- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05626387
An RCT of Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) in Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (MYCOHYPE)
Mycophenolate Mofetil and Prednisolone Versus Prednisolone Alone in Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is a complex immunologically-mediated interstitial lung disease (ILD) resulting from sensitization to an inhaled antigen. It may be categorized into acute (acute/subacute) or chronic forms based on the duration of disease or evidence of chronicity on radiological or pathological findings. Lately, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Guidelines 2020 has endorsed a new classification of HP into non-fibrotic and fibrotic types based on the absence or presence of signs of fibrosis on chest computed tomography (CT) or histology. According to a survey study, about three-fourths of respiratory physicians believe that fibrotic HP should be treated with glucocorticoids as the treatment of first choice, which also reflects the practice in most centers worldwide. However, there is some evidence that glucocorticoids may not be effective in the long-term treatment of fibrotic HP. Also, glucocorticoids are associated with several adverse effects especially when used over a long duration. Therefore, most experts recommend that glucocorticoids should be tapered to the lowest possible dose after a trial of about three months in chronic/fibrotic HP.
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is characterized by an exaggerated T cell-mediated immune inflammatory response (T-lymphocytic alveolitis) due to increased migration, local proliferation, and decreased programmed cell death of lymphocytes. Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is an immunosuppressive drug that acts by inhibiting the proliferation of T-lymphocytes and suppressing the recruitment of lymphocytes and monocytes into the sites of inflammation. Therefore, MMF is likely to be effective in the treatment of HP. There are only a few retrospective studies on the efficacy of MMF in the treatment of HP. To our knowledge, there is no randomized controlled trial assessing the efficacy of MMF in the treatment of HP.
We aim to perform a randomized study to assess the efficacy and safety of a regimen consisting of MMF and prednisolone against a regimen consisting of prednisolone alone for treating fibrotic HP. We hypothesize that the treatment of patients with fibrotic HP with MMF and prednisolone will be more effective and safer than treatment with prednisolone alone.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Phase 4
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Sahajal Dhooria, MD, DM
- Phone Number: +911722756827
- Email: sahajal@gmail.com
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Ritesh Agarwal, MD, DM
- Phone Number: +911722756825
- Email: agarwal.ritesh@outlook.in
Study Locations
-
-
-
Chandigarh, India, 160012
- Recruiting
- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
-
Contact:
- Sahajal Dhooria, MD, DM
- Phone Number: +911722756827
- Email: sahajal@gmail.com
-
Contact:
- Ritesh Agarwal, MD, DM
- Phone Number: +911722756825
- Email: agarwal.ritesh@outlook.in
-
-
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
i. A diagnosis of fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis according to the criteria proposed in the American Thoracic Society Guideline 2020 ii. Screening FVC at least 40% of the predicted value iii. Able to provide a written, informed consent for participation in the trial
Exclusion Criteria:
i. Baseline FVC <40% predicted ii. Leucopenia (white blood cell count <4·0 × 10^9 per L), significant thrombocytopenia (platelet count <100 × 10^9 per L), or clinically significant anemia (hemoglobin <10 g/dL) iii. Baseline liver transaminases (alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase) or bilirubin more than 1·5 times the upper normal limit (except in the case of Gilbert's syndrome) iv. Serum creatinine higher than 2.0 mg/dL v. Uncontrolled congestive heart failure vi. Receipt of prednisolone (more than or equal to 10 mg/day, or equivalent), in the 4 weeks before randomization vii. Prior use of prednisolone (more than or equal to 10 mg/day, or equivalent), MMF, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine or any other non-glucocorticoid immunosuppressant drug, or antifibrotic agents for more than 12 weeks in the previous year viii. Active infection (lung or elsewhere) whose management would be compromised by MMF or prednisolone ix. Other serious concomitant medical illness (eg, cancer), chronic debilitating illness (other than chronic HP), or drug abuse x. Pregnancy (documented by urine pregnancy test) or breastfeeding xi. Unwilling to participate in the study
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
---|---|
Active Comparator: Prednisolone alone
Oral prednisolone will be administered over 52 weeks, according to following schedule 0.75 mg/kg x 2 weeks 0.5 mg/kg x 2 weeks 20 mg/day x 4 weeks 15 mg/day x 4 weeks 10 mg/day x 4 weeks 5 mg/day x 10 weeks 5 mg on alternate days x 26 weeks
|
Prednisolone is a glucocorticoid that suppresses inflammation by several mechanisms.
Other Names:
|
Experimental: Mycophenolate mofetil plus prednisolone
Oral prednisolone will be administered according to the schedule in the prednisolone alone arm.
Mycophenolate mofetil will be administered starting from 2 weeks after randomization.
It will be initiated at a dose of 500 mg twice daily and will be escalated to 1000 mg twice daily after two weeks.
|
Prednisolone is a glucocorticoid that suppresses inflammation by several mechanisms.
Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is an immunosuppressive drug that acts by inhibiting the proliferation of T-lymphocytes and suppressing the recruitment of lymphocytes and monocytes into the sites of inflammation.
Other Names:
|
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Lung function (FVC) decline
Time Frame: 52 weeks
|
Annual rate of decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) assessed using spirometry assessed over 52 weeks
|
52 weeks
|
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
FEV1 decline
Time Frame: 52 weeks
|
Annual rate of decline in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) assessed using spirometry over 52 weeks
|
52 weeks
|
Severity of breathlessness
Time Frame: 52 weeks
|
Severity of dyspnea as assessed using the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale
|
52 weeks
|
Six-minute walk distance
Time Frame: 52 weeks
|
Change in six-minute walk distance (6MWD) from the baseline that will be performed using American Thoracic Society guidelines
|
52 weeks
|
Disease specific health status
Time Frame: 52 weeks
|
Interstitial lung disease (ILD)-specific health status as assessed by the King's Brief ILD Questionnaire
|
52 weeks
|
Diffusion capacity
Time Frame: 52 weeks
|
Change in the diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) of the lung from the baseline
|
52 weeks
|
Proportion of subjects who develop progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF)
Time Frame: 52 weeks
|
Proportion of subjects who develop progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF), which will be defined using the American Thoracic Society 2022 recommendations
|
52 weeks
|
Proportion of subjects who develop acute exacerbation(s)
Time Frame: 52 weeks
|
Proportion of subjects who develop acute exacerbation(s), which will be defined using the definition proposed by the International Working Group in 2016
|
52 weeks
|
Treatment-emergent adverse effects
Time Frame: 52 weeks
|
Number of treatment-related adverse effects in each arm.
The grading of adverse events according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0
|
52 weeks
|
Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Sahajal Dhooria, MD, DM, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Infections
- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Respiratory Tract Diseases
- Immune System Diseases
- Lung Diseases
- Hypersensitivity, Immediate
- Respiratory Hypersensitivity
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial
- Hypersensitivity
- Pneumonia
- Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Autonomic Agents
- Peripheral Nervous System Agents
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Antiemetics
- Gastrointestinal Agents
- Glucocorticoids
- Hormones
- Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
- Neuroprotective Agents
- Protective Agents
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
- Antitubercular Agents
- Antibiotics, Antitubercular
- Prednisolone
- Methylprednisolone Acetate
- Methylprednisolone
- Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate
- Prednisolone acetate
- Prednisolone hemisuccinate
- Prednisolone phosphate
- Mycophenolic Acid
Other Study ID Numbers
- MYCOHYPE
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
IPD Sharing Time Frame
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type
- Study Protocol
- Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP)
- Informed Consent Form (ICF)
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.
Clinical Trials on Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
-
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de BesanconCompletedAvian Hypersensitivity PneumonitisFrance
-
Nantes University HospitalNot yet recruitingHypersensitivity PneumonitisFrance
-
Nils HoyerRecruitingHypersensitivity PneumonitisDenmark
-
Zagazig UniversityCompletedHypersensitivity PneumonitisEgypt
-
University of California, Los AngelesRecruitingPulmonary Fibrosis | Pneumoconiosis | Interstitial Lung Disease | Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias | Radiation Pneumonitis | Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis | Drug-Induced PneumonitisUnited States
-
Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityPulmonary Fibrosis FoundationCompletedInterstitial Lung Disease | Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis | Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis | Health-related Quality of Life | Chronic Hypersensitivity PneumonitisUnited States
-
Kingston UniversityUniversity College London Hospitals; St. George's Hospital, LondonCompletedIdiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis | Interstitial Lung Disease | Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis | Connective Tissue Related ILD | Fibrotic Lung DiseaseUnited Kingdom
-
National Jewish HealthMayo Clinic; University of Chicago; University of California, Davis; University... and other collaboratorsRecruitingHypersensitivity PneumonitisUnited States
-
Nabeel HamzehNational Jewish HealthCompleted
-
Al-Azhar UniversityUnknown
Clinical Trials on Prednisolone
-
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCompleted
-
Hamamatsu UniversityCompletedChronic Disease | Eosinophilic PneumoniaJapan
-
Assiut UniversityCompleted
-
Sparrow PharmaceuticalsRecruitingPolymyalgia RheumaticaGermany
-
IsalaCompletedChronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseNetherlands
-
Institute of Child HealthUnknown
-
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and...Completed
-
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and...CompletedPost COVID-19 Diffuse Lung DiseaseIndia
-
Nanjing University School of MedicineCompleted
-
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustUniversity Medical Center Groningen; Imperial College London; University Hospitals... and other collaboratorsTerminatedWegener's Granulomatosis | Microscopic PolyangiitisUnited Kingdom