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Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare InfectionNCT00002089

An Open-Label Study of the Use of Azithromycin in Patients With Symptomatic Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare Complex (MAC) Infection Failing Current Therapy

A study testing Azithromycin in people with Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare Infection and HIV Infections, run by Pfizer 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 evaluate the efficacy and safety of azithromycin given chronically for the treatment of Mycobacterium avium (MAC) bacteremia in patients failing or intolerant of current available MAC therapy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 day and older
What is being tested?
Azithromycin
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 1 day and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must have:
  • Disseminated MAC as defined by current (within the last month) positive blood, bone marrow, or liver biopsy culture for MAC, and considered symptomatic (fever, night sweats, anorexia, weight loss, fatigue, or malaise).
  • At least 2 months of prior treatment with available combination MAC therapy or less than 2 months of such accompanied by unacceptable adverse effects.
  • Life expectancy of more than 2 weeks.
  • Approval of eligibility from Pfizer Clinical Monitor.
  • Consent of parent or guardian if under legal age of consent.
  • NOTE:
  • Patients who have completed acute treatment with azithromycin for MAC in protocol 066-131 or 066-148 will be exempt from inclusion criteria 1 and 2 and can continue therapy through this protocol if their physician feels they have benefitted from prior azithromycin therapy.

Who cannot join

  • Co-existing Condition:
  • Patients with the following symptoms and conditions are excluded:
  • Known hypersensitivity or intolerance to macrolide antibiotics.
  • Inability to take oral medications or current condition that is likely to interfere with absorption (e.g., gastrectomy).
  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Excluded:
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  • Other MAC therapy instituted during the first 2 months of the study.
  • Other investigational drugs, with the exception of those available through a Treatment IND program.
  • Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:
  • History of hypersensitivity or intolerance to azithromycin.
  • Prior Medication:
  • Excluded:
  • Other investigational drugs within 7 days of enrollment, with the exception of Treatment IND drugs (such as ddC).

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Pfizer Central Research

    Groton, Connecticut, 06340

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About this study

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of azithromycin given chronically for the treatment of Mycobacterium avium (MAC) bacteremia in patients failing or intolerant of current available MAC therapy.

Being tested
Azithromycin
Keywords
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Azithromycin
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)

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
Masking
None (open label)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00002089
Sponsor's protocol ID
058C
Other IDs
066-162
Status last verified
Jul 1998
First submitted
2 Nov 1999
Last updated
24 Jun 2005
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Azithromycin in people with Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare Infection and HIV Infections, run by Pfizer 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 8 inclusion and 13 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?
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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