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Double Blind Study of Thymopentin Effects on Patients With HIV-1 Infection

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Immunobiology Research Institute

Status

Completed

Conditions

HIV Infections

Treatments

Drug: Thymopentin

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00002066
07 32 005
015A

Details and patient eligibility

About

Examine the ability of thymopentin (Timunox) to:

Reduce the amount and/or frequency of virus isolation. Stimulate the immune system and alter the clinical findings in patients infected with HIV who do not yet have AIDS.

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Allowed:

  • Aerosolized pentamidine.

Prior Medication:

Allowed:

  • Aerosolized pentamidine.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with an abnormal chest x-ray indicative of active disease (opportunistic infection) within 30 days prior to entry are excluded.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded within 90 days of study entry:

  • Zidovudine (AZT).

Prior Medication:

Excluded within 30 days of study entry:

  • Immunomodulatory or experimental therapy.
  • Excluded within 90 days of study entry:
  • Zidovudine (AZT).

Patients must not have:

  • Hemophilia A or B or other hematologic disorders requiring current or previous administration of blood products.
  • AIDS as defined by the CDC (except for those with HIV "wasting syndrome").
  • Significant hepatic disease.
  • Thrombocytopenia (< 75000 platelets/mm3).

Patient must voluntarily sign consent and be seropositive for HIV-1 (ELISA assay) confirmed by Western blot.

  • HIV-1 p24 antigen must be detected in supernatant fluids from co-cultures of patient's peripheral blood monocytes (PBMC) on two separate occasions.
  • Patients with HIV "wasting syndrome" are included.

Intravenous drug abuse.

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