receive either oral AZT or HIVIG. Patients may receive treatment for a maximum of 48 weeks. Patients are evaluated during treatment at weeks 2, 4, and every 4 weeks thereafter. Infants who are receiving HIVIG initially are treated with the appropriate age-adjusted dose of oral AZT in addition to HIVIG if they meet clinical disease progression criteria. All participants who have completed 48 weeks of treatment or who are discontinued from treatment are followed every 3 months for an additional 48 weeks. This follow-up may be conducted over the telephone.

Conditions
HIV Infections
Being tested
Anti-HIV Immune Serum Globulin (Human), Zidovudine
Keywords
Drug Therapy, Combination, Zidovudine
Medical subject headings
HIV Infections

What participants receive

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

  • Anti-HIV Immune Serum Globulin (Human)Drug

  • ZidovudineDrug

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. Primary completionMay 1991

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Enrolment
112 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00000961
Sponsor's protocol ID
ACTG 131
Status last verified
Oct 2021
First submitted
2 Nov 1999
Last updated
4 Nov 2021
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Spector SA, Gelber RD, McGrath N, Wara D, Barzilai A, Abrams E, Bryson YJ, Dankner WM, Livingston RA, Connor EM. A controlled trial of intravenous immune globulin for the prevention of serious bacterial infections in children receiving zidovudine for advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection. Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group. N Engl J Med. 1994 Nov 3;331(18):1181-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199411033311802.

    PubMed 7935655

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Anti-HIV Immune Serum Globulin (Human) and Zidovudine in people with HIV Infections, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

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 19 inclusion and 15 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: stopped early, 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.

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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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 was stopped early. Results are not available in the source record.

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 NCT00000961, 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 4 Nov 2021.

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