A Long-term Follow up Study for Patients Who Participated in the GOAL Trial (GOAL-Post)

August 23, 2024 updated by: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

A Follow-up Study for Patients Who Participated in the GOAL Trial (GOAL-Post)

GOAL-Post is comprised of two studies that will help refine recommendations for the duration of secondary prophylaxis for children diagnosed with latent RHD, which is currently not known

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

GOAL-Post is comprised of two studies that will help refine recommendations for the duration of secondary prophylaxis for children diagnosed with latent RHD, which is currently not known.

Aim 1: Compare the two-year risk of developing RHD (borderline or definite) between children and adolescents who completed the GOAL Trial with a normal echocardiogram (prior diagnosis of latent RHD) and age/sex/and geographically matched controls with repeated normal echocardiograms (normal in both the original GOAL screening in 2017/2018 and in the planned GOAL-Post screening in 2021).

Aim 2: Determine the five-year rate of RHD progression and regression among children with persistent latent RHD who receive secondary antibiotic prophylaxis (medium-term impact of prophylaxis). Five years includes time from initial GOAL enrollment to the end of GOAL-Post.

Aim 3: Create a RHD biobank that will support further research on RHD genetic susceptibility and pathophysiology

Study Type

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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1423

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • Uganda
      • Kampala, Uganda
        • Uganda Heart Institute

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

5 years to 17 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Aim 1 will enroll with normal echocardiograms after 2-years of participation in the GOAL Trial (Group A) and an appropriate number of age/sex matched controls (Group B) without echocardiographic evidence of RHD.

Aim 2 will enroll participants with persistent latent RHD after 2 years of participation in the GOAL Trial. (Fig. 2).

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Aim 1: Group A: Children and adolescents will be eligible for Aim 1 if they (1) are a prior GOAL participant deemed by the adjudication panel to have a normal echocardiogram at the 2-year endpoint, (2) are not receiving secondary antibiotic prophylaxis, and (3) agree to participate in the study via the study's informed consent/assent process.

Group B: Children and adolescents will be eligible for Aim 1 if they (1) have a normal echocardiogram at the start of the study, (2) Meet the age/sex/geographic match requirement (from former GOAL participants), and (3) have agreed to participate in the study via the study's informed consent/assent process.

Aim 2: Children and adolescents will be eligible for Aim 2 if they (1) are a prior GOAL participant deemed by the adjudication panel to have persistent latent RHD on echocardiogram at the 2-year endpoint, (2) have been prescribed secondary antibiotic prophylaxis, and (3) agree to participate in the study via the study's informed consent/assent process.

Aim 3: Children and adolescents will be eligible for Aim 3 if they are prior GOAL participants deemed by the adjudication panel to (1) have a normal echocardiogram at the 2-year endpoint (Aim 1 participants), (2) deemed by the adjudication panel to have persistent latent RHD at the 2-year endpoint (Aim 2 participants), or (3) deemed by the adjudication panel to have moderate/severe RHD at the 2-year endpoint. Aim 3 will include a separate consent/assent and participants will be able to participate in each aim independently.

Exclusion Criteria:

Aim 1: Group A: Residence or school is no longer in Gulu District or one of the surrounding districts.

Group B: Known history of ARF or RHD, or evidence of RHD on baseline echocardiogram or structural or functional cardiac defects, other than those consistent with RHD, that were known prior to or detected through echo screening (except patent foramen ovale, small atrial septal defect, small ventricular septal defect, small patent ductus arteriosus).

Aim 2 + 3: Residence or school is no longer in Gulu District or one of the surrounding districts.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Aim 1: Group A
Children and adolescent who are prior GOAL participants who have a normal echocardiogram at the 2 year endpoint and are no receiving secondary antibiotic prophylaxis
Aim 1 Group B
Children and adolescent who have a normal echocardiogram at the start of the study
Aim 2
Children and adolescent who are prior GOAL participants who have persistent latent RHD on echocardiogram at the 2 year endpoint.
Drug: Penicillin G Benzathine
Participants in Aim 2 are receiving 28 days interval BPG intramuscular injection as part of standard of care

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Progression
Time Frame: 2 year endpoint
Progression of echocardiographic features of latent RHD to borderline to definite, or definite to mild or definitive to moderate/severe
2 year endpoint
Regression
Time Frame: 2 year endpoint
Regression of echocardiographic features of latent RHD
2 year endpoint

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Uganda Heart Institute
Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne Australia

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Andrea Z Beaton, MD, Cincinnati Chidren's hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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January 28, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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March 30, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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April 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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January 14, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 14, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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January 27, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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August 27, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 23, 2024

Last Verified

Last Verified

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August 1, 2024

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 2021-0451

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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