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Clinical Trials/PACTR201904797961340
PACTR201904797961340
Recruiting
Phase 3

Empirical treatment against cytomegalovirus and tuberculosis in HIV-infected infants with severe pneumonia: a multicenter, open-label randomized controlled clinical trial

Servicio Madrileno de Salud Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre0 sites624 target enrollmentStarted: April 9, 2019Last updated:

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Servicio Madrileno de Salud Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Enrollment
624

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
1 Month(s) to 23 Month(s) (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\.Age 28 days to 365 days of age
  • 2\.Pneumonia defined as chest indrawing or fast breathing for age, for infants 28 to 60 days of age \=60 breaths per minute and for infants 61 to 365 days of age, \=50 breaths per minute.
  • 3\.Current hospitalization due to pneumonia with criteria for parenteral antibiotics (1 or more criteria)
  • a)Chest indrawing with HIV infection
  • b)No improvement with oral treatment.
  • c)One or more danger signs according to WHO
  • \-Central cyanosis or saturation of O2 \<90%
  • \-Severe respiratory distress, e.g. grunting or very severe chest indrawing
  • \-Signs of pneumonia with a general danger sign:
  • \-Unable to drink or breastfeed

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\.Clinical TB (pulmonary or extrapulmonary) diagnosis, defined as the necessity of TB\-T prescribed by a physician, at the moment of randomization
  • 2\.Known bacteriologically confirmed TB case (at least one biological specimen positive by culture or Xpert MTB/RIF) at the moment of randomization
  • 3\.Patient previously treated for TB or currently on treatment for TB
  • 4\.Documented evidence of close TB exposure (household contact of a patient with documented TB during the lifetime of the child, or currently receiving TB\-T)
  • 5\.Pure wheezers defined as a clear clinical improvement after a bronchodilator test (give a challenge of rapid\-acting inhaled bronchodilator for up to three times 15\-20 minutes apart. Count the breaths and look for chest indrawing again, and then re\-classify)
  • 6\.Active malignancies
  • 7\.Systemic immunosuppressive medications. Steroids will be considered to be immunosuppressing only if \>2 mg/kg of prednisone or equivalent during \>15 days
  • 8\.Evidence of condition other than HIV and pneumonia which precludes, to the judgment of the clinical researcher, enrollment in this trial due to risk for the patient. In case of doubt, the Trial Management Team will be contacted to assess eligibility
  • 9\.Less than 2\.5 kg of weight
  • 10\.Hb \<6 g/dL in the screening blood test or in a test done in the last 48 hours. Transfusion is permitted to achieve \>6 g/dL if the patient’s state allows it. In case a transfusion is administered, the patient can be enrolled

Investigators

Sponsor
Servicio Madrileno de Salud Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

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