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Mycobacterium Avium-intracellulare InfectionNCT00000933

Effects of MAC Preventive Therapy on Disease-Causing Bacteria in HIV-Infected Patients: A Substudy of CPCRA 048

An observational study of Mycobacterium Avium-intracellulare Infection and HIV Infections, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at 15 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Some people who have taken azithromycin to prevent MAC (Mycobacterium avium Complex, a bacterial infection common in HIV-infected persons) have been found to carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria (germs that grow despite the presence of drugs used to kill them). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
How many people
326 participants
Where
15 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Start not givento Jul 2000
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • You may be eligible for this study if you:
  • Are enrolled in CPCRA 048.

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

15 sites in 1 country.

15 sites in 1 country

United States15 sites
  • Partners in Research / New Mexico

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131

  • AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30308

  • Southern New Jersey AIDS Cln Trials / Dept of Med

    Camden, New Jersey, 08103

  • AIDS Research Alliance - Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60657

  • Denver CPCRA / Denver Public Hlth

    Denver, Colorado, 80204

  • Wayne State Univ - WSU/DMC / Univ Hlth Ctr

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201

  • Henry Ford Hosp

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202

  • Louisiana Comm AIDS Rsch Prog / Tulane Univ Med

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112

  • Harlem AIDS Treatment Grp / Harlem Hosp Ctr

    New York, New York, 10037

  • North Jersey Community Research Initiative

    Newark, New Jersey, 07103

  • Philadelphia FIGHT

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107

  • The Research and Education Group

    Portland, Oregon, 97210

  • Richmond AIDS Consortium / Div of Infect Diseases

    Richmond, Virginia, 23298

  • Community Consortium / UCSF

    San Francisco, California, 94110

  • Washington Reg AIDS Prog / Dept of Infect Dis

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20422

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About this study

Official title: Effects of Prophylaxis for Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Disease With Azithromycin Versus Deferred Prophylaxis on Carriage of Antibiotic-Resistant Streptococcus Pneumoniae: A Substudy of the CR-MAC Protocol (CPCRA 048)

Some people who have taken azithromycin to prevent MAC (Mycobacterium avium Complex, a bacterial infection common in HIV-infected persons) have been found to carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria (germs that grow despite the presence of drugs used to kill them). The purpose of this study is to see if people who take azithromycin carry more antibiotic-resistant bacteria than people who have chosen to delay MAC preventive therapy.

When bacteria like Streptococcus (a type of bacteria that causes pneumonia and meningitis) are frequently exposed to antibiotics, the bacteria can become resistant to the drugs. MAC preventive therapy uses antibiotics, but this can make it difficult to treat other infections caused by bacteria that have become resistant in HIV-infected persons. If MAC preventive therapy is delayed, Streptococcus in the body may be less likely to develop resistance. Therefore, if the patient does get a Streptococcus infection, it will be easier to treat because it is not resistant to the antibiotics.

Read the detailed description

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of bacteremia, pneumonia, meningitis, and otitis media in the United States. Prior to 1987, this organism was uniformly susceptible to penicillin; since then, however, increasing numbers of isolates resistant to penicillin, as well as to other common antibiotics, have been identified. Frequent exposure to antibiotics has been documented as an important risk factor for the emergence of resistant organisms in HIV-infected patients, who are more likely than uninfected people to be colonized with antibiotic-resistant strains of S. pneumoniae. This substudy is the first to examine the effects of withdrawing or delaying the initiation of prophylaxis (in this case, MAC prophylaxis) on the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant pneumococci in a prospective manner.

Study participants are a subset of those enrolled in the CR-MAC Protocol (CPCRA 048). Oropharyngeal swabs are taken at baseline and 4 months after randomization, and are used to isolate S. pneumoniae in culture. These isolates are tested for susceptibility to macrolides, penicillin, cephalosporins, quinolones, and TMP-SMX. The rates of pneumococcal colonization at baseline and 4 months after randomization are determined and used to estimate the impact of deferring MAC prophylaxis on carriage of antibiotic-resistant S. pneumoniae.

Keywords
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection, Antibiotics, Macrolide, Azithromycin, Drug Administration Schedule, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Carrier State, Streptococcus pneumoniae
Medical subject headings
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection, HIV Infections, Pneumococcal Infections, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted31 Aug 2001 (estimated)
  2. Study completionJul 2000

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Enrolment
326 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00000933
Sponsor's protocol ID
CPCRA 054
Other IDs
11607, Parent Study CPCRA 048
Status last verified
Oct 2021
First submitted
2 Nov 1999
Last updated
29 Oct 2021
Results posted
No

Publications

  • El-Sadr WM, Manneheimer S, Grant L, Matts J. Use of PCP and MAC prophylaxis among eligible patients with and without CD4+ rebound. 39th Intersci Conf Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1999 Sept 26-29 (abstract no 129)

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Mycobacterium Avium-intracellulare Infection and HIV Infections, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at 15 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Oct 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 15 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00000933, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Oct 2021.

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