NEW-STRAT TB: Testing New Strategies for Patients Hospitalised With HIV-associated Disseminated Tuberculosis

Sponsor

University of Cape Town (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT04951986

Collaborator

(none)

732

Enrollment

Locations

Arms

40.7

Anticipated Duration (Months)

366

Patients Per Site

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The New Strat-TB trial is a superiority Phase III randomised control clinical trial with a 2X2 factorial design. The main aim of the study is to assess the efficacy and safety of high dose rifampicin and levofloxacin for 14 days in addition to standard TB therapy with or without steroids among adults hospitalized with HIV-associated disseminated tuberculosis.

The investigators hypothesize that intensified treatment with increased rifampicin doses at 35 mg/kg plus levofloxacin will more rapidly reduce the mycobacterial load. The investigators also hypothesize that steroids will have an immune-modulatory effect and dampen the activation of the innate immune system. The investigators hypothesize that these two strategies will lead to improved survival in patients hospitalized with HIV-associated disseminated tuberculosis.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Disseminated Tuberculosis HIV	Drug: Rifampin Drug: Levofloxacin Drug: Rifampicin, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol and Isoniazid Drug: Prednisone Drug: Placebo	Phase 3

Detailed Description

Primary efficacy endpoint:

All-cause mortality at 12 weeks

Secondary efficacy endpoint:

All-cause mortality at 2 and 24 weeks

Safety and tolerability endpoints:

Occurrence of hepatotoxicity using the American Thoracic Society (ATS) hepatotoxicity criteria: Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) elevation of more than three times the upper limit of normal (ULN) in the presence of hepatitis symptoms and/or jaundice or five times the upper limit of normal in the absence of symptoms.
Corticosteroid-associated adverse events, classified by severity and relation to study drug and will be reported if these develop within 4 weeks of enrolment. These will include new hypertension, new poor blood pressure control in a known hypertensive, hyperglycaemia, hypomania, mania, depression, acne, gastritis symptoms, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and avascular bone necrosis.
Laboratory safety data (Grade 3 and 4 abnormalities using the ACTG grading system): liver function tests (alanine and aspartate aminotransferase[ALT, AST], gammaglutamyl transferase [GGT], alkaline phosphatase [ALP], International Normalized Ratio [INR], conjugated and total bilirubin [CBR, TBR]), glucose, full blood counts (including white cell, neutrophil and platelet counts plus haemoglobin) and electrolytes (sodium, potassium) and creatinine.
Occurrence of other opportunistic infections (AIDS-related, bacterial, fungal and viral) and malignancies (Kaposi's sarcoma) up to 12 weeks.
Occurrence of paradoxical tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) in patients starting antiretroviral therapy up to 12 weeks.
All grade 3 and 4 clinical adverse events (using the ACTG grading system)
Serious adverse events
Adverse events requiring study drug interruption and or withdrawal
Adverse drug reactions attributed to study drug

Follow-up:

Participants will be followed up daily while admitted to hospital for assessment of adverse events. Safety and routine blood tests will be done on day 2, 4, 7, 14 and 28. Further visits will be on week 12 and 24.

Data monitoring:

The trial will be monitored by an independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) comprising 4 independent researchers and an independent statistician. If there is evidence of harm related to study medication or trial conduct the DSMB may advise the sponsor that trial enrolment should be stopped.

Clinical trial site:

Mitchells Plain Hospital and Khayelitsha Hospital

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

732 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Factorial Assignment

Intervention Model Description:

First intervention (open label): a) Experimental arm: Standard first-line anti-tuberculosis therapy plus additional rifampicin to reach 35mg/kg/day for 14 days plus levofloxacin 750mg/day for weight <50kg and 1g/day for weight >50kg for 14 days b) Control arm: Standard TB therapy containing rifampicin 10mg/kg for 14 days (standard of care) After 14 days both study arms will continue standard TB therapy with rifampicin at 10mg/kg to complete 2 months of intensive phase in total. This will be followed by standard continuation phase TB therapy. 2. Second intervention (double-blind): Experimental arm: Prednisone 1.5mg/kg per day for 14 days Control arm: Identical placebo for 14 daysFirst intervention (open label):Experimental arm: Standard first-line anti-tuberculosis therapy plus additional rifampicin to reach 35mg/kg/day for 14 days plus levofloxacin 750mg/day for weight <50kg and 1g/day for weight >50kg for 14 days b) Control arm: Standard TB therapy containing rifampicin 10mg/kg for 14 days (standard of care) After 14 days both study arms will continue standard TB therapy with rifampicin at 10mg/kg to complete 2 months of intensive phase in total. This will be followed by standard continuation phase TB therapy.Second intervention (double-blind): Experimental arm: Prednisone 1.5mg/kg per day for 14 days Control arm: Identical placebo for 14 days

Masking:

Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Testing New Strategies for Patients Hospitalised With HIV-associated Disseminated Tuberculosis

Actual Study Start Date :

Aug 11, 2021

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Jun 30, 2024

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Dec 31, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: High dose Rifampicin plus Levofloxacin Standard TB treatment plus additional Rifampicin 35 mg/kg/day PLUS Levofloxacin for 14 days	Drug: Rifampin Rifampicin up to 35 mg/kg/day for 14 days Other Names: rifampicin Rifadin Rimactane Drug: Levofloxacin Levofloxacin 750mg daily (for weight <50kg) or 1 g daily (for weight >50 kg) daily for 14 days Drug: Rifampicin, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol and Isoniazid Rifampicin 10 mg/kg; Isoniazid 5 mg/kg; Pyrazinamide 15 mg/kg; Ethambutol15 mg/kg in fixed dose combination administered per weight band. Standard of care control arm Other Names: Rifafour
Experimental: Prednisone Prednisone 1.5 mg/kg for 14 days	Drug: Prednisone Prednisone 1.5mg/kg/day for 14 days Other Names: Trolic
Active Comparator: Standard TB treatment High dose rifampicin/levofloxacin comparator	Drug: Rifampicin, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol and Isoniazid Rifampicin 10 mg/kg; Isoniazid 5 mg/kg; Pyrazinamide 15 mg/kg; Ethambutol15 mg/kg in fixed dose combination administered per weight band. Standard of care control arm Other Names: Rifafour
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Prednisone comparator	Drug: Placebo Placebo identical to Prednisone

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

All-cause mortality [12 weeks]

Secondary Outcome Measures

In-hospital mortality during index admission [7 days]
All-cause mortality [2 and 24 weeks respectively]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Aged >18
HIV infection
Disseminated TB confirmed by one or more of the following tests being positive

Lysed blood Xpert Ultra positive for MTB
Concentrated urine Xpert Ultra positive for MTB
Urine Alere LAM positive

Hospital clinical team made decision to initiate TB treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

Pregnant or breastfeeding
Active or recent SARS-CoV-2 infection
TB treatment within the last 1 month or more than 2 doses of TB treatment
Rifampicin resistance
Neurological TB
Receiving corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive therapy
ALT >120 IU/L or total bilirubin >34 μmol/L
Plasma CrAg positive or cryptococcal meningitis
Current malignancy requiring active treatment (including any Kaposi sarcoma lesions)
Patients established on ART with Protease Inhibitor based regimen who cannot be switched to a dolutegravir based regimen
Diabetic ketoacidosis or Hyperosmolar Non-ketotic acidosis
Any condition in the opinion of the investigator for which participation would increase risk to the patient

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Khayelitsha Hospital, c/o Steve Biko and Walter Sisulu Drives, Khayelitsha	Cape Town	Western Cape	South Africa	7784
2	Mitchells Plain Hospital, Mitchells PLain	Cape Town	Western Cape	South Africa	7785