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An Enhanced Package of Care to Reduce Reduce Mortality in Advanced HIV Disease (ENCORE)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05085171
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : October 20, 2021
Last Update Posted : July 12, 2022
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
University of Minnesota
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Makerere University

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
A community-based Phase III, cluster randomized trial that seeks to determine the 24 week survival with retention in care of point of care CD4 testing with visitect and an enhanced package of screening and prophylaxis for opportunistic infections among patients with advanced HIV disease.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
The Study Will Focus on Assessing the Survival Benefit on an Enhanced Package of Care for Patients With Advanced HIV Disease Other: Enhanced care package Phase 3

Detailed Description:

The study will be carried out in a population of HIV-infected adults with advanced HIV disease (CD4 <200 cells/µL) in Uganda. It will be a Randomized controlled trial, Phase III in Uganda over a duration of 5 years assessing 24 weeks survival with retention in care. @4 clinic will be randomized to either receive the enhanced package or standard of care.

Description of Intervention Arm

  1. Point-of-care CD4 testing via Visitect (point of care semi Quantitaive CD4 LFA) lateral flow assay (LFA)

  2. Enhanced package of opportunistic infection screening and prophylaxis for CD4<200, including:

    • FujiFilm SILVAMP TB LAM (FujiLAM)
    • Isoniazid (INH) + rifapentine: 1 month of therapy for latent TB(Tuberculosis) infection
    • Cryptococcal Antigen semi-quantitative (CrAg-SQ) LFA (Immy)
    • Treatment for disseminated CNS cryptococcal infection if high blood CrAg titer (>3+ CrAg SQ)

Description of Standard of Care Arm

  1. CD4 testing by flow cytometry

  2. WHO recommended package of OI screening and prophylaxis, including:

    • Urine TB LAM
    • INH ( isoniazid 6 months)
    • CrAg LFA
    • Fluconazole for asymptomatic CrAg+ o 800mg daily x 2 weeks, then 400mg daily x 8 weeks, then 200mg daily.

Problem statement: Current lab-based CD4 testing results in a delay to either start ART(Antiretroviral therapy) or a delay in screening persons with low CD4s for OIs. At present, prioritization has been on ART initiation without systematic OI screening. Those with subclinical OIs started on ART unmask their OIs, with hospitalization / deaths for OIs such as cryptococcosis and TB.

We hypothesize that with point of care CD4 testing, same-day OI screening can occur, yet not interrupt prompt ART initiation for those at low risk (FujiLAM and CrAg-SQ negative) of unmasking immune reconstitution syndrome.

We hypothesize that point-of-care CD4 testing will improve 6-month survival by reducing lag time in CD4 results, thereby facilitating ART initiation, retention-in-care, and OI screening and prophylaxis.

We hypothesize that enhanced screening with the point-of-care FujiLAM, CrAg-SQ LFA, with enhanced prophylaxis for TB (1 month of INH and rifapentine) and with treatment for disseminated CNS cryptococcal infection in those CrAg+ with high titers (>3+) will improve 6-month survival compared to current WHO-recommended standard practice in persons with advanced HIV disease.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 2400 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Intervention Model Description: A community randomised controlled trial of 24 clinics,12 in the intervention arm and 12 in standard of care arm. Two levels of randomization planned
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Other
Official Title: A Community-based Phase III, Cluster Randomized Trial of Point-of-care CD4 Testing and Enhanced Screening and Prophylaxis in Advanced HIV Disease
Actual Study Start Date : May 4, 2022
Estimated Primary Completion Date : March 1, 2027
Estimated Study Completion Date : September 1, 2027

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MedlinePlus related topics: HIV

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: intervention(Enhanced package of care) Arm
The patients with advanced HIV disease that receive HIV care at the intervention clinics will receive the enhanced intervention package which will include: point of care CD4 testing with visitect, screening for TB and cryptococcal meningitis using Fujifilm LAM and semiquantitative crAg LFA respectively and pre-emptive treatment with isoniazid and rifapentine for one month. Those with a high crAg titers will receive treatment for CNS cryptococcal disease.
 Other: Enhanced care package
The intervention is an improved package of care for patients with advanced HIV disease with point of care CD4 testing, more sensitive screening tests for opportunistic infections and more intensive pre-emptive treatment for opportunistic infections
No Intervention: Standard of care Arm
The patients with advanced HIV disease that receive HIV care at the standard of care clinics will receive the usual routine HIV care as per the Uganda national guidelines. That is CD4 testing with flowcytometry or other CD4 testing modalities available, screening for TB and cryptococcal meningitis using Alere LAM and crAg LFA respectively and pre-emptive treatment with isoniazid and rifapentine for 3-6 month. Treatment of all asymptomatic crAG positives with fluconazole as per guidelines.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. 24-week survival with retention in care [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
    Comparison will be made between study arms of those who receive POC CD4 testing vs. those who receive standard flow cytometry, and those who receive the enhanced package of OI screening and prophylaxis, vs. those who receive the current WHO standard.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Evaluate sensitivity and specificity of the different TB point of care tests. [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
    After a positive FujiFilm TB LAM test, incidence of Xpert-positive or culture positive TB, and clinical outcomes to distinguish between false positive vs. true positive urine tests

  2. Incidence of OIs and associated hospitalization and mortality [ Time Frame: Six months ]
    Incidence of active TB within 6 months, Incidence of cryptococcal meningitis and associated mortality.

  3. Tolerability and adherence to prophylaxis regimen and associated grade 3 to 5 adverse events [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
    percentage completion of regimen and proportions that get grade 3 and above AEs.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age >18 years
  • CD4<200 cells/µL
  • Ability and willingness to give informed consent for the enhanced package of care arm.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known virologic suppression (viral load <1000 copies/mL) within prior 3 months
  • Cannot or unlikely to attend regular clinic visits
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05085171


Contacts
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Contact: Radha Rajasingham, MD 612 626-8171 radha@umn.edu
Contact: Elizabeth Nalintya, MBChB,MPH 0414307000 nalintyaelizabeth@gmail.com

Locations
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Uganda
kisugu health center IV Recruiting
Kampala, Uganda
Contact: Teopista Namuli         
Sponsors and Collaborators
Makerere University
University of Minnesota
More Information
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Responsible Party: Makerere University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05085171    
Other Study ID Numbers: IDIREC REF 007/2021
First Posted: October 20, 2021    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: July 12, 2022
Last Verified: July 2022
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No
Plan Description: Aggregated patient data will be summarized and disseminated.

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Infections
Blood-Borne Infections
Communicable Diseases
Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
 Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
Genital Diseases
Urogenital Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases