Administration of Growth Hormone to Increase CD4+ Count in Patients Taking Anti-HIV Drugs
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00050921 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 1, 2003
Last Update Posted : November 1, 2021
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Tracking Information | ||||
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First Submitted Date ICMJE | December 30, 2002 | |||
First Posted Date ICMJE | January 1, 2003 | |||
Last Update Posted Date | November 1, 2021 | |||
Study Start Date ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Primary Completion Date | Not Provided | |||
Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Change History | ||||
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | |||
Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | |||
Descriptive Information | ||||
Brief Title ICMJE | Administration of Growth Hormone to Increase CD4+ Count in Patients Taking Anti-HIV Drugs | |||
Official Title ICMJE | Improving Immune Reconstitution With Growth Hormone in HIV-infected Subjects With Incomplete CD4+ Lymphocyte Restoration on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) | |||
Brief Summary | This study is designed to evaluate the ability of growth hormone (GH, also known as somatropin) to increase CD4+ cell counts in patients taking anti-HIV drugs. The study is targeted toward patients with low levels of HIV who continue to have low CD4+ cell counts. | |||
Detailed Description | After initiation of HAART, many HIV infected patients have significant improvement in CD4+ levels. However, some patients continue to have low CD4+ counts (< 350 cells/mm3) despite adequate viral suppression. The purpose of this study is to determine whether administration of GH will increase naïve CD4+ production. Further, the study will assess whether an increase in naïve CD4+ production will lead to increases in antigen-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. Patients enrolled in this study will be randomized to one of two groups. Patients in both groups will continue their present HAART regimen for the duration of the study. Group A patients will receive daily subcutaneous injections of GH for 48 weeks. Group B participants will receive no additional therapy for 24 weeks, and will then receive daily subcutaneous GH injections during Weeks 24-28 of the study. Both groups will receive immunocyanin (keyhole-limpet hemocyanin) injections at Weeks 16 and 20 and hepatitis A vaccination at Weeks 40 and 44. At the conclusion of Week 48, all patients will discontinue GH therapy while maintaining their HAART regimen. Patients will then be followed for an additional 24 weeks. Patients may be asked to participate in a substudy to measure the size of the thymus in people taking GH. Patients in the substudy will have a noncontrast CT scan of the chest before beginning GH therapy and again after 24 weeks of GH therapy. |
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Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | |||
Study Phase ICMJE | Not Applicable | |||
Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: None (Open Label) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
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Condition ICMJE | HIV Infections | |||
Intervention ICMJE |
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Study Arms ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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Recruitment Information | ||||
Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | |||
Enrollment ICMJE |
60 | |||
Original Enrollment ICMJE | Same as current | |||
Actual Study Completion Date ICMJE | March 2005 | |||
Primary Completion Date | Not Provided | |||
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
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Ages ICMJE | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) | |||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers ICMJE | No | |||
Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | |||
Listed Location Countries ICMJE | United States | |||
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Administrative Information | ||||
NCT Number ICMJE | NCT00050921 | |||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | A5174 ACTG A5198s 10092 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES Registry Number ) ACTG A5174 |
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Has Data Monitoring Committee | Not Provided | |||
U.S. FDA-regulated Product | Not Provided | |||
IPD Sharing Statement ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Current Responsible Party | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | |||
Original Responsible Party | Not Provided | |||
Current Study Sponsor ICMJE | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | |||
Original Study Sponsor ICMJE | Same as current | |||
Collaborators ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Investigators ICMJE |
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PRS Account | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | |||
Verification Date | October 2021 | |||
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |