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Mycobacterium Avium-intracellulare InfectionPhase 2NCT00001039

Evaluation of Treatment for Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Infection in HIV-Infected Patients

A Phase 2 study testing Ethambutol hydrochloride and Clarithromycin in people with Mycobacterium Avium-intracellulare Infection and HIV Infections, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at 8 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 assess the feasibility of using culture and staining techniques to quantify tissue Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC) burden in bone marrow. To correlate and compare changes in MAC bone marrow burden with quantitative MAC blood culture results at baseline and after 4 and 8 weeks of treatment. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 13 years and older
What is being tested?
Ethambutol hydrochloride and Clarithromycin
How many people
24 participants
Where
8 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Start not givento Jun 2002
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 13 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Allowed:
  • Any antiretroviral therapy that is approved or is available through an FDA-sanctioned treatment IND or treatment protocol.
  • Primary or secondary PCP prophylaxis with TMP/SMX, dapsone, or aerosolized pentamidine, as well as approved therapies for other AIDS-related opportunistic infections not otherwise excluded.
  • Erythromycin, interferon-alpha, and supportive care for any therapy-related toxicities as necessary.
  • Patients must have:
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  • HIV infection.
  • Confirmed MAC bacteremia.
  • Consent of parent or guardian if less than 18 years of age.

Who cannot join

  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Excluded:
  • MAC inhibitors, including aminoglycosides, quinolones, clofazimine, azithromycin (except when administered as a substitute drug), and rifamycins, during the first 24 weeks of the study.
  • Immunomodulators (including colony-stimulating cytokines such as GM-CSF and G-CSF) other than those that are specifically allowed.
  • Steroids in excess of physiologic replacement doses.
  • Cytotoxic chemotherapy.
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  • Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:
  • History of treatment-limiting intolerance or hypersensitivity to the study drugs or other macrolides.
  • Changes on chest radiograph within 7 days prior to study entry, that are consistent with acute Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis, or other acute respiratory infection.
  • Prior Medication:
  • Excluded:
  • Clarithromycin, azithromycin, or ethambutol for more than 10 consecutive days within the 8 weeks prior to study entry OR between the time an initial AFB positive blood sample was collected and study entry.
  • Cytokines (other than erythropoietin and interferon-alpha) within 8 weeks prior to study entry.
  • Steroids within 8 weeks prior to study entry.
  • Cytotoxic chemotherapy within 8 weeks prior to study entry.
  • Acute therapy for an AIDS-related opportunistic infection or malignancy, or other acute medical illness or infection within 4 weeks prior to study entry.
  • Rifabutin monotherapy if initiated for MAC prophylaxis between the time an initial AFB positive blood sample was collected and study entry.
  • Aminoglycosides, quinolones, clofazimine, or rifamycins IF ADMINISTERED IN ANY COMBINATION within 7 days prior to study entry OR between the time an initial AFB positive blood sample was collected and study entry.

Trial locations and contacts

8 sites in 1 country.

8 sites in 1 country

United States8 sites
  • Albany Med College / Division of HIV Medicine A158

    Albany, New York, 122083479

  • Univ of Maryland at Baltimore

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

  • UMDNJ - New Jersey Med School / Cooper Hosp

    Camden, New Jersey, 08103

  • Univ of Texas Southwestern Med Ctr of Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, 75235

  • Portland Veterans Adm Med Ctr / Rsch & Education Grp

    Portland, Oregon, 97210

  • Richmond AIDS Consortium

    Richmond, Virginia, 23219

  • SUNY / Health Sciences Ctr at Stony Brook

    Stony Brook, New York, 117948153

  • Univ of Arizona / Health Science Ctr

    Tucson, Arizona, 85724

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About this study

Official title: The Effect of Therapy on the Tissue Burden of Disseminated MAC Infection as Measured by Quantitative Bone Marrow Culture and Correlation With Quantitative Blood Culture in HIV-Infected Patients

To assess the feasibility of using culture and staining techniques to quantify tissue Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC) burden in bone marrow. To correlate and compare changes in MAC bone marrow burden with quantitative MAC blood culture results at baseline and after 4 and 8 weeks of treatment.

MAC is easiest to detect in the blood, although doctors generally believe that MAC in blood is just "spill-over" from infection of other parts of the body. Traditionally, studies of potential treatments for MAC focus only on MAC changes in the blood. This study compares MAC changes in blood to those in bone marrow, which is another tissue where MAC is often found.

Read the detailed description

MAC is easiest to detect in the blood, although doctors generally believe that MAC in blood is just "spill-over" from infection of other parts of the body. Traditionally, studies of potential treatments for MAC focus only on MAC changes in the blood. This study compares MAC changes in blood to those in bone marrow, which is another tissue where MAC is often found.

Patients receive both clarithromycin and ethambutol for 48 weeks; those who become intolerant to the study drugs may receive suggested substitute drugs (azithromycin and rifabutin). Patients receive a bone marrow biopsy at baseline and at either 4 or 8 weeks. Patients are evaluated at weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, and 48.

Being tested
Ethambutol hydrochloride, Clarithromycin
Keywords
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection, Drug Therapy, Combination, Ethambutol, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Clarithromycin
Medical subject headings
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection, HIV Infections, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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 completionJun 2002

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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
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
24 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00001039
Sponsor's protocol ID
DATRI 007
Other IDs
11739
Status last verified
Oct 2012
First submitted
2 Nov 1999
Last updated
31 Oct 2012
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Ethambutol hydrochloride and Clarithromycin in people with Mycobacterium Avium-intracellulare Infection and HIV Infections, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at 8 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 18 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 31 Oct 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 8 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 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 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?
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 31 Oct 2012.

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