Status:

COMPLETED

Shortened Zidovudine Regimens to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Type 1

Lead Sponsor:

Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement

Collaborating Sponsors:

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

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

Conditions:

HIV Infections

Pregnancy

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study was to test the equivalence of a short zidovudine (ZDV) regimen as compared to a longer, ACTG-076-like, ZDV regimen in reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV...

Detailed Description

Multicenter, randomized, four arms, double-blind, controlled study. Consenting pregnant women were tested for HIV from the beginning of pregnancy until 26 of gestational age (GA). If HIV-positive and ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pre-inclusion
  • Women are eligible for Pre-Entry if they:
  • have evidence of HIV infection (confirmed on a second sample);
  • present themselves for prenatal care before 26 weeks GA, based on last menstrual period and/or sonogram results;
  • intend to stay in the province for at least 18 months after delivery;
  • can provide informed consent;
  • have given written informed consent to participate in the study;
  • intend to carry the pregnancy to term.
  • all pre-entry criteria;
  • date of enrollment: 28 weeks GA, based on last menstrual period and/or sonogram results;
  • the following laboratory values within 21 days prior to randomization:
  • hemoglobin \> 8.0 g/dL;
  • absolute neutrophil count \> 750 cells/mm3;
  • SGPT \< 5 x upper limit of normal;
  • serum creatinine \< 1.5 mg/dL (women with a serum creatinine \> 1.5 mg/dL must have a measured eight-hour urine creatinine clearance \> 70 mL/min.);
  • agreement not to breastfeed.

Exclusion

  • AIDS according to the Thai Communicable Diseases Control (CDC) classification;
  • pre-existing maternal/fetal condition that contraindicates the use of ZDV
  • oligohydramnios, unexplained polyhydramnios, fetal hydrops or ascites or other evidence of pre-existing in-utero anemia;
  • clinically significant history of intolerance to ZDV treatment resulting in discontinuation of therapy for more than 4 weeks;
  • receipt of ZDV during the current pregnancy for any indication, or women who need ZDV for their own health (women are then followed separately);
  • receipt of other antiretroviral agents, passive immunotherapy, anti-HIV vaccines, cytolytic agents (usually referred as chemotherapy), radiation therapy, or corticosteroids during this pregnancy except steroids less than 7 (see Zidovudine Investigator's Brochure);
  • simultaneous participation in another clinical trial.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 1997

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

August 1 2000

Estimated Enrollment :

1554 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00386230

Start Date

June 1 1997

End Date

August 1 2000

Last Update

May 2 2008

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Phpt - Ird 174

Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 50200