Rifampin and Efavirenz Interactions in Older Children

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified September 2012 by The Miriam Hospital
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Collaborator:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
The Miriam Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01704144
First received: October 4, 2012
Last updated: October 16, 2012
Last verified: September 2012
  Purpose

Efavirenz is an essential component of HIV treatment in children aged 3 years or older on anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB) treatment. However, the appropriate efavirenz dose during anti-TB treatment remains unclear. Rifampin (an anti-TB drug) increases the activity of the drug metabolizing enzymes that breakdown efavirenz, which may lead to low blood levels of efavirenz and treatment failure during cotreatment. The drug-to-drug interactions between the HIV and anti-TB drugs also vary between individuals based on genetic factors. This study will investigate the effects of anti-TB treatment, as well as drug-gene interactions on the blood concentrations of efavirenz in children with HIV and TB infections. Such data could enhance optimization of efavirenz dosage or selection of alternate regimens in some children.


Condition
HIV
Tuberculosis

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Effect of Rifampin-containing Anti-TB Treatment on Efavirenz Pharmacokinetics in HIV/TB Co-infected Children Aged 3 - 14 Years

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Further study details as provided by The Miriam Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Area under time curve from time 0-24 hours(AUC0-24h) of efavirenz [ Time Frame: At week of 4 of HIV therapy ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Compare efavirenz AUC0-24h between HIV-infected children without TB and those with TB on rifampin-containing anti-TB therapy in co-infected patients


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Number of children with grade 3 or 4 liver enzymes elevations compared to baseline, new onset of skin rash, nausea, vomiting or treatment modification due to drug side effects [ Time Frame: up to week 24 of therapy ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
    Compare frequency of adverse events as a measure of safety and tolerability between HIV-infected children with and without TB coinfection

  • Number of children with efavirenz 24-hour post-dose concentration (C24h) < 1000 ng/mL [ Time Frame: At week 4 of therapy ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Relationship between clinical factors (weight, gender, nutritional status) as well as genetic factors (CYP2B6 516G>T, as well as CYP3A4, ABCB1, CAR and PXR polymorphisms) and efavirenz AUC0-24h and efavirenz C24h will be investigated

  • Number of children who discontinue efavirenz therapy due to drug side effects [ Time Frame: Up to week 24 of HIV therapy ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
    Relationship between clinical factors (weight, gender, nutritional status) as well as genetic factors (CYP2B6 polymorphisms) and treatment modification due to drug side effects in the combined study population

  • Trough concentration (C24h) of efavirenz [ Time Frame: At week 4 of therapy ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Compare efavirenz C24h between HIV-infected children without TB and those with TB, as well as in the absence of and presence of rifampin-containing anti-TB therapy in co-infected patients

  • AUC, Cmax and clearance of efavirenz on and off rifampin-containing anti-Tb therapy in HIV/TB co-infected patients [ Time Frame: at week 24 of therapy ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Biospecimen Retention:   Samples With DNA

EDTA plasma Whole blood DNA


Estimated Enrollment: 160
Study Start Date: October 2012
Estimated Study Completion Date: May 2017
Estimated Primary Completion Date: May 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   3 Years to 14 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

HIV-infected children with and with TB aged 3 to 14 years old

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Children with active TB with or without HIV co-infection. Active TB diagnosis defined by clinical criteria consistent with active TB and/or a positive AFB smear or mycobacterial culture.
  2. Aged 3 months to 14 years old
  3. Are available for follow-up until completion of TB treatment and/or achievement of a study endpoint like discontinuation of therapy, and/or pharmacokinetic sampling.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Unable to obtain informed signed consent parent(s) or legal guardian
  2. Have AIDS-related opportunistic infections other than TB, history of or proven acute hepatitis within 30 days of study entry, persistent vomiting, or diarrhea
  3. Hemoglobin < 6 g/dl, white blood cells < 2500/mm3, serum creatinine > 1.5 mg/dl, AST and ALT > 2X upper limit of normal.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01704144

Contacts
Contact: Awewura Kwara, MD, MPH&TM 4017932463 akwara@lifespan.org
Contact: Sampson Antwi, MBChB +233265812061 antwisampson10@yahoo.com

Locations
Ghana
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Recruiting
Kumasi, Ghana
Contact: Sampson Antwi, MBchB     +233265812061     antwisampson10@yahoo.com    
Contact: Anthony Enimil, MBChB     +233208164433     tenimil@live.com    
Sponsors and Collaborators
The Miriam Hospital
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Awewura Kwara, MD, MPH&TM The Miriam Hospital
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: The Miriam Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01704144     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: PK-PTBHIV03, R01HD071779
Study First Received: October 4, 2012
Last Updated: October 16, 2012
Health Authority: Ghana: Committee on Human Research

Keywords provided by The Miriam Hospital:
Efavirenz
rifampin
Pharmacokinetics
Drug-drug interactions
Drug-gene interactions
Children

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium Infections
Actinomycetales Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections
Rifampin
Efavirenz
Antibiotics, Antitubercular
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Antitubercular Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Leprostatic Agents
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-HIV Agents

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 03, 2013