Doxycycline for Emphysema in People Living With HIV (The DEPTH Trial)

Sponsor
Weill Medical College of Cornell University (Other)
Overall Status
Recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT05382208
Collaborator
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) (NIH), University of California, Los Angeles (Other), University of Iowa (Other), University of Michigan (Other)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if doxycycline will reduce progression of emphysema in people living with HIV.

The secondary objectives are to examine the effects of doxycycline on change in quantity of emphysema, six minute walk distance, patient reported outcomes, ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 second and forced vital capacity. Secondary objectives will also describe the safety and tolerability of doxycycline and determine if doxycycline is associated with development of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 2

Detailed Description

This study is a phase II, multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial in approximately 250 people living with HIV who have emphysema.

Eligible participants will be randomized in a 1:1 fashion to doxycycline or placebo. Participants will receive 100 mg doxycycline orally or matched placebo twice a day for 72 weeks.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
250 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking Description:
The participant and site personnel will not know which study treatment the participant is receiving.
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Doxycycline for Emphysema in People Living With HIV (The DEPTH Trial)
Actual Study Start Date :
Jul 29, 2022
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Jun 1, 2024
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Jun 1, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Doxycycline

Drug: Doxycycline
Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day.

Placebo Comparator: Placebo

Drug: Placebo
Matching placebo orally twice a day.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Rate of decline (slope) of percent predicted diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) corrected for hemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobin and barometric pressure (indicated as ppDLCOadj) over the 72 week treatment period. [72 weeks]

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Change from baseline to week 48 in 6 minute walk test distance. [48 weeks]

  2. Change from baseline to week 72 in 6 minute walk test distance. [72 weeks]

  3. Change from baseline to week 48 in percent predicted diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) corrected for hemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobin and barometric pressure (ppDLCOadj). [48 weeks]

  4. Change from baseline to week 72 in percent predicted diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) corrected for hemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobin and barometric pressure (ppDLCOadj). [72 weeks]

  5. Change from baseline to week 72 in percentage of voxels < -950 Hounsfield Units (HU) [72 weeks]

  6. Change from baseline to week 48 in the COPD Activity Test (CAT) score [48 weeks]

    The COPD Assessment Test (CAT): CAT is an 8-item self-administered questionnaire. Scores range from 0 to 40. Higher scores denote a more severe impact of COPD on a patient's life.

  7. Change from baseline to week 72 in the COPD Activity Test (CAT) score [72 weeks]

    The COPD Assessment Test (CAT): CAT is an 8-item self-administered questionnaire. Scores range from 0 to 40. Higher scores denote a more severe impact of COPD on a patient's life.

  8. Change from baseline to week 48 in St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) score [48 weeks]

    St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ): SGRQ is a 50-item respiratory disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instrument designed to measure impact on overall health, daily life, and perceived well-being in patients with obstructive airways disease. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more limitations.

  9. Change from baseline to week 72 in St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) score [72 weeks]

    St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ): SGRQ is a 50-item respiratory disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instrument designed to measure impact on overall health, daily life, and perceived well-being in patients with obstructive airways disease. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more limitations.

  10. Change from baseline to week 48 in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) (L) [48 weeks]

  11. Change from baseline to week 72 in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) (L) [72 weeks]

  12. Change from baseline to week 48 in the ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 second and forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) [48 weeks]

  13. Change from baseline to week 72 in the ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 second and forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) [72 weeks]

  14. The number of adverse events [72 weeks]

    The number of adverse events regardless of relatedness to the intervention

  15. The proportion of participants with at least 1 adverse event [72 weeks]

    The proportion of participants with at least 1 adverse event regardless of relatedness to the intervention

  16. The number of serious adverse events. [72 weeks]

    Serious adverse events (SAEs) will include all treatment-emergent SAEs.

  17. The proportion of participants with at least 1 serious adverse event. [72 weeks]

    The proportion of participants with at least 1 Serious adverse event (SAE). SAEs will include all treatment-emergent SAEs.

  18. The proportion of participants with deaths. [72 weeks]

  19. The number of participants permanently discontinuing study medication due to adverse events. [72 weeks]

    The number of participants permanently discontinuing study medication due to treatment-emergent adverse events.

  20. The proportion of participants permanently discontinuing study medication due to adverse events. [72 weeks]

    The proportion of participants permanently discontinuing study medication due to treatment-emergent adverse events.

  21. The number of participants with development of culture proven antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection with reduced susceptibility or resistance to doxycycline (adverse event of special interest). [72 weeks]

  22. The proportion of participants with development of culture proven antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection with reduced susceptibility or resistance to doxycycline (adverse event of special interest). [72 weeks]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
30 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Male or female age 30 years and older at screening visit.

  • HIV-1 infection, documented by any licensed rapid HIV test or HIV enzyme or chemiluminescence immunoassay (E/CIA) test kit at any time prior to the enrollment visit, and confirmed by a licensed Western blot or a second antibody test by a method other than the initial rapid HIV and/or E/CIA, or by HIV-1 antigen, plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load.

  • Current or former smoker with at least a 3 pack-year history of cigarette smoking at screening visit.

  • Evidence of emphysema on high resolution CT (HRCT) of the chest done at pre-entry visit. Emphysema is defined as 5 to 35% of voxels with density < -950 Hounsfield Units (HU).

  • Low DLCO, defined as < LLN by the Global Lung Initiative (GLI) predicted set for DLCO adjusted for barometric pressure, hemoglobin and carboxyhemoglobin based on the mean of screening and pre-entry measurements.

  • HIV-1 RNA level < 200 copies/ml within 90 days prior to the Entry/Baseline visit by any US laboratory that has a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certification or its equivalent.

  • CD4 cell count > 200 cells/mm3 within 90 days prior to the Entry/Baseline visit.by any US laboratory that has a CLIA certification or its equivalent.

  • Stable antiretroviral therapy for greater than or equal to 8 weeks prior to the Entry/Baseline visit. Substitutions of one formulation of a drug for another are not considered changes in antiretroviral therapy for the purpose of defining stable therapy.

  • Calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) greater than or equal to 60 mL/min as estimated by the Cockcroft-Gault equation within 45 days prior to the Entry/Baseline visit.

  • Serum ALT and AST < 3 x upper limit of normal within 45 days prior to the Entry/Baseline visit.

  • Participants on therapy for COPD must be on stable therapy for at least 4 weeks prior to the Entry/Baseline visit.

  • Documentation of serum alpha-1-antitrypsin level above the lower limit of normal from a test done at any time prior to the Entry/Baseline visit.

  • Provision of signed and dated written informed consent.

  • Stated willingness to adhere to all study procedures and anticipated availability for the duration of the study.

  • Life expectancy > 2 years in the opinion of the site investigator.

  • Ability to take oral medication and willingness to adhere to the study drug.

  • For individuals of reproductive potential, negative serum or urine pregnancy test with a sensitivity of less than or equal to 25 mIU/mL at the screening visit. This will be repeated at the Entry/Baseline visit.

Exclusion Criteria:
  • Pulmonary infection, acute COPD exacerbation, acute opportunistic infection within 30 days prior to the Entry/Baseline visit.

  • Any acute or serious illness requiring systemic treatment and/or hospitalization within 30 days prior to the Entry/Baseline visit.

  • Decompensated cirrhosis defined as an acute deterioration in liver function in a patient with cirrhosis and is characterized by jaundice, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome or variceal hemorrhage.

  • History of, or planned, wedge resection, lobectomy, pneumonectomy, or lung volume reduction surgery.

  • History of, or planned, endobronchial valve placement for lung volume reduction.

  • Significant parenchymal lung disease other than emphysema or chronic bronchitis (e.g. sarcoidosis, MAI infection, pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer).

  • Previous allergy or intolerance to doxycycline or other drugs in the tetracycline class (e.g. minocycline, tetracycline).

  • Breastfeeding individuals.

  • Receipt of any investigational* drug within 30 days prior to the Entry/Baseline visit. Note: for the purpose of this protocol, investigational drug refers to a drug that is not FDA approved for any indication. COVID vaccines available under emergency use authorization are allowed.

  • Need for concomitant use of barbiturates; carbamazepine; phenytoin

  • Use of systemic retinoids (eg. Isotretinoin [Accutane]) or Vitamin A within 30 days prior to the Entry/Baseline visit. Note: Multivitamin containing Vitamin A use is permitted.

  • Use of any systemic antibiotic (e.g., doxycycline or other tetracycline, azithromycin) within 7 days prior to the Entry/Baseline visit.

  • Any condition including active drug or alcohol use or dependence that, in the opinion of the site investigator, would interfere with adherence to study requirements.

  • History of recurrent C. difficile infection or C. difficile infection within 30 days prior to the Entry/Baseline visit.

  • History of Pneumocystis pneumonia.

  • Inability to stop supplemental oxygen for 15 minutes to perform a DLCO maneuver.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham Alabama United States 35233
2 University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles California United States 90095
3 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland United States 21287
4 Washington University School of Medicine Saint Louis Missouri United States 63110
5 Weill Cornell Medicine New York New York United States 10065
6 Ohio State University Columbus Ohio United States 43210
7 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania United States 15213

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of Iowa
  • University of Michigan

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Marshall J Glesby, MD, PhD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
  • Principal Investigator: Cathie Spino, ScD, University of Michigan

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT05382208
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 22-04024730
  • DEPTH-001
  • UG3HL154944
First Posted:
May 19, 2022
Last Update Posted:
Aug 12, 2022
Last Verified:
Aug 1, 2022
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Yes
Plan to Share IPD:
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.:
Yes
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 12, 2022