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Real-world Efficacy and Safety of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Modulator Therapy in Adult Patients With Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Cystic Fibrosis
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: CFQ-R questionnaire, SNOT-22 questionnaire, fecal elastase measurement
Registration Number
NCT05526027
Lead Sponsor
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Brief Summary

In this trial real-world data on the safety (side effects and medication interactions) and efficacy (evolution of lung function testing, chronic bacterial airway infection, quality of life and endo- and exocrine pancreatic function) will be collected in adult people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) eligible for elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor (ETI) up until 2 years after the start of this therapy.

Detailed Description

PwCF group A: CFTR-modulator-naive pwCF eligible for ETI (based on age and CFTR genotype)

PwCF group B: pwCF already on CFTR modulating therapy (i.e. ivacaftor-lumacaftor or ivacaftor-tezacaftor) and switching to ETI.

Patients in both groups will undergo these examinations:

* Physical examination (including weight)

* Anamnesis for current and recent medication use (including dosage of pancreatic enzymes) and for acute respiratory exacerbations

* Lung function testing including spiometry, multiple breath washout testing and fractional exhaled nitric oxide

* Blood sampling: liver function tests, creatine kinase, albumin, PT, red and white blood cell count, platelet count

* Sputum/cough swab sampling

* fecal elastase measurement

* Cystic fibrosis questionnaire-revised (CFQ-R) questionnaire

* Patient health questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) questionnaire

* General anxiety disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaire

* Sino-nasal outcome test-22 (SNOT-22) questionnaire

These will be performed at baseline (prior to the start of ETI, on the same day of start of ETI), and every 3 months (+/- 7 days) thereafter. A blood sample will also be performed 14 (+/- 7 days) days after start of ETI (for safety). Fecal elastase measurement will only be performed at baseline if not available in the patient's medical record, and only 6 months after start of ETI.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
85
Inclusion Criteria
  • eligible for ETI (i.e. age above 18 years and CFTR genotype F508del/any) based on reimbursement criteria in Belgium
Exclusion Criteria
  • inability to perform lung function testing

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ETICFQ-R questionnaire, SNOT-22 questionnaire, fecal elastase measurementpwCF which are CFTR-modulator naive and pwCF previously treated with a CFTR-modulator (i.e. tezacaftor-ivacaftor or lumacaftor-ivacaftor) will undergo standard-of-care examinations as well as examinations in the context of this trial (i.e. CFQ-R, PHQ-9, GAD-7 and SNOT-22 questionnaires, fecal elastase measurement)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
body mass index (BMI)2 years
percent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (ppFEV1)2 years
fecal elastase (microgram per gram of feces)2 years

the concentration of elastase (a pancreatic enzyme) in feces before and 6 months after start of CFTR modulating treatment, as a surrogate measure for pancreatic function

the amount of participants experiencing a treatment-related adverse event2 years
CFQ-R questionnaire2 years
Lung clearance index (LCI)2 years
Fractional excretion of nitric oxide (FeNO)2 years
annual acute exacerbation rate2 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
PHQ-9 questionnaire2 years
dosage of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy2 years
GAD-7 questionnaire2 years
SNOT-22 questionnaire2 years
aerobic culture on sputum or cough swab sample2 years
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