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Safety and Efficacy of Ampligen in the Treatment of HIV Patients Failing HAART
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Hemispherx Biopharma, September 2002
First Received: May 3, 2002   Last Updated: August 17, 2005   History of Changes
Sponsor: Hemispherx Biopharma
Information provided by: Hemispherx Biopharma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00035581
  Purpose

This is an open-label, prospective, randomized, controlled study of the safety and efficacy including clinical, immunologic, and virologic assessments of adding Ampligen to "HAART" in HIV infected patients with CD4 counts >300 and HIV-1 plasma RNA >500 and <30,000 copies/ml (PCR).


Condition Intervention Phase
HIV Seropositivity
HIV Infection
Drug: (Ampligen) polyI-polyC12U
Phase II

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

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Further study details as provided by Hemispherx Biopharma:

Estimated Enrollment: 130
Study Start Date: July 2001
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria
  1. Adults at least 18 years of age.
  2. CD4 cell count of >300 cells.
  3. HIV-1 plasma RNA >500 and <30,000 copies/ml.

    A qualifying ("screening") HIV-1 RNA level >500 and <30,000 copies/ml must be documented at least once within 40 days prior to starting Baseline while patient is receiving a HAART regimen containing at least two of the following antiretroviral drugs:

    • Abacavir (Ziagen)
    • Zidovudine (Retrovir) AZT
    • Zalcitabine (Hivid) ddC
    • Didanosine (Videx) ddI
    • Stavudine (Zerit) d4T
    • Efavirenz (Sustiva)
    • Indinavir (Crixivan)
    • Ritonavir (Norvir)
    • Nelfinavir (Viracept)
    • Amprenavir (Agenerase)

    The patient must have been taking this HAART regimen for four months or longer at the time of the qualifying HIV-1 RNA determination.

  4. History of prior treatment (including the current HAART regimen) with at least one protease inhibitor (PI) and at least two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) and/or at least one non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) and at least two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI).
  5. Karnofsky performance status of at least 70.
  6. The following laboratory parameters within 14 days prior to treatment:

    • Hemoglobin > 9.2 g/dL for men and > 8.9 g/dL for women
    • Neutrophil count > 1000
    • Platelet count > 75,000
    • AST/ALT < 4.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
    • Serum creatinine < 1.5 x ULN or a creatinine clearance > 50 mL/min.
  7. For females with child bearing potential: A negative serum pregnancy test within 14 days prior to randomization. Males and females of child bearing potential agree to use an effective means of contraception.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00035581

Locations
United States, California
Orange County Center for Special Immunology Recruiting
Fountain Valley, California, United States, 92708
Contact: Sandy Cassarella     714-751-5800 ext 26        
Principal Investigator: Paul J Cimoch, MD            
United States, Connecticut
Circle Medical Center Recruiting
Norwalk, Connecticut, United States, 06851
Contact: Ed Hatton     203-852-9525        
Principal Investigator: Gary Blick, MD            
United States, District of Columbia
Dupont Circle Physicians Group Recruiting
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20009
Contact: Linda Green     202-745-0201        
Principal Investigator: Douglas Ward, MD            
United States, Florida
Julia Torres, MD Recruiting
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33306
Contact: Miguel Brito     954-568-2929        
Principal Investigator: Julia Torres, MD            
Scott Ubillos, MD Recruiting
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33607
Contact: Jennifer Bailey     813-870-4760        
Principal Investigator: Scott Ubillos, MD            
United States, New Jersey
St. Michael's Medical Center Recruiting
Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07102
Contact: Jim Fallone     973-877-2663        
Principal Investigator: Jihad Slim, MD            
United States, New York
AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA) Recruiting
New York, New York, United States, 10018
Contact: Salone Howard     212-924-3934        
Principal Investigator: Jerome Ernst, MD            
United States, Pennsylvania
W. Chris Woodward, DO Recruiting
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States, 19601
Contact: Juanita Goodwin     610-378-2552        
Principal Investigator: W. Chris Woodward, DO            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Hemispherx Biopharma
  More Information

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Study ID Numbers: AMP 719
Study First Received: May 3, 2002
Last Updated: August 17, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00035581     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Hemispherx Biopharma:
treatment experienced
HIV Infections
HIV
HAART
early virologic failure

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anti-Infective Agents
Communicable Diseases
RNA Virus Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Slow Virus Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Infection
Antiviral Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Ampligen
Virus Diseases
HIV Seropositivity
HIV Infections
Therapeutic Uses
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections

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