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NCT00002257 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

A Randomized Controlled Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Maintenance Treatment With Oral Ganciclovir for Newly Diagnosed Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in People With AIDS

A NA study, sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
150
Enrollment target

NCT00002257: Completed NA study, sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche.

NCT00002257 is a NA study that has completed, run by Hoffmann-La Roche. The registered enrollment target is 150 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (89% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00002257, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
150 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

To compare the time to progression of CMV retinitis between oral ganciclovir and IV ganciclovir during 20 weeks of maintenance treatment. To compare the safety and tolerance of oral ganciclovir with IV ganciclovir therapy during 20 weeks of maintenance treatment. To describe the safety and tolerance of oral ganciclovir treatment when given concurrently with anti-retroviral treatment, e.g. zidovudine or ddI. To describe the survival of people with AIDS and CMV retinitis.

Interventions

  • DRUG Ganciclovir

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 150 participants
Phase NA
Hoffmann-La Roche

909 total trials

What the finished NCT00002257 record still lists

NCT00002257 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 150 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 (89% lower).

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

NCT00002257 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00002257 about?

NCT00002257 is a clinical study titled "A Randomized Controlled Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Maintenance Treatment With Oral Ganciclovir for Newly Diagnosed Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in People With AIDS". To compare the time to progression of CMV retinitis between oral ganciclovir and IV ganciclovir during 20 weeks of maintenance treatment. To compare the safety and tolerance of oral ganciclovir with IV ganciclovir therapy during 20 weeks of maintenance treatment. To describe the safety and tolerance...

What is the current status of trial NCT00002257?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 150 participants.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00002257?

The interventions under investigation include: Ganciclovir (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00002257?

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 NCT00002257's enrollment target sits among peer trials

150 661st of 2000 higher than 1,299 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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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00002257, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00002257 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.