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NCT00002247 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

A Randomized Study Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Two Regimens of Oral Ganciclovir to Intravenous Ganciclovir Maintenance Therapy for Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in People With AIDS Who Have Received Prior Ganciclovir Therapy

A NA study, sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
225
Enrollment target

NCT00002247: Completed NA study, sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche.

NCT00002247 is a NA study that has completed, run by Hoffmann-La Roche. The registered enrollment target is 225 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (84% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00002247, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
225 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

To compare the safety and tolerance of oral ganciclovir at a double dose 3 times/day or a single dose 6 times/day to IV ganciclovir given for 20 weeks of maintenance therapy. To compare the time to progression of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis between two regimens of oral ganciclovir and IV ganciclovir therapy given for 20 weeks of maintenance therapy. To describe the efficacy and safety of double dose versus single dose oral ganciclovir in patients who have a progression of retinitis while on the originally assigned maintenance treatment. To describe the safety, tolerance, and time to progression of retinitis during the 52 weeks of oral ganciclovir maintenance therapy in people with AIDS. To describe the safety and tolerance of oral ganciclovir maintenance therapy when given concurrently with antiretroviral treatment (e.g., zidovudine, ddI, or ddC). To describe survival of people with AIDS and CMV retinitis.

Interventions

  • DRUG Ganciclovir

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 225 participants
Phase NA
Hoffmann-La Roche

909 total trials

What the finished NCT00002247 record still lists

NCT00002247 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 225 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (84% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Ganciclovir is the first listed.

NCT00002247 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00002247 about?

NCT00002247 is a clinical study titled "A Randomized Study Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Two Regimens of Oral Ganciclovir to Intravenous Ganciclovir Maintenance Therapy for Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in People With AIDS Who Have Received Prior Ganciclovir Therapy". To compare the safety and tolerance of oral ganciclovir at a double dose 3 times/day or a single dose 6 times/day to IV ganciclovir given for 20 weeks of maintenance therapy. To compare the time to progression of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis between two regimens of oral ganciclovir and IV gancicl...

What is the current status of trial NCT00002247?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 225 participants.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00002247?

The interventions under investigation include: Ganciclovir (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00002247?

This trial is sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche, which has 909 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00002247's enrollment target sits among peer trials

225 472nd of 2000 higher than 1,523 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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