The Safety and Effectiveness of Pentamidine in the Prevention of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) in Patients With AIDS Who Have Had PCP Before - Tabular View

Tracking Information
First Received Date ^ICMJE	November 2, 1999
Last Updated Date	June 23, 2005
Start Date ^ICMJE
Primary Completion Date
Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE
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Change History	Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00002291 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE
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Descriptive Information
Brief Title ^ICMJE	The Safety and Effectiveness of Pentamidine in the Prevention of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) in Patients With AIDS Who Have Had PCP Before
Official Title ^ICMJE	A Double-Blind Group Comparative Study To Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Three Different Doses of Aerosol Pentamidine in the Prophylaxis of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia in Patients With AIDS Post First Episode PCP
Brief Summary	To evaluate and compare the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of biweekly administration of 1 of 3 doses of aerosol pentamidine when used as a prophylactic agent in patients who have recovered from their first episode of AIDS-associated Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP).
Detailed Description
Study Phase
Study Type ^ICMJE	Interventional
Study Design ^ICMJE	Treatment, Double-Blind
Condition ^ICMJE	Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Carinii HIV Infections
Intervention ^ICMJE	Drug: Pentamidine isethionate
Study Arms / Comparison Groups
Publications *	Murphy RL, Lavelle JP, Allan JD, Gordin FM, Dupliss R, Boswell SL, Waskin HA, Davies SF, Graziano FM, Saag MS, et al. Aerosol pentamidine prophylaxis following Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in AIDS patients: results of a blinded dose-comparison study using an ultrasonic nebulizer. Am J Med. 1991 Apr;90(4):418-26.
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.

Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status ^ICMJE	Completed
Enrollment ^ICMJE
Completion Date
Primary Completion Date
Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE	Inclusion Criteria Concurrent Medication: Allowed: Zidovudine (AZT). Exclusion Criteria Co-existing Condition: Patients with the following are excluded: Requiring ongoing active therapy for an opportunistic infection (O.I.) at time of entry or those with either of the following AIDS-defining O.I.'s prior to entry: Toxoplasmosis. Cryptococcosis. Transfusion dependent (requiring blood transfusion more than once per month). The last transfusion cannot have been given within 7 days of study entry. Pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Asthma requiring medication. Active therapy for tuberculosis. Concurrent Medication: Excluded: Active therapy for tuberculosis. Patients with the following are excluded: Requiring ongoing active therapy for an opportunistic infection (O.I.) at time of entry or those with either of the following AIDS-defining O.I.'s prior to entry: Toxoplasmosis. Cryptococcosis. Transfusion dependent (requiring blood transfusion more than once per month). The last transfusion cannot have been given within 7 days of study entry. Pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Unwilling to sign informed consent. Cannot cooperate with study procedures. Asthma requiring medication. Prior Medication: Excluded within 30 days of study entry: Antiretrovirals other than zidovudine (AZT). Immunomodulating agents. Corticosteroids. Patients must: Have AIDS and recovered from their first episode of cytologically or histologically proven Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). Be at least 2 weeks and no more than 24 weeks status post therapy for acute PCP. Have positive antibody to HIV by any federally licensed ELISA test kit, or confirmed Western blot test. Have adequate pulmonary function (vital capacity = or > 80 percent of predicted; forced expiratory volume (FEV), 1 s = or > 65 percent of total FEV; and corrected pulmonary diffusion capacity > 60 percent of predicted). Free of acute medical problems. Active substance abuse.
Gender	Both
Ages	18 Years and older
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	No
Contacts ^ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Location Countries ^ICMJE	United States

Administrative Information
NCT ID ^ICMJE	NCT00002291
Responsible Party
Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE	022A, 87-71
Study Sponsor ^ICMJE	Fisons
Collaborators ^ICMJE
Investigators ^ICMJE
Information Provided By	NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service
Verification Date	October 1989
^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP