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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Three-Arm Study Comparing Combination to Monthly Alternating Nucleoside Therapy for the Treatment of Advanced HIV Disease (CD4 <= 50/mm3) With a Prior History of Nucleoside Therapy

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What is being tested

Data Collection

Who is being recruted

Blood-Borne Infections+13

+ Urogenital Diseases

+ Genital Diseases

Over 13 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 2
Interventional
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Summary

Principal SponsorNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Combining two nucleoside drugs has the theoretical advantage of optimal protection against the evolution of resistant strains of HIV. However, one major problem with combination nucleoside therapy in patients with advanced disease is the increased toxicity resulting from such therapy. One approach to minimize toxicity while perhaps retaining some of the benefits of combination therapy is to alternate the two drugs. Patients are randomized to one of three treatment arms: AZT plus ddI, AZT plus ddC, and AZT alone alternating monthly with ddI. Half of the patients receiving AZT alternating monthly with ddI will start with AZT, while the other half will start with ddI. Treatment continues until death or termination of the study. Patients are followed every 4 weeks. The study will include a subset of patients for whom virologic, pharmacokinetic, and macroneurologic assessments will be made.

Official TitleA Randomized, Double-Blind, Three-Arm Study Comparing Combination to Monthly Alternating Nucleoside Therapy for the Treatment of Advanced HIV Disease (CD4 <= 50/mm3) With a Prior History of Nucleoside Therapy
NCT00001029
Principal SponsorNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Last updated: January 28, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

654 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 13 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Blood-Borne InfectionsUrogenital DiseasesGenital DiseasesAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeCommunicable DiseasesImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesImmune System DiseasesInfectionsRetroviridae InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsSexually Transmitted DiseasesSlow Virus DiseasesVirus DiseasesSexually Transmitted Diseases, ViralHIV InfectionsLentivirus Infections

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria Concurrent Medication: Required: * PCP prophylaxis. Allowed: * Erythropoietin. * Prophylaxis for MAI or fungal infections. * Antibiotics. * Over-the-counter, alternative, or regularly prescribed drugs. * Steroids, if for \< 21 days. Concurrent Treatment: Allowed: * Radiation therapy for cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma. Patients must have: * HIV infection. * CD4 count \<= 50 cells/mm3. * Prior nucleoside monotherapy for at least 6 months. * Life expectancy of at least 6 months. Prior Medication: Required: * Nucleoside monotherapy for at least 6 months. Active alcohol or drug abuse. Exclusion Criteria Co-existing Condition: Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded: * Severe peripheral neuropathy. * Psychological or emotional problems sufficient to prevent study compliance. Concurrent Medication: Excluded: * Systemic chemotherapy for malignancy. * Acute or induction therapy for opportunistic infection. Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded: * History of acute or chronic pancreatitis. * Grade 3 or greater toxicity to AZT, ddI, or ddC on two or more occasions. Prior Medication: Excluded: * Non-study nucleosides or biologic response modifiers within 7 days prior to study entry. * Acute therapy for opportunistic process within 14 days prior to study entry. * Acute systemic therapy for other medical conditions within 14 days prior to study entry.

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 37 locations

Suspended

Cornell University A2201

New York, United StatesOpen Cornell University A2201 in Google Maps
Suspended

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr.

New York, United States
Suspended

Univ. of Rochester ACTG CRS

Rochester, United States
Suspended

Unc Aids Crs

Chapel Hill, United States
Completed37 Study Centers