Characterising Pneumococcal Carriage and Immunity in People Living With HIV in Blantyre, Malawi, Following Experimental Pneumococcal Inoculation
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 150
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Proportion of participants with pneumococcal carriage in the nasopharynx post-inoculation
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this experimental pneumococcal carriage study is to to characterise rates and determinants of experimental pneumococcal carriage in PLHIV.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
- can PLHIV be experimentally inoculated with pneumococcus in a safe manner?
- what are the immunological determinants of pneumococcal carriage in PLHIV compared to HIV-negative participants?
- how do the pneumococcal carriage dynamics differ between PLHIV and HIV-negative participants?
Participants will be inoculated intranasally with a controlled concentration of pneumococcus after which they will be monitored for 21 days during which nasal and systemic immune dynamics and pneumococcal carriage dynamics will be evaluated. At the end of the study any participants exhibiting carriage will have the pneumococcus cleared with antibiotics.
详细描述
The EHPC has been established at the Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome centre (MLW) and demonstrated acceptability and feasibility in this setting. To date, over 250 participants have been enrolled on the EHPC at MLW without any study complications. Participants will be inoculated in both nostrils with a controlled concentration of penicillin-sensitive Streptococcus pneumoniae. Participants will be followed up for 25 days following inoculation during which sampling will occur at established time-points to establish pneumococcal carriage and immune cell/immunoglobulin dynamics. After 21 days, participants who demonstrate pneumococcal carriage will commence an antibiotic course to clear the bacteria (participants may be advised by the clinical study team to commence antibiotics earlier if they develop any symptoms of pneumococcal disease). Participants will remain under close observation in study accommodation for the first 3 days following inoculation, and will then be monitored daily at home via text message and telephone calls. A final health-check and exit interview will be conducted on day 25 to evaluate participant satisfaction with study participation. The overall objective is to characterise rates and determinants of experimental pneumococcal carriage in PLHIV in Blantyre, Malawi in order to inform vaccine evaluations and vaccine policy.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 25 Years 至 45 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Aged 25 to 45 years old
- •Fluent spoken and written Chichewa or English
- •Able to give informed written consent
- •Access to a functional mobile phone
- •Establish on antiretroviral therapy for ≥2 years (if PLHIV)
- •Viral load below the lower limit of detection (<LDL) at screening (if PLHIV)
- •CD4 count over 350 cells/mm³ at screening (if PLHIV)
排除标准
- •HIV-associated hospitalisation and/or treatment for major illness in preceding 2 years
- •Currently under investigation for HIV-associated weight-loss, chronic diarrhoea, chronic cough, or another unexplained symptom
- •Previous illness caused by pneumococcus
- •Additional condition or medication impairing immune response or increasing risk of pneumococcal disease
- •Living in close contact with an individual vulnerable to pneumococcal disease
- •Allergy to penicillin
- •Acute illness in 7 days preceding inoculation
- •Antibiotic course in last 2 weeks (excluding prophylactic co-trimoxazole in PLHIV)
- •Pregnant or trying to conceive
- •Involved in another clinical study (unless observational or in follow-up)
- •Current regular cigarette smoking (5+ cigarettes per week)
- •Natural carrier of pneumococcus serotype 6B at screening visit
- •Participants without a guardian
结局指标
主要结局
Proportion of participants with pneumococcal carriage in the nasopharynx post-inoculation
时间窗: From inoculation up to 21 days post-inoculation
Measured by classic culture and PCR-based methods
次要结局
- Nasal immunoglobulin concentration at baseline(Baseline)
- Change in nasal immunoglobulin concentration following inoculation(Baseline to 21 days post-inoculation)
- Density of immune cells in the nasal mucosa at baseline(Baseline)
- Change in density of immune cells in the nasal mucosa following inoculation(Baseline up to 21 days post-inoculation)
- Average pneumococcal carriage density in the nasopharynx post-inoculation(From inoculation up to 21 days post-inoculation)
- Immune cell activation activation in the nasal mucosa at baseline(Baseline)
- Change in immune cell activation in the nasal mucosa following inoculation(Baseline up to 21 days post-inoculation)