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NCT number NCT04246983
Other study ID # NL72666.078.20
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date July 1, 2020
Est. completion date December 1, 2022

Study information

Verified date December 2022
Source Erasmus Medical Center
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Rationale: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly used by various specialists in the Netherlands, but its role in managing patients with HIV is unclear. In settings endemic for tuberculosis, Fast Assessment with Sonography for HIV/Tuberculosis (FASH) has proven its value to detect extrapulmonary tuberculosis in patients with HIV. However, there is no data to support POCUS for patients with HIV in resource affluent settings. Objective: The investigators aim to determine the feasibility and diagnostic value of POCUS in detecting opportunistic disease in HIV patients with advanced disease stages in the Netherlands. Study design: The investigators will perform a prospective observational pilot study. Study population: The investigators will include new adult patients with HIV presenting with a cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) T-cell count below 350 cells/mm3, and all adult HIV patients requiring admission to hospital. Intervention (if applicable): The investigators will perform a focused ultrasound examination including FASH, and ultrasound of the lung, liver and kidneys. In case of positive findings additional examinations will be undertaken to determine the underlying pathology and/or treatment started as indicated. In case of negative findings, patients will be followed for 12 months to observe for (possibly missed) opportunistic infections. Main study parameters/endpoints: Our primary outcomes include acceptability of POCUS by patients, interobserver variation in interpretation of POCUS images, and number of diagnosed AIDS and non-AIDS related problems. Secondary outcomes include sensitivity and specificity, negative predictive value and positive predictive value of our POCUS protocol. In addition, incidence rates of opportunistic infections will be compared to a historical matched control group. Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness: The ultrasound examination is painless and without risk to the participants. It will take approximately 30 minutes and will be combined with routine visits to the hospital. Benefits include potential earlier detection of opportunistic disease, while adverse effects may arise from false positive findings requiring further examinations which may cause stress or anxiety. The rate of false positive findings in POCUS has not been formally investigated, but appears low. The effect of POCUS in advanced HIV/AIDS can only be studied in HIV patients.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 34
Est. completion date December 1, 2022
Est. primary completion date December 1, 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - new patients with HIV presenting with a CD4 T-cell count below 350 cells/mm3 - patients with HIV who are admitted to hospital Exclusion Criteria: - absence of informed consent

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
Opportunistic infection Ultrasound (OpUS) screening
this point-of-care ultrasound protocol will include lung ultrasound, assessment of pericardial and pleural effusions, ascites, abdominal lymphadenopathy and splenic micro abscesses, as well as a focused ultrasound of liver and kidneys.

Locations

Country Name City State
Netherlands Erasmus MC Rotterdam

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Erasmus Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Netherlands, 

References & Publications (8)

Agostinis P, Copetti R, Lapini L, Badona Monteiro G, N'Deque A, Baritussio A. Chest ultrasound findings in pulmonary tuberculosis. Trop Doct. 2017 Oct;47(4):320-328. doi: 10.1177/0049475517709633. Epub 2017 May 25. — View Citation

French MA, Price P, Stone SF. Immune restoration disease after antiretroviral therapy. AIDS. 2004 Aug 20;18(12):1615-27. doi: 10.1097/01.aids.0000131375.21070.06. — View Citation

Giordani MT, Brunetti E, Binazzi R, Benedetti P, Stecca C, Goblirsch S, Heller T. Extrapulmonary mycobacterial infections in a cohort of HIV-positive patients: ultrasound experience from Vicenza, Italy. Infection. 2013 Apr;41(2):409-14. doi: 10.1007/s15010-012-0336-4. Epub 2012 Sep 24. — View Citation

Giordani MT, Tamarozzi F, Kaminstein D, Brunetti E, Heller T. Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field. Crit Ultrasound J. 2018 Apr 17;10(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s13089-018-0089-0. — View Citation

Heller T, Mtemang'ombe EA, Huson MA, Heuvelings CC, Belard S, Janssen S, Phiri S, Grobusch MP. Ultrasound for patients in a high HIV/tuberculosis prevalence setting: a needs assessment and review of focused applications for Sub-Saharan Africa. Int J Infect Dis. 2017 Mar;56:229-236. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.11.001. Epub 2016 Nov 9. — View Citation

Heller T, Wallrauch C, Goblirsch S, Brunetti E. Focused assessment with sonography for HIV-associated tuberculosis (FASH): a short protocol and a pictorial review. Crit Ultrasound J. 2012 Nov 21;4(1):21. doi: 10.1186/2036-7902-4-21. — View Citation

Hunter L, Belard S, Janssen S, van Hoving DJ, Heller T. Miliary tuberculosis: sonographic pattern in chest ultrasound. Infection. 2016 Apr;44(2):243-6. doi: 10.1007/s15010-015-0865-8. Epub 2015 Dec 11. — View Citation

Schouten M, van Velde AJ, Snijdewind IJ, Verbon A, Rijnders BJ, van der Ende ME. [Late diagnosis of HIV positive patients in Rotterdam, the Netherlands: risk factors and missed opportunities]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2013;157(15):A5731. Dutch. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Acceptance rate of point-of-care ultrasound by patients 1 day
Primary interobserver variation in interpretation of ultrasound images 1 day
Primary Number of diagnosed AIDS and non-AIDS related problems 1 year
Secondary Sensitivity and specificity, negative predictive value and positive predictive value of our ultrasound protocol to diagnose opportunistic disease. 1 year
Secondary Number of diagnosed AIDS and non-AIDS related problems compared to a historic control group 1 year
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