Administration of Growth Hormone to Increase CD4+ Count in Patients Taking Anti-HIV Drugs

Tracking Information
First Submitted Date ICMJE	December 30, 2002
First Posted Date ICMJE	January 1, 2003
Last Update Posted Date	May 18, 2012
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	Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00050921 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE	Not Provided
Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE	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.
Study Type ICMJE	Interventional
Study Phase	Not Applicable
Study Design ICMJE	Allocation: Randomized; Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment; Masking: None (Open Label); Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition ICMJE	HIV Infections
Intervention ICMJE	Drug: somatropin; Biological: Hepatitis A virus, inactivated; Drug: Keyhole-Limpet Hemocyanin
Study Arms	Not Provided
Publications *	Connick E, Lederman MM, Kotzin BL, Spritzler J, Kuritzkes DR, St Clair M, Sevin AD, Fox L, Chiozzi MH, Leonard JM, Rousseau F, D'Arc Roe J, Martinez A, Kessler H, Landay A. Immune reconstitution in the first year of potent antiretroviral therapy and its relationship to virologic response. J Infect Dis. 2000 Jan;181(1):358-63.; Smith KY, Valdez H, Landay A, Spritzler J, Kessler HA, Connick E, Kuritzkes D, Gross B, Francis I, McCune JM, Lederman MM. Thymic size and lymphocyte restoration in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection after 48 weeks of zidovudine, lamivudine, and ritonavir therapy. J Infect Dis. 2000 Jan;181(1):141-7.; Vigano A, Vella S, Saresella M, Vanzulli A, Bricalli D, Di Fabio S, Ferrante P, Andreotti M, Pirillo M, Dally LG, Clerici M, Principi N. Early immune reconstitution after potent antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected children correlates with the increase in thymus volume. AIDS. 2000 Feb 18;14(3):251-61.; Schambelan M, Mulligan K, Grunfeld C, Daar ES, LaMarca A, Kotler DP, Wang J, Bozzette SA, Breitmeyer JB. Recombinant human growth hormone in patients with HIV-associated wasting. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Serostim Study Group. Ann Intern Med. 1996 Dec 1;125(11):873-82.; Napolitano LA, Lo JC, Gotway MB, Mulligan K, Barbour JD, Schmidt D, Grant RM, Halvorsen RA, Schambelan M, McCune JM. Increased thymic mass and circulating naive CD4 T cells in HIV-1-infected adults treated with growth hormone. AIDS. 2002 May 24;16(8):1103-11.
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status ICMJE	Completed
Enrollment ICMJE; (submitted: June 23, 2005)	60
Original Enrollment ICMJE	Same as current
Actual Study Completion Date	March 2005
Primary Completion Date	Not Provided
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE	Inclusion Criteria; HIV positive; Minimum of 1 year of treatment with HAART; CD4+ cell count <350 cells/mm3; HIV-1 RNA <400 copies/ml for 6 months prior to study entry; Acceptable methods of contraception Exclusion Criteria; Serious medical illness requiring hospitalization within 14 days prior to study entry; Pregnant or breast-feeding; Taking certain medications; Allergy to r-hGH, hepatitis A vaccine, KLH, or their formulations, including allergies to shellfish; Active drug or alcohol dependence; Diabetes or uncontrolled hyperglycemia; Uncontrolled hypertension; History of carpal tunnel syndrome; Active neoplasm requiring treatment
Sex/Gender	Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Ages	18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	No
Contacts ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Listed Location Countries ICMJE	United States
Removed Location Countries
Administrative Information
NCT Number ICMJE	NCT00050921
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE	A5174; ACTG A5198s; 10092 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES Registry Number ); ACTG A5174
Has Data Monitoring Committee	Not Provided
U.S. FDA-regulated Product	Not Provided
IPD Sharing Statement	Not Provided
Responsible Party	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Study Sponsor ICMJE	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Collaborators ICMJE	Not Provided
Investigators ICMJE	Study Chair: Kimberly Smith, M.D., MPH Rush Medical College of Rush University
PRS Account	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Verification Date	May 2012
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