2R2: Higher Dose Rifampin for 2 Months vs Standard Dose Rifampin for Latent TB.
NCT ID: NCT03988933
Last Updated: 2025-06-04
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE2
1368 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-09-20
2024-12-31
Brief Summary
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Shorter regimens of high dose daily rifampin may be safe, and as effective as the standard rifampin regimen when taken for 4 months to treat latent TB (LTBI). However, there is insufficient evidence on the optimal dose of rifampin that has similar efficacy as the standard 4-month rifampin regimen without jeopardizing safety or affecting completion rates.
Objectives:
The general purpose of this study is to determine if rifampin at double or triple the standard dose for 2 months is as safe and effective as the standard dose of rifampin when taken for 4 months to treat latent tuberculosis (TB).
Treatment:
Persons who need treatment for latent TB, will be given rifampin, either at the standard dose (10mg/kg/day) for 4 months (control arm); or at double dose (20mg/kg/day) for 2 months (intervention arm 1); or at triple dose (30mg/kg/day) for 2 months (intervention arm 2).
Design:
This is 1:1:1 randomized, phase 2b, partially blind, controlled trial. The two higher doses (intervention arms) will be administered double-blind: participants and providers will be aware of the duration of their regimen, but they will both remain blinded to the specific dose (i.e. 20 or 30 mg/kg/day) for those randomized to 2-months regimens. All members of the same household of a patient with newly diagnosed active pulmonary TB will be randomized together (i.e. cluster randomized).
Population and setting:
Adults and children aged 10 years and above, who have latent TB infection and are recommended by their doctor to take treatment for latent TB can participate in the study.
The planned number of persons with latent TB to recruit is about 1359 in total (or about 453 for each of the three arms).
The study will take place in 6 sites: four in Canada (Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal and Vancouver), one in Indonesia (Bandung) and one in Viet Nam (1 clinic in Ho Chi Min City and 3 clinics in Ha Noi).
Outcomes:
Primary outcomes are: 1) Treatment completion and 2) Safety (i.e. grade 3-5 adverse events).
Secondary outcomes are: 1) Safety (i.e. grade 1-2 adverse events) and 2) Efficacy (i.e. rates of active TB in the 26 months post-randomization). More information on how outcomes are defined is provided in the detailed description below.
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Detailed Description
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Study duration:
The study started in September 2019. Enrollment has started in all study sites and is planned to last until end of 2022. At each site, study will last until 26 months after the last randomization in that site.
Study procedures:
The treatment should be given at the time of randomization; participants will be followed for the duration of treatment (i.e. 2-4 months), and for 2 years after treatments is finished.
Follow up during treatment consists of 3 clinic visits for participants in all arms. At each visit, a pill count and monitoring of possible side effects will be performed.
Follow-up after treatment will consist of contacting participants by phone every 3 months for 2 years, to check for symptoms of active TB.
Outcomes definitions:
Primary outcomes:
1. Treatment completion (i.e. comparing how many people in each group completed treatment). Treatment completion is defined as taking at least 80% of the doses in 120% of the allowed time. The number of pills taken will be known by counting the pills dispensed and brought back by participants at each visit while they are on treatment.
2. Safety: Grade 3-5 adverse events that result in permanent discontinuation of study drug and are considered probably or possibly related to the study drug by an independent 3-member adjudication panel blinded to study treatment.
Secondary outcomes:
1. Safety: grade 1-2 adverse events that result in permanent discontinuation of study drug and are considered probably or possibly related to the study drug by the same independent 3-member adjudication panel.
2. Efficacy: comparing rates of active TB in the 26 months post-randomization
Statistical analyses:
There are two planned primary analyses, comparing each of the two intervention arms to the conventional arm: 1) Superiority of treatment completion, using a logistic regression; 2) Non-inferiority of safety, using a Poisson regression to compare the occurrence of the grade 3-5 adverse events. We will use the confidence interval approach, and compare the upper limit of the difference using a margin of 4%.
Given that some exclusion post randomization could occur (for example if drug sensitivity test (DST) results for the index case were not available at the time of randomization but later showed resistance to rifampin- their contacts would not be eligible for the study and would be subsequently be excluded), a modified intention to treat analysis will be used - with these valid post-randomization exclusions. A secondary analysis will be done among patients who completed therapy per protocol.
Other planned secondary analyses are: 1) Non-inferiority of completion. The maximum allowable difference will be 5%, with one-sided significance level; 2) Non-inferiority of grade 1-2 adverse events (in the same way as grade 3-5 adverse events done for primary analysis); 3) Comparison of incidence of active TB per 100 person-years of follow-up, in the 26 months post-randomization. All analyses will include adjustment for clustering by household. In stratified analysis, results will be presented by indication for LTBI treatment. Sensitivity analyses will be conducted where by analysis are stratified by study centre and by country.
Interim Analyses:
There will be at least two interim analyses of study regimen completion and of Grade 3-5 adverse events. The first analysis will be conducted after the first 150 participants have completed therapy, the second after 450 participants have completed therapy or sooner if there are concerns about excess toxicity with either high-dose arm. The Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) will be responsible to review the two planned interim analyses, as well as any unexpected Grade 4 adverse events, or deaths that could be related to study regimens. Rather than having a formal stopping rule, the decision to stop enrollment, would be made by the DSMB, based on the safety reports received and the results of interim analyses.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
Intervention arms:
Arm 1: 60 doses daily self-administered rifampin at 20 mg/kg (2R20 - maximum 1200 mg/day).
Arm 2: 60 doses daily self-administered rifampin at 30 mg/Kg (2R30) - maximum 1800 mg/day).
Comparator:
Arm 3 (standard): 120 doses daily self-administered rifampin at 10mg/kg (4R10maximum 600mg per day).
TREATMENT
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Intervention Arm 1
Two months of daily self-administered rifampin at 20 mg/kg (maximum 1200 mg/day).
Rifampin double dose
Double dose of rifampin for 2 months.
Intervention Arm 2
Two months of daily self-administered rifampin at 30 mg/Kg (maximum 1800 mg/day).
Rifampin triple dose
Triple dose of rifampin for 2 months.
Control Arm
Four months of daily self-administered rifampin at a dose of 10mg per kg per day (maximum 600mg per day).
Rifampin standard dose
Standard dose of rifampin for 4 months.
Interventions
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Rifampin double dose
Double dose of rifampin for 2 months.
Rifampin triple dose
Triple dose of rifampin for 2 months.
Rifampin standard dose
Standard dose of rifampin for 4 months.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Evidence of latent TB infection: positive tuberculin skin test (5mm or greater or 10mm or greater, based on National guidelines) or positive interferon gamma release assay.
* Eligible to take latent TB treatment according to Canadian guidelines in the Canadian sites, and according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines in the international sites (this includes household contacts, other contacts, HIV infected, other causes of immune suppression, fibronodular disease on chest-x ray (CXR), or other indication).
Exclusion Criteria
* Pregnancy
* Baseline AST or ALT that is at least 3 times higher than upper limit of normal
* Baseline Grade 3-4 abnormalities of hematological tests (WBC, platelets or hemoglobin).
* Prior treatment for latent or active TB.
* Rifampin contra-indicated - due to potential drug interactions that are considered too important, or difficult to manage, by health care provider; or due to history of allergy/ hypersensitivity to rifampin, rifabutin or rifapentine.
* Household contacts of index TB patients with confirmed, or suspected rifampin resistant TB.
10 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
OTHER_GOV
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Dick Menzies
Senior Investigator at Research Institute of McGill University Health Center
Principal Investigators
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Dick Menzies
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
RI-MUHC
Locations
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Unviversity of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
The Governors of the University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
BCCDC TB clinic
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
MUHC
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Universitas Padjadjaran, Klinik Penelitian Tuberculosis (TB research clinic)
Bandung, , Indonesia
Hai Ba Trung District Health Center, No. 16B
Hà Nội, , Vietnam
Hanoi Lung Hospital
Hà Nội, , Vietnam
Nam Tu Liem District Health Center, No. 3
Hà Nội, , Vietnam
Phoi Viet TB and Respiratory Diseases Clinic.
Ho Chi Minh City, , Vietnam
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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FND-143350-1
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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