Status:

COMPLETED

A Study of Zidovudine During Labor and Delivery in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Collaborating Sponsors:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Conditions:

HIV Infections

Pregnancy

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

To obtain a pharmacokinetic profile of oral ZDV and to determine whether the oral administration of Zidovudine (ZDV) during labor and delivery will provide a similar profile to that obtained with the ...

Detailed Description

The worldwide use of constant intrapartum ZDV infusions to prevent transmission is not practical or feasible. Approximately 18% of the women in the ACTG 076 trial missed their IV ZDV infusions, even a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

A woman may be eligible for this study if:

  • She is HIV-positive.
  • She is at least 34 weeks pregnant.
  • She has a history of at least 4 weeks of continuous oral ZDV during her current pregnancy and tolerated it well.
  • She has given consent for her newborn to participate in this study. (The father must also give consent if he is available after reasonable attempts to contact him. A woman under 18 needs the consent of a parent or legal guardian for her and her infant to participate.)

Exclusion Criteria

A woman will not be eligible for this study if:

  • She is taking part in another study of HIV treatment during pregnancy.
  • Her infant has a life-threatening illness indicated in an ultrasound.
  • Her infant does not appear to be growing normally in the womb.
  • She has a cesarean section.
  • She has abnormal blood test results.
  • She has severe nausea, vomiting, or other problems of the stomach and intestines at the time of study entry.
  • She has an active opportunistic (AIDS-related) infection or other serious infection at the time of study entry.
  • The study staff cannot find a usable vein.
  • The study doctor feels that she cannot take drugs by mouth.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

November 1 2003

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00000862

End Date

November 1 2003

Last Update

October 28 2021

Active Locations (11)

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UCSD Med Ctr / Pediatrics / Clinical Sciences

La Jolla, California, United States, 920930672

2

UCLA Med Ctr / Pediatric

Los Angeles, California, United States, 900951752

3

UCSF / Moffitt Hosp - Pediatric

San Francisco, California, United States, 941430105

4

Univ of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States, 94143

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