Comprehensive Diagnosis and Treatment Strategy for Opportunistic Fungal Infections in AIDS Patients

NCT ID: NCT05153005

Last Updated: 2021-12-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

600 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-04-01

Study Completion Date

2023-12-31

Brief Summary

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Opportunistic fungal infection is the most common opportunistic infection in AIDS patients, with the high mortality and recurrence rate due to the lack of standardized comprehensive diagnosis and treatment strategy. This project aims to combine traditional detection and observation indicators with molecular biology, serology and mass spectrometry identification technology to develop early screening and diagnostic strategies for opportunistic fungal infections in AIDS patients, explore scientific evaluation methods for anti-fungal efficacy and formulate comprehensive strategies for reducing the mortality and recurrence rate.

Detailed Description

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The research involves AIDS patients complicated with talaromycosis, PCP and cryptococcosis in the study.

The main contents:

1. To explore early screening and diagnostic strategies. To advance the application of taloromyces marneffeispecific mannose protein (Mp1p), (1,3)- β- D-glucan (G antigen) and Cryptococcus capsular antigen (CrAg) serological detection, qPCR, dd- PCR and mass spectrometry identification In clinical practice.
2. To develop scientific evaluation strategy of anti-fungal treatment effect. On the basis of routine clinical, laboratory, imaging indexes and QFC, qPCR, dd-PCR and serological quantitative detection methods were combined to explore strategies for evaluating anti-fungal efficacy. 3 .To determine the termination timing of secondary prevention To explore the scientific timing to terminate secondary prevention after ART, Combing CD4 + T cell count with plasma HIV RNA, HIV DNA of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), CD4 + / CD8+ ratio and chronic immune activation index

Conditions

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Opportunistic Fungal Infections

Keywords

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Talaromycosis Pneumocystis pneumonia Cryptococcus Infection

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Talaromycosis

Participants: AIDS patients complicated with Talaromycosis. Intervention(s): To use the specific antigen of taloromyces marneffei which is mannose protein (Mp1p), (1,3)- β- D-glucan (G antigen) and qPCR, dd-PCR and mass spectrometry identification in the diagnosis and efficacy evaluation of AIDS patients complicated with Talaromycosis.

examination methods

Intervention Type OTHER

Some advanced methods: mannose protein (Mp1p), (1,3)- β- D-glucan (G antigen) and Cryptococcus capsular antigen (CrAg) serological detection, qPCR, dd- PCR and mass spectrometry identification, QFC.

Pneumocystis pneumonia

Participants: AIDS patients complicated with Pneumocystis pneumonia Intervention(s):To use (1,3)- β- D-glucan (G antigen) , qPCR, dd-PCR and mass spectrometry identification, to explore the methods of screening and early diagnosis strategies.

examination methods

Intervention Type OTHER

Some advanced methods: mannose protein (Mp1p), (1,3)- β- D-glucan (G antigen) and Cryptococcus capsular antigen (CrAg) serological detection, qPCR, dd- PCR and mass spectrometry identification, QFC.

Cryptococcus

Participants: AIDS patients complicated with Cryptococcus Intervention(s):To use (1,3)- β- D-glucan (G antigen) and Cryptococcus capsular antigen(CrAg) serological detection, qPCR, DD PCR and mass spectrometry identification, to explore the methods of screening and early diagnosis strategies of disease.

examination methods

Intervention Type OTHER

Some advanced methods: mannose protein (Mp1p), (1,3)- β- D-glucan (G antigen) and Cryptococcus capsular antigen (CrAg) serological detection, qPCR, dd- PCR and mass spectrometry identification, QFC.

Interventions

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examination methods

Some advanced methods: mannose protein (Mp1p), (1,3)- β- D-glucan (G antigen) and Cryptococcus capsular antigen (CrAg) serological detection, qPCR, dd- PCR and mass spectrometry identification, QFC.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age (16-70 years), male and female;
2. HIV-1 infected;
3. hospitalized patients with the signs or symptoms inferred to infection;
4. Initial CD4 cell count less than 200 cells/ul; HIV-1 RNA viral load was unlimited;
5. State Informed Consent for Free Treatment has been signed;
6. Good compliance and signing Informed Consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. have been treated regularly in other hospitals or have been clearly diagnosed before admission;
2. Researchers decide if patients could/not complete the scheduled follow-up (factors to consider such as weak, poor compliance, etc.);
3. Pregnancy during the study period;
4. Hospital stay less than 7 days.
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Guangzhou 8th People's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Linghua LI

Chief physician

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ruosu Ying, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University

Locations

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Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Linghua Li, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 02083710825

Email: [email protected]

Pengle Guo, Master

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 02083710825

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Linghua Li, PhD

Role: primary

Pengle Guo, Master

Role: backup

References

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Other Identifiers

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202034167

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id