LEAP: Longitudinal Evaluation of HIV-associated Lung Disease Phenotypes

Sponsor
University of Pittsburgh (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02238327
Collaborator
National Institutes of Health (NIH) (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) (NIH)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The overall hypotheses of this proposal are that discrete phenotypes of HIV Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD) differ in their trajectories, biomarkers, and risk factors and that persistent viral infection including residual HIV is linked to HIV COPD.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Procedure: blood draw
  • Procedure: questionnaires
  • Procedure: Lung function testing
  • Procedure: Six-Minute walk test
  • Radiation: Quantitative CT scans
  • Procedure: Nasal secretion and cell collection
  • Procedure: Echocardiogram

Detailed Description

The study is a multicenter, prospective observational study of pathogenesis of HIV pulmonary disease. We will determine the prevalence and risk factors for lung dysfunction as quantified by pulmonary function testing in HIV+ subjects. We will build on our existing longitudinal cohorts while adjusting for important co-variates such as antiretroviral therapy (ART), smoking history, co-infections, and illicit drug use. Evaluations will be scheduled at baseline, 18 months, and 36 months. (6, 12, 18 and 36 months for ART initiators at the UCSF). Study visits will consist of blood draw, questionnaires, pulmonary function testing, 6-minute walk test, CT of the chest at visit two. Oral specimen collection and glycocalyx and echocardiogram (visit two) at the Pittsburgh site only.

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Actual Enrollment :
232 participants
Observational Model:
Cohort
Time Perspective:
Prospective
Official Title:
The Study is a Multicenter, Prospective Observational Study of Pathogenesis of HIV Pulmonary Disease.
Actual Study Start Date :
Sep 1, 2014
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Mar 2, 2020
Actual Study Completion Date :
Mar 2, 2020

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
HIV positive normal pulmonary function

HIV positive DLCO percent predicted >=.80 FEV1/FVC percent predicted >=0.70

Procedure: blood draw
Blood will be drawn for plasma, serum, and PBMCs. Clinical labs drawn will be for hepatitis, CMV, hemoglobin and carboxyhemoglobin.

Procedure: questionnaires
The following questionnaires are administered to participants by study personnel at each visit: LEAP questionnaire, St. George's, and MMRC.

Procedure: Lung function testing
The routine lung function endpoints of FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, and FEF25-75% will be measured before and after bronchodilator administration (4 puffs of albuterol). The best of three reproducible forced expiratory attempts is used in analysis. Percent- predicted spirometric values are based on age, height, gender, and ethnicity. DLco will be measured using the automated single-breath procedure of the integrated testing system, which conforms to ATS standards. DLco will be adjusted for hemoglobin and carboxyhemoglobin.
Other Names:
  • Spirometry
  • Procedure: Six-Minute walk test
    Six-minute walk tests are performed in a 100 foot (30.48 m) segment of straight hallway marked at 10 foot (3 m) intervals. In addition to the usual ATS protocol, the patient is monitored, when available, with Bluetooth wireless pulse oximetry and the time and distance recorded after six minutes and if they desaturate to <88%. Dyspnea (Borg 0-10) and perceived exertion (Borg 6-20) scales are completed at the beginning and the end of test.

    Radiation: Quantitative CT scans
    Subjects will undergo a standard chest CT. The CT scans will use a phantom shipped between sites to standardize results and capture contiguous volume scans acquired at slice thicknesses of 5.0 mm in the axial plane and reconstructed with 512 x 512 pixel matrices. CT examinations will encompass the entire thorax and be performed during a breath-hold at end-inspiration. We will measure % of lung tissue below a threshold for emphysema (i.e. -950 Hounsfield units). Measurements have been histologically-verified and give reproducible measurements. The data set is assembled and analyzed with the image data anonymized.
    Other Names:
  • CT scan of the chest
  • Procedure: Nasal secretion and cell collection
    Participants will be instructed to blow their nose to remove accumulated mucus. Two sprays of commercially available nasal saline will be instilled in each nostril. The participant will then be ask to exhale through the rinsed nostril into a specimen cup. We will repeat this up to 5 times on each side depending on the participants' tolerance to the procedure. Using an otoscope, a small curette will then be used to collect 3 to 5 samples of nasal cells from each nostril. These samples will be used immediately for analysis or banked for future study.
    Other Names:
  • Nasal wash
  • Nasal scrapping
  • Procedure: Echocardiogram
    The cardiac ultrasound will use standard ultrasound techniques to image two-dimensional slices of the heart using 3D real-time imaging.
    Other Names:
  • Echo
  • HIV positive with pulmonary dysfuntion

    HIV positive DLco percent predicted <=0.80% FEV1/FVC percent predicted<=0.70%

    Procedure: blood draw
    Blood will be drawn for plasma, serum, and PBMCs. Clinical labs drawn will be for hepatitis, CMV, hemoglobin and carboxyhemoglobin.

    Procedure: questionnaires
    The following questionnaires are administered to participants by study personnel at each visit: LEAP questionnaire, St. George's, and MMRC.

    Procedure: Lung function testing
    The routine lung function endpoints of FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, and FEF25-75% will be measured before and after bronchodilator administration (4 puffs of albuterol). The best of three reproducible forced expiratory attempts is used in analysis. Percent- predicted spirometric values are based on age, height, gender, and ethnicity. DLco will be measured using the automated single-breath procedure of the integrated testing system, which conforms to ATS standards. DLco will be adjusted for hemoglobin and carboxyhemoglobin.
    Other Names:
  • Spirometry
  • Procedure: Six-Minute walk test
    Six-minute walk tests are performed in a 100 foot (30.48 m) segment of straight hallway marked at 10 foot (3 m) intervals. In addition to the usual ATS protocol, the patient is monitored, when available, with Bluetooth wireless pulse oximetry and the time and distance recorded after six minutes and if they desaturate to <88%. Dyspnea (Borg 0-10) and perceived exertion (Borg 6-20) scales are completed at the beginning and the end of test.

    Radiation: Quantitative CT scans
    Subjects will undergo a standard chest CT. The CT scans will use a phantom shipped between sites to standardize results and capture contiguous volume scans acquired at slice thicknesses of 5.0 mm in the axial plane and reconstructed with 512 x 512 pixel matrices. CT examinations will encompass the entire thorax and be performed during a breath-hold at end-inspiration. We will measure % of lung tissue below a threshold for emphysema (i.e. -950 Hounsfield units). Measurements have been histologically-verified and give reproducible measurements. The data set is assembled and analyzed with the image data anonymized.
    Other Names:
  • CT scan of the chest
  • Procedure: Nasal secretion and cell collection
    Participants will be instructed to blow their nose to remove accumulated mucus. Two sprays of commercially available nasal saline will be instilled in each nostril. The participant will then be ask to exhale through the rinsed nostril into a specimen cup. We will repeat this up to 5 times on each side depending on the participants' tolerance to the procedure. Using an otoscope, a small curette will then be used to collect 3 to 5 samples of nasal cells from each nostril. These samples will be used immediately for analysis or banked for future study.
    Other Names:
  • Nasal wash
  • Nasal scrapping
  • Procedure: Echocardiogram
    The cardiac ultrasound will use standard ultrasound techniques to image two-dimensional slices of the heart using 3D real-time imaging.
    Other Names:
  • Echo
  • Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. differences in the trajectory of FEV1 in clinical COPD phenotypes, [36 months]

      PFT's at baseline, 18 months and 36months to determine modifying risk factors and relationship of phenotypes to mortality, and delineate the association of ART and lung dysfunction.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. will measure biomarkers of these phenotypes and ability to predict HIV COPD [36 months]

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years to 80 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • HIV-1 infection, documented in medical record at any time prior to study entry.

    • Men and women age 18 to 80.

    • Ability and willingness to complete all tests.

    • Participant in HLRC studies, MACS, Women's Interagency Health Study, and local HIV clinics.

    • For UCSF only, new ART initiators from Women's Interagency Health Study or the HIV clinic

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Pregnancy or breast-feeding.

    • Contraindication to pulmonary function testing (i.e. abdominal or cataract surgery within 3 months, recent myocardial infarction, etc.).

    • Increasing respiratory symptoms or febrile (temperature >100.40F [380C]) within 4 weeks of study entry.

    • Hospitalization within 4 weeks prior to study entry (excluding mental health).

    • Uncontrolled hypertension at screening visit (systolic > 180 mm Hg or diastolic > 100 mm Hg) from an average of two or more readings. Subject may return for screening after blood pressure is controlled.

    • Active cancer requiring systemic chemotherapy or radiation.

    • Active infection of lungs, brain, or abdomen.

    • Intravenous drug use or alcohol use that will impair ability to complete study investigations in the opinion of the investigator

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania United States 15213

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • University of Pittsburgh
    • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    Investigators

    None specified.

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    Responsible Party:
    Alison Morris, Professor, University of Pittsburgh
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT02238327
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • PRO14070355
    • 1R01HL125049-01
    First Posted:
    Sep 12, 2014
    Last Update Posted:
    Oct 8, 2020
    Last Verified:
    Oct 1, 2020
    Keywords provided by Alison Morris, Professor, University of Pittsburgh
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Oct 8, 2020