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Intensified Tuberculosis Treatment to Reduce the Mortality of Patients With Tuberculous Meningitis

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Tuberculous Meningitis
Interventions
Drug: WHO TBM treatment
Drug: Intensified TBM treatment
Registration Number
NCT04145258
Lead Sponsor
ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
Brief Summary

INTENSE-TBM is randomized controlled, phase III, multicenter, 2 x 2 factorial plan superiority trial assessing the efficacity of two interventions to reduce mortality from tuberculous meningitis (TBM) in adolescents and adults with or without HIV-infection in sub-Saharan Africa:

* Intensified TBM treatment with high-dose rifampicin and linezolid, compared to WHO standard TBM treatment.

* Aspirin, compared to not receiving aspirin. The trial will be open-label for anti-TB treatment and placebo-controlled for aspirin treatment.

Detailed Description

Settings: Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar, Uganda, South Africa.

Follow-up: Participants will be followed up for 40 weeks.

Sample size: 768 patients (192 in each arm).

Primary analysis: We will use a Cox proportional hazard ratio model to compare intensified TB treatment with WHO standard TB treatment, and aspirin with placebo, adjusting for the initial stratification variables (trial country, HIV status, British Medical Research Council \|BMRC\] severity grade). The primary analysis will be conducted in the intention to treat population.

Sub-studies:

* The PK-PD sub-study will take place in the 4 participating countries, and involve 40 participants in total.

* The Multi-Omics sub-study will only take place in South-Africa. It will involve 160 participants in this country.

Participants in each sub-study will sign a specific informed consent.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
768
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
WHO TBM treatment + placeboWHO TBM treatment* Inclusion (D-0) to end of Week-8 (W-8): isoniazid 5 mg/kg/d + rifampicin 10 mg/kg/d + ethambutol 20 mg/kg/d + pyrazinamide 30 mg/kg/d + placebo of aspirin * W-9 to W-40: isoniazid 5 mg/kg/d + rifampicin 10 mg/kg/d.
WHO TBM treatment + aspirinWHO TBM treatment* Inclusion (D-0) to end of Week-8 (W-8): isoniazid 5 mg/kg/d + rifampicin 10 mg/kg/d + ethambutol 20 mg/kg/d + pyrazinamide 30 mg/kg/d + aspirin 200 mg/d * W-9 to W-40: isoniazid 5 mg/kg/d + rifampicin 10 mg/kg/d.
Intensified TBM treatment + placeboIntensified TBM treatment* Inclusion (D-0) to end of Week-8 (W-8): high dose rifampicin (35 mg/kg/d) + high dose linezolid (1200 mg/d from D-0 to end of W-4, then 600 mg/d from W-5 to W-8) + isoniazid 5 mg/kg/d + ethambutol 20 mg/kg/d + pyrazinamide 30 mg/kg/d + placebo of aspirin * W-9 to W-40: isoniazid 5 mg/kg/d + rifampicin 10 mg/kg/d.
Intensified TBM treatment + aspirinIntensified TBM treatment* Inclusion (D-0) to end of Week-8 (W-8): high dose rifampicin (35 mg/kg/d) + high dose linezolid (1200 mg/d from D-0 to end of W-4, then 600 mg/d from W-5 to W-8) + isoniazid 5 mg/kg/d + ethambutol 20 mg/kg/d + pyrazinamide 30 mg/kg/d + aspirin 200 mg/d * W-9 to W-40: isoniazid 5 mg/kg/d + rifampicin 10 mg/kg/d.
WHO TBM treatment + placeboPlacebo of aspirin* Inclusion (D-0) to end of Week-8 (W-8): isoniazid 5 mg/kg/d + rifampicin 10 mg/kg/d + ethambutol 20 mg/kg/d + pyrazinamide 30 mg/kg/d + placebo of aspirin * W-9 to W-40: isoniazid 5 mg/kg/d + rifampicin 10 mg/kg/d.
Intensified TBM treatment + placeboPlacebo of aspirin* Inclusion (D-0) to end of Week-8 (W-8): high dose rifampicin (35 mg/kg/d) + high dose linezolid (1200 mg/d from D-0 to end of W-4, then 600 mg/d from W-5 to W-8) + isoniazid 5 mg/kg/d + ethambutol 20 mg/kg/d + pyrazinamide 30 mg/kg/d + placebo of aspirin * W-9 to W-40: isoniazid 5 mg/kg/d + rifampicin 10 mg/kg/d.
WHO TBM treatment + aspirinAspirin* Inclusion (D-0) to end of Week-8 (W-8): isoniazid 5 mg/kg/d + rifampicin 10 mg/kg/d + ethambutol 20 mg/kg/d + pyrazinamide 30 mg/kg/d + aspirin 200 mg/d * W-9 to W-40: isoniazid 5 mg/kg/d + rifampicin 10 mg/kg/d.
Intensified TBM treatment + aspirinAspirin* Inclusion (D-0) to end of Week-8 (W-8): high dose rifampicin (35 mg/kg/d) + high dose linezolid (1200 mg/d from D-0 to end of W-4, then 600 mg/d from W-5 to W-8) + isoniazid 5 mg/kg/d + ethambutol 20 mg/kg/d + pyrazinamide 30 mg/kg/d + aspirin 200 mg/d * W-9 to W-40: isoniazid 5 mg/kg/d + rifampicin 10 mg/kg/d.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of all-cause deathUp to 40 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
M. tuberculosis culture conversion rate1 week and 4 weeks
Rate of new central neurological event or aggravation of a central neurological event existing at baselineUp to 40 weeks
Rate of grade 3-4 adverse events (DAIDS adverse events grading table)Up to 40 weeks
Rate of serious adverse eventsUp to 40 weeks
Rate of solicited treatment related adverse eventsUp to 40 weeks
Percentage of patients with disability40 weeks
Rate of all-cause deathUp to 8 weeks
Rate of all-cause death or loss to follow-upUp to 40 weeks
Time to culture positivityUp to 40 weeks
Time to first hospital dischargeUp to 40 weeks
Cost-effectiveness incremental ratio of trial interventionsUp to 40 weeks
Prevalence of resistance to anti-TB drugs among patients with positive culture at inclusionUp to 40 weeks
Subset of patients: In vitro bactericidal activity of anti-TBM treatment1 week and 4 weeks
Subset of patients: Maximum Plasma Concentration [Cmax] of rifampicin and linezolid1 week and 4 weeks

Plasma Cmax, cerebrospinal fluid \[CSF\] Cmax, and plasma/CSF Cmax ratio

Subset of patients: Minimum Plasma Concentration [Cmin] of rifampicin and linezolid1 week and 4 weeks

Plasma Cmin, cerebrospinal fluid \[CSF\] Cmin, and plasma/CSF Cmin ratio

Subset of patients: Area Under the Curve [AUC] of rifampicin and linezolid1 week and 4 weeks

Plasma AUC, cerebrospinal fluid \[CSF\] AUC, and plasma/CSF AUC ratio

Subset of patients: Time for maximal concentration [Tmax] of rifampicin and linezolid1 week and 4 weeks

Plasma Tmax, cerebrospinal fluid \[CSF\] Tmax, and plasma/CSF Tmax ratio

Subset of patients: Half-life (t1/2) of rifampicin and linezolid1 week and 4 weeks

Plasma t1/2, cerebrospinal fluid \[CSF\] t1/2, and plasma/CSF t1/2 ratio

HIV-infected participants: Rate of new AIDS-defining illnessesUp to 40 weeks
HIV-infected participants: Percentage of participants with virological success (plasma HIV-1 RNA <50 copies/ml)28 weeks and 40 weeks
HIV-infected participants: CD4 count change from baseline28 weeks and 40 weeks
HIV-infected participants, subset of patients: Maximum Plasma Concentration [Cmax] of of dolutegravir1 week and 4 weeks

Plasma Cmax, cerebrospinal fluid \[CSF\] Cmax, and plasma/CSF Cmax ratio

HIV-infected participants, subset of patients: Minimum Plasma Concentration [Cmin] of dolutegravir1 week and 4 weeks

Plasma Cmin, cerebrospinal fluid \[CSF\] Cmin, and plasma/CSF Cmin ratio

HIV-infected participants, subset of patients: Area Under the Curve [AUC] of dolutegravir1 week and 4 weeks

Plasma AUC, cerebrospinal fluid \[CSF\] AUC, and plasma /CSF AUC ratio

HIV-infected participants, subset of patients: Time for maximal concentration [Tmax] of dolutegravir1 week and 4 weeks

Plasma Tmax, cerebrospinal fluid \[CSF\] Tmax, and plasma /CSF Tmax ratio

HIV-infected participants, subset of patients: Half-life (t1/2) of dolutegravir1 week and 4 weeks

Plasma t1/2, cerebrospinal fluid \[CSF\] t1/2, and plasma/CSF t1/2 ratio

Trial Locations

Locations (13)

Mbarara Regional Reference Hospital

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Mbarara, Uganda

Regional Reference Hospital of Kabale

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Mbarara, Uganda

Treichville University Hospital

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Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire

Yopougon University Hospital

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Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire

Cocody University Hospital

🇨🇮

Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire

Morafeno University Hospital

🇲🇬

Toamasina, Madagascar

Dora Nginza Hospital

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Port Elizabeth, South Africa

New Somerset Hospital

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Cape Town, South Africa

Livingstone and PE Central Hospitals

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Port Elizabeth, South Africa

University Hospital Joseph Raseta Befelatanana

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Antananarivo, Madagascar

University Hospital Tambohobe

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Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

Kayelitsha District Hospital

🇿🇦

Cape Town, South Africa

Mitchells Plain Hospital

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Cape Town, South Africa

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