PRIMARY: To compare the virologic activity (quantitative RNA PCR, quantitative PBMC) of the combination of nevirapine and zidovudine (AZT) versus AZT alone after 3 and 6 months of treatment. To compare the effects of these two regimens on CD4 T-cell count and percentage. SECONDARY: To compare and evaluate other markers of immunologic and virologic activity in patients receiving nevirapine/AZT versus AZT alone. To compare the effects of the two regimens on clinical signs and symptoms. To evaluate the safety and tolerance of the two regimens.
Patients receive combination nevirapine/AZT or AZT alone. Patients are evaluated for virologic and immunologic activity at 3 and 6 months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
60
Highland Gen Hosp / San Francisco Gen Hosp
Oakland, California, United States
Northwestern Univ Med School
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Johns Hopkins Hosp
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Washington Univ School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Univ TX Galveston Med Branch
Galveston, Texas, United States
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