Azithromycin in the Treatment of Cryptosporidiosis in Patients Who Have Not Had Success With Other Drugs
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002328 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: August 31, 2001
Last Update Posted
: June 24, 2005
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cryptosporidiosis HIV Infections | Drug: Azithromycin | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Oral/Intravenous Azithromycin in the Treatment of Cryptosporidiosis in Patients Whose Disease Has Not Been Controlled by Conventional Therapy |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Senior |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria
Patients must have:
- Cryptosporidiosis infection.
- Life expectancy of at least 1 week.
- Failed or been intolerant to prior therapy with standard antidiarrheal or antibiotic or other therapies for cryptosporidiosis.
- Consent of parent or guardian for patients under the legal age of consent. Patients with documented favorable response to azithromycin under Pfizer protocol 066-143 may receive maintenance therapy under this protocol.
Patients with persistent diarrhea requiring intravenous (IV) fluid therapy to maintain hydration may receive IV azithromycin after approval by the clinical monitor. Patients whose disease worsens despite a minimum of 2 weeks of oral therapy or patients whose disease shows no improvement after 4 weeks of oral therapy will also be considered for a trial period of intravenous azithromycin.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:
- Known hypersensitivity or significant intolerance to macrolide antibiotics.
- Eligibility and current treatment at a medical center performing study 066-143, another study of azithromycin for treatment of cryptosporidiosis in AIDS patients.
Required:
- Must have failed or been intolerant to prior therapy with standard antidiarrheal or antibiotic therapies for cryptosporidiosis.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00002328
United States, Connecticut | |
Pfizer Central Research | |
Groton, Connecticut, United States, 06340 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00002328 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
058J 066-167S |
First Posted: | August 31, 2001 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 24, 2005 |
Last Verified: | July 1998 |
Keywords provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
Antidiarrheals Cryptosporidiosis Diarrhea Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Azithromycin |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections Cryptosporidiosis Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases |
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic Parasitic Diseases Protozoan Infections, Animal Parasitic Diseases, Animal Coccidiosis Protozoan Infections Intestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Digestive System Diseases |