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. 2018 Jul 25;2018(7):CD005647. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005647.pub3

NCT01802385.

Trial name or title Adjunctive sertraline for the treatment of HIV‐associated cryptococcal meningitis (ASTRO‐CM)
Methods Phase 3 RCT
Participants ≥ 18 years of age with HIV‐associated cryptococcal meningitis
Interventions 2 weeks of AmBd 0.7 to 1.0 mg/kg/day and FLU 800 to 1200 mg/day plus sertraline 400 mg/day for 2 weeks then sertraline 200 mg/day for 12 weeks then tapered over 3 weeks versus 2 weeks of AmBd 0.7 to 1.0 mg/kg/day and FLU 800 to 1200 mg/day
Outcomes Primary: 18‐week survival
Starting date 2015
Contact information david.meya@gmail.com
Notes Study terminated during interim monitoring for futility, results not published in peer‐reviewed journal but presented at Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 2018.

Abbreviations: 5FC: flucytosine; AmBd: amphotericin B deoxycholate; CSF: cerebrospinal fluid; FLU: fluconazole; IV: intravenous; L‐AmB: liposomal amphotericin; RCT: randomized controlled trial