A RCT of Prednisone as Adjunctive Therapy for Hospitalized Patients With Pulmonary TB and HIV Co-infection

March 31, 2017 updated by: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

A Randomized, Prospective Double Blind Placebo Control Clinical Trial of Prednisone as Adjunctive Therapy for the Treatment of Hospitalized Patients With Pulmonary TB and HIV Co-infection

The purpose of this study is to determine if 30-day survival will be improved with addition of prednisone to standard tuberculosis (TB) therapy.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Withdrawn

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death in people infected with HIV worldwide. South Africa has one of the highest rates of tuberculosis and HIV in sub Saharan Africa and the world. Infection with HIV can result in activation of the latent form of TB to its active form. In places like sub Saharan Africa where the HIV rates are very high TB has spread with incredible vigor. In order to study this phenomenon, we conducted a preliminary project, which demonstrated that there are approximately 250 patients with active TB admitted to one urban South African hospital in one month and that almost half of them are infected with HIV. One quarter of them died while in hospital. They were young people with an average of 32 years. We are interested in undertaking clinical trials that will study novel therapies that can be added to the existing antimicrobial regimens in order to reduce the number of people dying from TB. One of these therapies would be the addition of prednisone, an oral steroid, to the standard TB treatment regimen. Steroids have been shown to be useful in TB meningitis and pericarditis in HIV positive and negative patients. However, steroids have never been tested in a formal manner in HIV patients with pulmonary TB. We have chosen to do our research in South Africa since the numbers of patients needed to design a clinical trial such as the one presented can only be found in such an environment. Prednisone is cheap, easily obtainable and thus a sustainable intervention in developing countries. The impact of the research would affect not only the international community including Canada but would certainly have a lasting sustainable effect on the local community in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa in addition to the rest of the world.

Study Type

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Interventional

Phase

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  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6
        • The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus
  • South Africa
    • KwaZulu Natal
      • Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
        • Erendale Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

17 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Newly diagnosed AFB smear positive pulmonary TB (via microscopy)
  • must be on quadruple standard chemotherapy for TB
  • patients admitted to the medical ward (Edendale Hospital (EDH)- Pietermaritzburg,KwaZulu Natal, South Africa)
  • must survive the first 24 hours after admission. In addition it takes up to 24 hours for the lab to assess all of the sputum samples sent for analysis
  • patients must live in Pietermaritzburg in order to ensure efficient follow up
  • positive HIV test (new or documented serodiagnosis via HIV antibody testing (ELISA Bio-rad ACCESS HIV 1/2 Immunoassay System))*
  • adults >17 yrs of age
  • consent to enter study * Only a screening test will be done to identify HIV positive patients, as the high prevalence of HIV in patients with pulmonary TB (60%) results in a very high positive predictive value, and a Western blot would not be needed as a confirmatory test.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • TB meningitis *
  • TB pericarditis *
  • adrenal Insufficiency *
  • old tuberculosis (Treatment for > 1 month prior to admission, Treatment failure) or known MDR-TB
  • significant co-morbidities such as diabetes, uncontrolled HTN, peptic ulcer disease and renal disease and palliative conditions (untreatable cancer), or another infection
  • other serious HIV related diseases such as cryptococcal meningitis, and Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma
  • pregnancy
  • previously treated with corticosteroids in the last month prior to admission, (9) other pulmonary pathogens identified in sputum 10) allergy to co-trimoxazole) (refer to co-trimoxazole section) *Based on clinical evaluation these patients will be excluded because evidence exists for using steroids in these conditions.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Placebo Comparator: placebo
Drug: placebo
placebo
Other Names:
  • non applicable
Active Comparator: prednisone
Drug: Prednisone
Other Names:
  • non applicable

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Our primary objective is to determine if 30-day survival will be improved with addition of prednisone to quadruple standard TB therapy. We will measure all cause mortality at 30 days.
Time Frame: 30 days
30 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Our secondary endpoints will involve the measurement of clinical, laboratory and radiological parameters and adverse reactions.
Time Frame: 30 days
30 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Ontario Lung Association

Investigators

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  • Study Chair: Gonzalo Alvarez, MD, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

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February 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

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June 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

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June 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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December 19, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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December 20, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

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December 21, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 4, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 31, 2017

Last Verified

Last Verified

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August 1, 2010

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 2006301-01H

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