A Study of Zidovudine During Labor and Delivery in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women
Zidovudine
HIV Infections
+ Pregnancy
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Treatment Study
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Summary
To obtain a pharmacokinetic profile of oral ZDV and to determine whether the oral administration of Zidovudine (ZDV) during labor and delivery will provide a similar profile to that obtained with the use of IV ZDV in ACTG 082. To evaluate the tolerance of oral ZDV in this population, defined as the ability to take oral doses and lack of vomiting within 30 minutes of receiving oral study doses. The worldwide use of constant intrapartum ZDV infusions to prevent transmission is not practical or feasible. Approximately 18% of the women in the ACTG 076 trial missed their IV ZDV infusions, even at experienced ACTG sites. There is an urgent need to establish a more practical method of delivering ZDV during labor and delivery that, at minimum, will approximate the rate of ZDV administration utilized in ACTG 082. In the future, this would enable women to start an intensive ZDV regimen during early labor, even prior to reaching the hospital. The worldwide use of constant intrapartum ZDV infusions to prevent transmission is not practical or feasible. Approximately 18% of the women in the ACTG 076 trial missed their IV ZDV infusions, even at experienced ACTG sites. There is an urgent need to establish a more practical method of delivering ZDV during labor and delivery that, at minimum, will approximate the rate of ZDV administration utilized in ACTG 082. In the future, this would enable women to start an intensive ZDV regimen during early labor, even prior to reaching the hospital. Cohort 1: Women in active labor receive 3 doses of oral ZDV 3 hours apart followed by PK sampling. After PK sampling post 3rd oral dose, or at 8 cm dilation (whichever comes first), women receive IV ZDV until delivery. The cord blood will be analyzed for serum ZDV PK levels and the infant's infection status will be determined. If the dose of ZDV is adequate to achieve targeted maternal serum drug levels in Cohort 1 and if oral dosing is tolerated in this cohort, Cohort 2 will begin enrollment. \[AS PER AMENDMENT 08/03/01: Cohort 1 has been completed and only Cohort 2 is open for enrollment.\] Cohort 2: \[AS PER AMENDMENT 08/03/01: Women in active labor receive initial loading dose of oral ZDV, then another dose of oral ZDV 3 hours later, both doses followed by PK sampling. After PK sampling post second oral dose, or at 8 cm dilation (whichever comes first), woman receives IV ZDV until delivery. The cord blood will not be analyzed for serum ZDV PK levels and the infant's infection status will be determined.\]
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Participants are divided into different groups, each receiving a specific treatment at the same time. This helps researchers compare how well different treatments work against each other.
Other Ways to Assign Treatments
Single-group assignment: Everyone gets the same treatment.
Cross-over assignment: Participants switch between treatments during the study.
Factorial assignment: Participants receive different combinations of treatments.
Sequential assignment: Participants receive treatments one after another in a specific order, possibly based on individual responses.
Other assignment: Treatment assignment does not follow a standard or predefined design.
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Conditions
Criteria
