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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00149552
Date of registration: 06/09/2005
Primary sponsor: Florida International University
Public title: Zinc Therapy in HIV Infected Individuals Who Abuse Drugs
Scientific title: Zinc Therapy in Zinc Deficient HIV Positive Drug Users
Date of first enrolment: June 2001
Target sample size: 231
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00149552
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Marianna K. Baum, PhD
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Affiliation:  Florida International University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- HIV infected

- Drug User

- Blood zinc level greater than 0.35 mcg/mL and less than 0.75mcg/ml

Exclusion Criteria:

- Currently participating in an another clinical trial

- Blood selenium level less than 85 mcg/L

- Pregnant or intends to become pregnant



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
HIV Infections
Substance-Related Disorders
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: zinc
Primary Outcome(s)
Immune failure [Time Frame: For at least 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Morbidity [Time Frame: For at least 6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
NIDA-14966-1
R01DA014966
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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