- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05330884
BCG Revaccination in Children and Adolescents (BRiC)
Efficacy of BCG Revaccination Compared With Oral Chemoprophylaxis in Household Contacts Aged 6-18 Years for Prevention of Tuberculosis Disease - A Phase III Open Labelled Randomised Controlled Trial
Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccine is one of the most used vaccines of the world, to reduce the risks of natural tuberculous infection. The efficacy of BCG vaccination in newborns is well known and has a documented protective effect against meningitis and disseminated TB in children. However, there is considerable uncertainty on BCG revaccination. It is known that BCG revaccination enhances immune responses, but it is yet to be established if BCG revaccination can help prevent TB disease in household contacts.
The primary aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of BCG revaccination compared to oral chemoprophylaxis in preventing TB disease in house hold contacts aged 6-18 years.
The study is designed as a multicentre randomised controlled trial with two groups of healthy household contacts aged 6-18 years receiving either the BCG vaccine or oral chemoprophylaxis. They will be followed up for 24 months to compare the incidence of TB disease in each arm.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Objectives
Primary:
To demonstrate the effect of BCG revaccination in comparison to oral chemoprophylaxis on the incidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis disease in healthy household contacts aged 6-18 years.
Secondary:
- To compare the safety of BCG revaccination with oral chemoprophylaxis
- To study the efficacy of BCG revaccination in comparison to oral chemoprophylaxis in preventing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
- To study the immunogenicity of BCG revaccination
Methodology The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of BCG revaccination compared to oral chemoprophylaxis in preventing TB disease in house hold contacts aged 6-18 years. The study is designed as a multicentre randomised controlled trial with two groups of healthy household contacts aged 6-18 years receiving either the BCG vaccine or oral chemoprophylaxis. A total of 9200 children will be recruited across 7 sites in India. Children will be randomised into 2 study arms: 1) BCG; 2) Oral chemoprophylaxis.
All children will be household contacts of microbiologically confirmed pulmonary TB patients. Contacts of MDR TB adults will also be included in the study. Both C-Tb skin test positive and negative children will be included. Similarly, both well-nourished and malnourished children will be included. All children will be followed up for 24 months post recruitment and the incidence of TB (all forms - PTB / EPTB) will be compared between the groups. TB will be diagnosed as per the NTEP guidelines and LTBI will be based on the C-TB skin test results.
Immunology bloods will be done in 10% of the participants - 920 children at baseline, 3, 6 12 and 24 months. The immunology component of this trial is designed so as to decipher clearly the effects of BCG revaccination on adaptive and innate cell responses. Full Blood Count for Monocyte/Lymphocyte ratio, Whole Blood culture for Intracellular Staining, Innate assays, Mycobacterial Growth Inhibition Assay and acute phase proteins will be performed between groups
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Phase 3
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Aishwarya Venkataraman, MRCPCH
- Phone Number: 9533 +44 2836 9500
- Email: venkataraman.a@icmr.gov.in
Study Locations
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Tamil NADU
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Chennai, Tamil NADU, India, 600031
- Dr Aishwarya Venkataraman
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy household contacts aged 6 to 18 yr
- Previously vaccinated with BCG at birth or least 5 years ago - evidence of scar or documented immunisation record.
- General good health - through history and baseline screening
- Agrees to continue in the study for 2 years post enrollment
- Children previously treated for LTBI and completed treatment at least 6 months ago - can also be included. However, they should be current HHC
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any acute illness on recruitment day (Evaluate the child again at a later stage)
- Fever ≥38 degree Celsius on recruitment day (Evaluate the child again at a later)
- History of autoimmune disease
- Pregnancy - female participants > 15 years of age will have pregnancy test done after caretakers and participants informed consent
- Evidence of active TB disease
- On treatment for active TB disease or LTBI
- HIV positive or any history or present possible immunodeficiency condition
- History of allergic reactions to vaccines in past
- Pre-existing liver dysfunction
- ALT/AST is ≥ 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN) in the presence of symptoms or ≥ 5 times the ULN in the absence of symptoms and/or total bilirubin greater than ULN along with raised ALT/AST.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: vaccine - Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG )
Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG ) dose 0.1ml intradermal
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0.1ml BCg vaccine to be given intradermally
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Other: Chemoprophylaxis - as per NTEP guidelines
Oral chemoprophylaxis: according to the existing standard of care (NTEP guidelines) Either six months of isoniazid (10mg/kg) or Rifapentine and isoniazid weekly for 3 months for DS TB Levofloxicillin or standard of care drug for DR TB: 15-20mg/kg/day
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Oral chemoprophylaxis will be standard of care - either 6 months of Isoniazid or 3 months of weekly Isoniazid and Rifapentine
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Incidence of TB (all forms - PTB / EPTB) as per NTEP guidelines
Time Frame: over 24 months
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Incidence of TB in BCG revaccinated and oral chemoprophylaxis groups (age and gender stratified)
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over 24 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Adverse events
Time Frame: 24 months
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Incidence of adverse events in children in each arm
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24 months
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MTB infection
Time Frame: 24 months
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Incidence of MTB infection in both groups
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24 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Aishwarya Venkataraman, MRCPCH, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis
Study record dates
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Study Start (Estimated)
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Study Completion (Estimated)
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2022 005
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
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