An Observational Study on Patients With NTM Pulmonary Disease

NCT ID: NCT04463134

Last Updated: 2020-07-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-08-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-07-31

Brief Summary

Non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection is becoming more and more common, especially causing pulmonary diseases in those elderly or the immunocompromised. The diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of NTM pulmonary disease(NTMPD) are not updated and real life management if also challenging.

Detailed Description

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are a large group of ubiquitous microorganisms in the natural environment as well as household water systems . Over 180 different species have been identified but only 32 are reported to cause diseases in human or animals. NTM infection can affect the lung, skin and soft tissue, lymph node or cause disseminated diseases in the immunocompromised. NTM pulmonary diseases are the most important disease entity, accounting for 75-94% of all clinically important NTM cases.

The predominant species and their pathogenicity vary in different countries. While Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) is most prevalent in the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong, M. abscessus complex is more common in Singapore and M. Kansasii in European counties, respectively. Recently reports showed an increasing trend in importance of NTM PD in a few countries.

NTM can cause chronic and debilitating pulmonary disease with increased morbidity and even mortality. Healthy individuals can be affected though many have underlying structural lung diseases or immunodeficient conditions. Patients usually present with nonspecific symptoms, including productive cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis, fever, weight loss and malaise. Therefore, the diagnosis of NTM pulmonary disease (NTMPD) is challenging requiring comprehensive clinical, microbiological and radiological data according to in the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America (ATS/IDSA) 2007 guidelines. Treatment of NTMPD is also a difficult decision because some remain stable for a long period without treatment while the others progress to severe and even fatal diseases. A prolonged course of antibiotic involving multiple agents with potential adverse effects is needed but a cure cannot be guaranteed. Moreover, the treatment regimens might be different from those recommended by the international guidelines after balancing multiple factors, including patients' comorbidities, disease severity, and the species and antimicrobial susceptibility of the causative organism. Therefore, whom to treat, when to start and how to treat is a clinical dilemma. Epidemiological data of NTM remains unclear although an increase in prevalence and incidence are consistently observed globally. It is not a notifiable disease in most of the countries and data mainly comes from sentinel surveillance and microbiological results.

Local epidemiological data of NTM infection in Hong Kong is largely scarce apart from a small study done 25 years ago in 1995. Further local investigation on the epidemiology, disease course and clinical practice is needed to optimize their management.

Conditions

Clinical Outcomes

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Treatment group

They will start pharmacological treatment according to guidelines and sensitivity

NTM drug treatment

Intervention Type: DRUG

NTM drug treatment according to guideline and sensitivity test results

Observation group

They will not start pharmacological treatment. They will be monitored on symptoms, sputum conversion and radiological progression

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

NTM drug treatment

NTM drug treatment according to guideline and sensitivity test results

Intervention Type: DRUG

Other Intervention Names

pharmacological treatment

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients aged 18 or above
• Two or more respiratory samples positive for NTM, including sputum, tracheal aspirates, bronchial washing, bronchial aspirates, bronchial trap and bronchoalveolar lavage or lung biopsy

Exclusion Criteria

• NTM isolates from extrapulmonary samples
• Refused to sign an informed consent

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 100 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Chinese University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

LAI PING LO

Resident

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

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Other Identifiers

2020.123

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id