Rifabutin Therapy for the Prevention of Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Bacteremia in AIDS Patients With CD4 Counts = or < 200: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Mycobacterium Avium-intracellulare Infection, HIV Infections
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Mycobacterium Avium-intracellulare Infection focused on measuring Rifabutin, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Antitubercular Agents
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria Patients must have the following: Diagnosis of AIDS with a case defining infection other than Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). Written informed consent obtained, which must include a statement that treatment may involve risks to the embryo or fetus, which are currently unforeseeable, if the subject becomes pregnant. Exclusion Criteria Co-existing Condition: Patients with the following conditions or symptoms are excluded: Known hypersensitivity to rifabutin, rifampin, other rifamycins, zidovudine or didanosine (ddI). Previous or current infection due to Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease as evaluated by two successive blood cultures and two successive stool cultures taken within 14 days prior to study initiation. Concurrent Medication: Excluded: Antiretroviral agents other than zidovudine (AZT). Didanosine (ddI). Antimycobacterial therapy. Rifampin. Isoniazid. Clofazimine. Ethambutol. Cycloserine. Ethionamide. Amikacin. Ciprofloxacin. Streptomycin. Other investigational drugs. If antimicrobial therapy is required to treat bacterial infections (= or < 14 days), Adria Laboratories must be contacted prior to initiation of therapy. Patients with the following are excluded: Known hypersensitivity to rifabutin, rifampin, other rifamycins, zidovudine (AZT), or didanosine (ddI). Previous or current Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection. Perceived patient unreliability or unavailability for frequent monitoring. Prior Medication: Excluded within 4 weeks of study entry: Antiretroviral agents other than zidovudine (AZT) or didanosine (ddI). Antimycobacterial therapy. Rifampin. Isoniazid. Clofazimine. Ethambutol. Cycloserine. Ethionamide. Amikacin. Ciprofloxacin. Required: Zidovudine (AZT). Antipneumocystis prophylactic therapy. Required for at least 4 weeks prior to study entry: Zidovudine (AZT) or didanosine (ddI). Antipneumocystis prophylaxis.
Sites / Locations
- Maricopa County Med Ctr
- East Bay AIDS Ctr
- Pacific Oaks Med Group
- AIDS Community Research Consortium
- HIV Research Group
- Dr Larry A Waites
- Saint Francis Mem Hosp / HIV Care
- Dr Marcus Conant
- San Francisco Veterans Administration Med Ctr
- Dr Marshall Kubota
- Dr Jeffrey Galpin
- Miami Veterans Administration Med Ctr
- Community Research Initiative of South Florida
- Northwestern Univ Med School
- AIDS Research Alliance - Chicago
- Tulane Univ School of Medicine
- Comprehensive AIDS Alliance of Detroit / Harper Hosp
- Univ of Minnesota
- St Paul Ramsey Med Ctr
- Univ of Nevada / Veterans Administration Med Ctr
- North Jersey Community Research Initiative
- Univ of New Mexico Hlth Sciences Ctr / Dept of Med
- Dr Donald Romig
- Albany Veterans Administration
- AIDS Services Erie County Med Ctr
- Community Health Network
- Buckley Braffman Stern Med Associates
- Thomas Jefferson Med College
- Dr Alfred F Burnside Jr
- Infectious Disease Physicians Inc
- Milwaukee County Med Complex
- Univ of Calgary Health Science Ctr
- Univ of Alberta/Division of Inf Dis/Dept of Med
- Saint Paul's Hosp
- Victoria Gen Hosp
- McMaster Univ Med Ctr
- Ottawa Gen Hosp
- Mount Sinai Hosp
- Saint Michael's Hosp
- Sunnybrook Health Science Ctr
- Dr Emil Toma / Hotel Dieu de Montreal
- Montreal Chest Institute
- Montreal Gen Hosp