drugset / Trial / NCT00004402

Phase III Randomized Study of Interferon Gamma in Children With Severe, Congenital Osteopetrosis

NCT00004402

Treatment

Summary

OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the rate of treatment failure in osteopetrosis patients receiving interferon gamma in combination with calcitriol to the rate of treatment failure in patients receiving calcitriol alone. II. Compare the number of adverse events or clinical manifestations of disease progression occurring in these patients. III. Assess the effects of interferon gamma on hematopoiesis, cranial nerve function, and rate of infection in these patients.

Timeline

Start
1999-11
Primary completion
Completion
2000-06

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject interferon gamma Protein / enzyme biologic Subcutaneous
Background Calcitriol Small molecule

Indications