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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantPhase 4InDEXNCT03237182

The Individualized M(X) Drug-resistant TB Treatment Strategy Study

A Phase 4 study testing Individualized TB treatment with multiple drugs and Standardized TB treatment with multiple drugs in people with Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant, run by Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa at 1 site in South Africa.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This is a randomized controlled clinical trial comparing treatment success of a gene-derived individualized drug-resistant Tuberculosis regimen to a standard Tuberculosis regimen based on South African National Tuberculosis guidelines. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
What is being tested?
Individualized TB treatment with multiple drugs and Standardized TB treatment with multiple drugs
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
205 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Africa
Study dates
14 Jun 2017to 19 Dec 2022
Phase
Phase 4
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

  • Adults ≥ 18 years of age
  • Pulmonary Tuberculosis
  • Microbiological confirmation [e.g. GeneXpert Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MTB) detected and Rifampicin (RIF) resistant and / Line Probe Assay (LPA)] of Multi drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) / Pre-Extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis (Pre-XDR-TB) / Extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB)
  • Capacity for providing informed consent
  • HIV status - HIV infected and uninfected patients are allowed in the study:
  • Patients already on antiretroviral treatment (ART) will be allowed in the study. The antiretroviral treatment regimen will be evaluated for any contraindications to the drugs used.
  • HIV infected patients at any CD4 count irrespective of antiretroviral treatment commencement and duration will be included in the study

Who cannot join

  • Persons suffering from any serious acute condition.
  • Any other chronic or clinically significant medical condition that in the opinion of the attending clinician would render the patient unsuitable for participation in the study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Africa1 site
  • King Dinuzulu Hospital

    Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

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About this study

Official title: The Individualized M(X) Drug-resistant TB Treatment Strategy Study A Strategy to Improve Treatment Outcomes in Patients With Drug-resistant TB

This is a randomized controlled clinical trial comparing treatment success of a gene-derived individualized drug-resistant Tuberculosis regimen to a standard Tuberculosis regimen based on South African National Tuberculosis guidelines.

Read the detailed description

When drug resistance is detected by molecular methods such as the Xpert MTB/RIF assay, second-line Multi Drug-Resistant (MDR) Tuberculosis treatment is started in the complete absence of detailed resistance information. The diagnosis of Multi Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis is confirmed only on availability of Line Probe Assay (LPA)/Drug Susceptibility Testing (DST) results. Extremely Drug-Resistant (XDR) Tuberculosis is diagnosed by in vitro phenotypic resistance to Rifampicin, Isoniazid, fluoroquinolones and injectable second-line drugs (i.e., amikacin, kanamycin, or capreomycin). Existing culture based Drug Susceptibility Testing provides results after 6-8 weeks. This duration may be further increased by other existing laboratory challenges, such as culture contamination.

Furthermore, initial regimens are often not optimal and sometimes completely ineffective as there is a lack of Drug Susceptibility Testing to support them. More importantly, even optimal regimens are changed due to patient intolerance of the drug's side effects.

Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) has the advantage of determining the complete Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequence of an organism's genome at a single time point. Using this technology, genotypic mutations conferring resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs can be identified. This information will assist in identifying not only potential resistant drugs, but also susceptible drugs and thus enable a more accurate and appropriate choice of regimen. In addition, drugs that will not add value to the treatment outcome, but will increase rates of adverse drug reactions, can be eliminated earlier, improving drug-resistant TB treatment outcomes.

In this proposal, we aim to use Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MTB) whole genome sequencing prior to the selection of a drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment regimen and thus provide an individualized treatment strategy for drug-resistant tuberculosis. By adopting this method, we hope to improve culture negative survival rates at 6 months post treatment initiation .

This study will include 448 adult patients (age ≥ 18 years) that meet inclusion criteria. Patients referred by provincial satellite facilities with microbiological confirmation of drug-resistant tuberculosis (e.g. Xpert MTB/RIF assay / Line Probe Assay) to King DinuZulu Hospital (KDH) will be recruited. Patients randomized to the control arm will receive standard of care (SOC) treatment. Patients randomized to the intervention arm will be given an individualized treatment regimen based on whole genome sequencing conducted on Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) positive sputum samples collected at the screening visit.

Being tested
Individualized TB treatment with multiple drugs, Standardized TB treatment with multiple drugs
Keywords
whole genome sequencing;
Medical subject headings
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Individualized TB treatment with multiple drugsDrug

    Patients with drug-resistant TB will receive a combination of any of the following drugs based on whole genome sequencing:

    rifampicin, rifabutin, isoniazid, high dose isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, ofloxacin, gatifloxacin, amikacin, capreomycin, kanamycin, streptomycin, ethionamide, prothionamide, cycloserine, terizidone, pretomanid, linezolid, sutezolid, clofazimine, bedaquiline, delaminid, para-aminosalicylic acid, imipenem/cilastatin, meropenem, amoxicillin/clavulanate, clarithromycin, azithromycin and thioacetazone

  • Standardized TB treatment with multiple drugsDrug

    Patients with drug-resistant TB with receive a combination of any of the following drugs based on South African Department of Health guidelines:

    rifampicin, rifabutin, isoniazid, high dose isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, ofloxacin, gatifloxacin, amikacin, capreomycin, kanamycin, streptomycin, ethionamide, prothionamide, cycloserine, terizidone, pretomanid, linezolid, sutezolid, clofazimine, bedaquiline, delaminid, para-aminosalicylic acid, imipenem/cilastatin, meropenem, amoxicillin/clavulanate, clarithromycin, azithromycin and thioacetazone

Study groups in NCT03237182
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Individualized treatment for drug resistant tuberculosisExperimentalPatients with drug resistance will have whole genome sequencing performed on the respective positive MGIT sample. An individualized TB treatment regimen will be provided to patients based on the whole genome sequencing results
Receives: Drug: Individualized TB treatment with multiple drugs
Standard treatment regimen for drug resistant tuberculosisActive comparatorAs per South African Department of Health Standard of Care for the treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis
Receives: Drug: Standardized TB treatment with multiple drugs

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Culture negative survival rate

    To determine if a gene-derived individualized treatment approach in patients with drug-resistant TB will improve culture negative survival rates at 6 months post treatment initiation

    Measured: 24 months

  2. Culture negative survival rate

    To determine if a gene-derived individualized treatment approach in patients with drug-resistant TB will improve culture negative survival rates at 6 months post treatment initiation

    Measured: 30 months

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Tuberculosis treatment outcomes

    Treatment outcomes are based on treatment success (cure rates and completion of treatment) or mortality or retention in care or time to culture conversion

    Measured: 30 months

  2. Rates of adverse events

    Rates of adverse events will be compared between arms

    Measured: 30 months

  3. Characterization of multi drug-resistant tuberculosis strains

    The minimum inhibitory concentrations of Mtb isolates will be correlated with the genotypic mutations detected and the evolution of drug resistance will be monitored by comparing serial isolates from patients

    Measured: 30 months

  4. Drug Concentration

    To determine the drug concentrations and long-term drug exposures to DR-TB drug regimens in DBS and hair samples respectively

    Measured: 30 months

  5. Measure of adherence

    To compare adherence to DR-TB drugs using drug concentrations in DBS samples, hair samples, pill count data and participant self-report

    Measured: 30 months

  6. Evolution of HIV drug resistance

    To assess the evolution of HIV drug resistance in patients receiving Bedaquiline and ART for HIV/MDR-TB treatment

    Measured: 30 months

  7. Improved assessment and management of DR-TB

    Development of an optimized method for extraction of MTB DNA directly from sputum samples for WGS, compare resistance mutations detected by WGS to current Xpert and LPA; to design a clinical decision-making algorithm for assessment and management of detected resistance mutations

    Measured: 30 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted2 Aug 2017
  2. Study start14 Jun 2017
  3. Primary completion19 Dec 2022
  4. Study completion19 Dec 2022

Why it stopped: WHO 2022 guidelines for DR-TB treatment are set to change. These guidelines recommend the use of an all-oral short course BPAL regimen.Therefore ongoing implementation of the study is considered futile.

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Patients randomized to the intervention receive a individualized tuberculosis treatment based on whole genome sequencing and the patients randomized to the control receive the standard of care tuberculosis treatment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
205 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03237182
Sponsor's protocol ID
CAP 020
Acronym
InDEX
Status last verified
Aug 2023
First submitted
27 Jul 2017
Last updated
1 Sep 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Individual participant data that underlie the results of the objectives of the study, after deidentification

Publications

  • Musser JM. Antimicrobial agent resistance in mycobacteria: molecular genetic insights. Clin Microbiol Rev. 1995 Oct;8(4):496-514. doi: 10.1128/CMR.8.4.496.

    PubMed 8665467
  • Outhred AC, Jelfs P, Suliman B, Hill-Cawthorne GA, Crawford AB, Marais BJ, Sintchenko V. Added value of whole-genome sequencing for management of highly drug-resistant TB. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2015 Apr;70(4):1198-202. doi: 10.1093/jac/dku508. Epub 2014 Dec 9.

    PubMed 25492392
  • Maseko TG, Ngubane S, Letsoalo M, Rambaran S, Archary D, Samsunder N, Perumal R, Chinappa S, Padayatchi N, Naidoo K, Sivro A. Higher plasma interleukin - 6 levels are associated with lung cavitation in drug-resistant tuberculosis. BMC Immunol. 2023 Aug 31;24(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s12865-023-00563-2.

    PubMed 37653422

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Individualized TB treatment with multiple drugs and Standardized TB treatment with multiple drugs in people with Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant, run by Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa at 1 site in South Africa.

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 7 inclusion and 2 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Sep 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in South Africa. 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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: WHO 2022 guidelines for DR-TB treatment are set to change. These guidelines recommend the use of an all-oral short course BPAL regimen.Therefore ongoing implementation of the study is considered futile.). Results are not available in the source record.

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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Culture negative survival rate (time frame: 24 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03237182, which also lists 3 linked publications.

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 1 Sep 2023.

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