Status:

RECRUITING

CLArithromycin Versus AZIthromycin in the Treatment of Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Lung Infections

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens

Conditions:

Lung Infection

MAC Lung Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

MAC lung infections are a growing public health problem. The ATS / IDSA 2007 guidelines for the treatment of these non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections recommend the use of a macrolide or azalide ...

Detailed Description

1. Scientific rationale and general description: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) represent all mycobacteria not belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. This group of mycobacteria wa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients 18 years of age or older
  • having a positive Mycobacterium avium complex sample showing the ATS / IDSA infection criteria and requiring treatment
  • ATS / IDSA infection criteria combine clinico-radiological criteria, associated with microbiological criteria
  • the exclusion of any other diagnosis on the thoracic CT, fibroscopy and bacteriological samples

Exclusion

  • Known hypersensitivity to one of the study molecules (rifampicin, ethambutol, azithromycin, clarithromycin)
  • Relapse of an MAC infection,
  • Strain resistant to macrolides, based on genotyping susceptibility testing (genotyping susceptibility testing must be done before inclusion)
  • Treatment that interacts with cytochrome p450 that can not be replaced by another therapeutic,
  • HIV serology 1 and 2,
  • Renal insufficiency with creatinine clearance less than 30 ml / min,
  • Pregnancy and breast feeding,
  • Contra-indication to one of the antibiotics,
  • Impossibility to follow the protocol due in particular to drug addiction according to the investigator,
  • Limited life expectancy, less than 6 months,
  • Patient already participating in a clinical trial on a medical treatment or a therapeutic strategy for non-tuberculous mycobacteria.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 5 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 5 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

424 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03236987

Start Date

February 5 2018

End Date

February 5 2029

Last Update

November 19 2025

Active Locations (3)

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1

CHU Amiens Picardie

Amiens, Picardie, France, 80054

2

CHU Angers

Angers, France, 49933

3

Saint Joseph Hospital

Marseille, France, 13000