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A Study of DTC in Patients With AIDS and AIDS Related Complex

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by: Merieux Institute
Information provided by: NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002069
  Purpose

To determine if ditiocarb sodium (sodium diethyldithiocarbamate; DTC) restores immune and host defense function; if DTC ameliorates the AIDS related complex (ARC) symptoms in patients with AIDS and ARC; if DTC prevents progression from ARC to AIDS or progression of AIDS; and if DTC prolongs survival in AIDS.


Condition Intervention
HIV Infections
Drug: Ditiocarb sodium

MedlinePlus related topics:   AIDS   

Drug Information available for:   Ditiocarb sodium   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Interventional
Study Design:   Treatment
Official Title:   A Study of DTC in Patients With AIDS and AIDS Related Complex
  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Allowed:

  • Zidovudine (AZT).

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following are excluded:

  • Active opportunistic infection or progressive Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).
  • Dementia.
  • Lymphoma.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded within 3 weeks of study entry:

  • Other experimental AIDS therapy.

Patients with the following are excluded:

  • Active opportunistic infection or progressive Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).

Patients must be either HIV seropositive or have AIDS or AIDS related complex (ARC) and have life expectancy of at least 6 months.

  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00002069

Locations
United States, Arizona
Univ of Arizona / Arizona Cancer Ctr    
      Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724
United States, California
San Francisco AIDS Clinic / San Francisco Gen Hosp    
      San Francisco, California, United States, 941102859
Portion Med Group    
      Sherman Oaks, California, United States, 91403
USC School of Medicine / Norris Cancer Hosp    
      Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
United States, Florida
Florida Keys Memorial Hosp    
      Key West, Florida, United States, 33040
United States, New York
SUNY / Health Sciences Ctr at Brooklyn    
      Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11203
United States, North Carolina
Duke Univ Med Ctr    
      Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
United States, Texas
Dr Gary Brewton    
      Houston, Texas, United States, 77027

Sponsors and Collaborators
Merieux Institute
  More Information


Publications:
Hersh EM, et al. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of diethyldithiocarbamate (Ditiocarb, Imuthiol(R) in patients with ARC and AIDS. Int Conf AIDS. 1990 Jun 20-23;6(3):208 (abstract no SB489)
 

Study ID Numbers:   010A
First Received:   November 2, 1999
Last Updated:   June 23, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00002069
Health Authority:   United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
Ditiocarb  
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome  
AIDS-Related Complex  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Ditiocarb
HIV Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AIDS-Related Complex
Retroviridae Infections
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anti-Infective Agents
RNA Virus Infections
Slow Virus Diseases
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Immune System Diseases
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Infection
Antiviral Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Therapeutic Uses
Lentivirus Infections
Chelating Agents

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