An Open Label Study Regimen of Videx (2',3'-Dideoxyinosine, ddI) in Children With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Who Have Demonstrated Significant Deterioration or Intolerance to Zidovudine (Retrovir)
Didanosine
Blood-Borne Infections+13
+ Urogenital Diseases
+ Genital Diseases
Treatment Study
Summary
The purpose of this study is to make didanosine (ddI) available to children with AIDS who are clinically deteriorating on zidovudine (AZT) or intolerant to AZT and cannot enter the Phase II ddI programs due to protocol exclusion or geographic location.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Treatment Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.From 3 Months to 12 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
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria Concurrent Medication: Allowed: Concomitant medications for the treatment of complications of AIDS. CAUTION: Concomitant use of ddI with the following drugs must be done with extreme caution: Other nucleosides (e.g., ganciclovir). Drugs with toxicities similar to those observed with ddI (e.g., phenytoin). Drugs with significant pancreatic toxicities, including many drugs used for treatment of major opportunistic infections. Use of Sulfonamides or intravenous pentamidine for treatment of acute Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) requires discontinuation of ddI for a week following treatment of PCP. Caution should also be exercised with patients having intractable diarrhea or patients following a low sodium diet. Patients must have the following: - Diagnosis of AIDS. Demonstrated either significant deterioration despite parenteral dosing with zidovudine (AZT) or significant intolerance to AZT. Signed informed consent by parent or legal guardian. Evaluations every 7-14 days while taking ddI for the first 4 months. Monthly follow-up is required thereafter. Exclusion Criteria Co-existing Condition: Patients with the following conditions or symptoms are excluded: Acute pancreatitis or any history of pancreatitis. Seizures or a history of seizure disorder. Grade I or greater peripheral neuropathy. Preexisting cardiomyopathy. Concurrent Medication: Excluded: Zidovudine (AZT). Chemotherapy with cytotoxic agents. AVOID: Those agents that may cause pancreatitis such as: Pentamidine. Sulfonamides. Antituberculosis drugs. Cimetidine. Ranitidine. Corticosteroids. NOTE the cautionary statement in Patient Inclusion Concurrent Medication. Patients with the following are excluded: Acute pancreatitis or any history of pancreatitis. Seizures or a history of seizure disorder. Grade I or greater peripheral neuropathy. Preexisting cardiomyopathy. Prior Medication: Excluded within 15 days of study entry: Any anti-retroviral except zidovudine (AZT). Required: Zidovudine (AZT).
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 1 location