A Study of Stavudine in HIV-Infected Patients Who Have Not Had Success With Other Anti-HIV Drugs

A Randomized Blinded Evaluation of Two Doses of Stavudine (2',3'-Didehydro-2',3'-Dideoxythymidine; d4T) to Make Treatment Available to Severely Immunocompromised Patients With HIV Infection Who Have Failed or Are Intolerant of Alternative Antiretroviral Therapy

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00002308

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2001-08-31

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

1991-11-30

Last updated

2011-08-05

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Conditions

HIV Infections

Keywords

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, AIDS-Related Complex, Stavudine

Brief summary

To make stavudine (d4T) available to patients with advanced HIV disease for whom no alternative antiretroviral is satisfactory. To study the safety and efficacy of two dose levels in a twice-daily regimen.

Interventions

DRUGStavudine

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

13 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients must have: * HIV positivity with CD4 count \< 300 cells/mm3. * Intolerance to or failure on approved antiretroviral therapy. * Ability to provide informed consent (of parent or guardian if appropriate). NOTE: * Incarcerated persons may be eligible to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Co-existing Condition: Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded: * Grade 2 or worse disease-related peripheral neuropathy. * Unresolved drug-related peripheral neuropathy of any severity that is attributable to other nucleoside analogs (AZT, ddC, ddI). * Malignancy likely to require systemic chemotherapy with myelosuppressive or neurotoxic drugs in the first 3 months of stavudine treatment. * Pregnancy (physicians of pregnant patients may contact Bristol-Myers to determine eligibility for stavudine therapy in another protocol). Strongly discouraged: * AZT, ddI, ddC, and other antiretroviral agents.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026