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NCT number NCT06222372
Other study ID # INDIGO#2
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date March 4, 2020
Est. completion date November 2025

Study information

Verified date January 2024
Source Leiden University Medical Center
Contact Annemieke Geluk, PhD
Phone +31715261974
Email ageluk@lumc.nl
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Contact with Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) infected individuals is a risk factor for development of leprosy. Thus, detection of asymtomatically M. leprae infected individuals, allowing informed decision making on who needs treatment at a preclinical stage, is vital to interrupt transmission and can help prevent leprosy. In a previous field trial the BCG vaccine was applied alone and combined with a single dose of rifampin (SDR) as prophylactic interventions in contacts of leprosy patients in Bangladesh. Concurrently, blood-derived host immune-profiles specific for M. leprae infection or leprosy disease were assessed in the same population by merging detection of innate, adaptive cellular as well as humoral immunity. This has led to the identification of selected host-immune markers, currently applied in a low complexity lateral flow assay based on up-coverting particles (UCP-LFA), providing a convenient tool to assess M. leprae infection, allowing assessment of efficacy of prophylactic interventions in a point-of-care setting. The proposed study aims to determine the effect of post-exposure prophylaxis by SDR on M. leprae infection rate using UCP-LFA before and after prophylaxis.


Description:

A stable leprosy new case detection rate in many endemic countries indicates that the transmission of M. leprae is continuing unabated and that the current control strategy of case finding and provision of multi drug therapy (MDT) is not sufficient. Immunoprophylaxis by vaccination or post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) with antibiotics provide effective strategies for the prevention of leprosy. Prophylactic treatment with single dose rifampicin (SDR) has shown to be a successful method to prevent leprosy in contacts of newly diagnosed leprosy patients (1). Currently, the Leprosy Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (LPEP) program generates evidence on the feasibility of integrating contact tracing and single-dose rifampicin (SDR) administration into routine leprosy control activities within the national leprosy control programmes of Brazil, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Tanzania [Steinmann P, et al]. Recently, the world health orginazation (WHO) has endorsed PEP for routine application in their new "Guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of leprosy". Genomic and transcriptomics analysis (e.g. population- and twin studies [5]), have determined that the host genetic background is an important risk factor for leprosy susceptibility. In addition, close contacts of leprosy patients have a higher risk of developing the disease (2, 3), which therefore represents the primary target group for interventions (4). To target individuals spreading leprosy bacilli for prophylactic treatment, M. leprae infection needs to be measurable objectively. Antibody levels correspond with bacterial load and risk of transmission. Also, individuals seropositive for anti-M. leprae phenolic glycolipid-I (PGL-I) antibodies, are at 5-8 fold higher risk of leprosy (5, 6). Moreover, in a leprosy endemic area in Bangladesh, we recently showed significant added value of cellular markers (cytokines, chemokines, acute phase proteins) to identify infection (7). Thus, for implementation in a PEP-approach, new tests that indicate who needs treatment should allow detection of both cellular-and humoral markers. In previous studies applying UCP-LFA in 4 countries with variable leprosy endemicity (Bangladesh, Brazil, China and Ethiopia), we have shown that the combined assessment of serum levels of multiple biomarkers including anti-PGL-I Ab as well as cytokines, significantly improved the diagnostic potential for detection of M. leprae infected individuals. This demonstrates that UCP-LFAs for detection of multiple biomarkers can provide valuable tools for more accurate detection of M. leprae infection. Its low-complexity POC format and applicability for use of finger-stick blood allows large scale screening efforts in field settings. Moreover, the format of the UCP-LFA is being further developed in various other projects (focused on tuberculosis and leprosy diagnostic tests). This has recently resulted in a multi-biomarker test (MBT) format that allows simultaneous detection of up to 6 markers, which is currently further evaluated in the field for tuberculosis diagnostic purposes. Since the UCP-LFA format is flexible and can accommodate for detection of different markers, this latest development will also enable combined detection of humoral and cellular biomarkers which together represent a specific signature for M. leprae infection.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 1100
Est. completion date November 2025
Est. primary completion date June 2025
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 5 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria patients: - newly diagnosed multibacillary leprosy patients (BI 1-6) Inclusion Criteria contacts of MB leprosy patients: - living in the same house (household members) - living in a house on the same compound - sharing the same kitchen - direct neighbors (first neighbors) - willing to participate - provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria patients: - refusal of examination of their contacts - suffering from the pure neural form of leprosy - residing only temporarily in the study area - PB leprosy patients Exclusion Criteria contacts: - diagnosed as leprosy patients during contact examination - living less than 100 m away from a patient already included in the study - first and second degree relatives of a patient already included in the study - refusal informed consent - pregnancy - tuberculosis or leprosy treatment - below 5 years of age - known to suffer from liver disease or jaundice - residing temporarily in the study area

Study Design


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Intervention

Drug:
Rifampin
antibiotic

Locations

Country Name City State
Bangladesh The Leprosy Mission International - Bangladesh Nilphamari

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Annemieke Geluk The Leprosy Mission Bangladesh

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Bangladesh, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Changes of levels of host serum proteins in contacts after SDR Using UCP-LFA levels of biomarkers will be quantified in fingerprick blood samples samples will be analysed 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 6 months after SDR
Primary Changes of levels of host serum proteins in contacts after SDDR Using UCP-LFA levels of biomarkers will be quantified in fingerprick blood samples samples will be analysed 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 6 months after SDDR
Secondary Changes in bacterial load in contacts after SDR determining M.leprae DNA in nasal swabs samples will be analysed 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 6 months after SDR
Secondary Changes in bacterial load in contacts after SDDR determining M.leprae DNA in nasal swabs samples will be analysed 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 6 months after SDDR
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