Tuberculosis is the most common opportunistic infection (OI) in HIV-infected persons worldwide, including in South East Asia. Significant numbers of patients experience tuberculosis-related paradoxical immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) after ART initiation, yet the optimal treatment of TB-IRIS is unknown. A recent randomized-controlled trial showed the benefit of prednisone over placebo in reduction of days of hospitalization and invasive procedures. The investigators hypothesize that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are as effective as corticosteroids for treatment of non-life threatening TB-IRIS in HIV-infected patients and hypothesize that adjunctive treatment with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (Statins) may improve the outcomes. This is a randomized controlled trial with a 2x2 factorial design to test the relative benefit of corticosteroids, NSAIDS, and Statins for the symptomatic and immunologic control of TB-IRIS.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Dexamethasone: 4 mg 3x daily for 2 weeks, then 2x daily for 1 week, then once daily for 1 week
Atorvastatin: 80 mg once daily (equivalent to 30mg ± 10mg with rifamycin co-administration in this TB population)
Naproxen: 250 mg 3x daily for 2 weeks, then 2x daily for 1 week, then once daily for 1 week
Atorvastatin placebo
Ramathibodi Hospital
Bangkok, Thailand
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute
Nonthaburi, Thailand
Change in Clinical Symptom Score at Day 7, as measured by the 10-point visual analog scale to quantify symptom severity.
Time frame: Day 7
Change in serum C-reactive protein at Day 7
Time frame: Day 7
Days of hospitalization combined with outpatient therapeutic procedures
Time frame: 56 days
Study medicine discontinuation
(e.g. switching to open-label medication)
Time frame: 28 days
Karnofsky Performance Status Scale at day 7 and 28;
Time frame: Day 7 and Day 28
Incidence of Adverse Events
DAIDS Grading Scale 3-5 events
Time frame: 56 days
Radiologic improvement at 2 weeks;
Time frame: 14 days
Mortality
Time frame: 56 days
CD4 count change
Time frame: 28 days
Recurrence of IRIS manifestations within the 8 week study period
Time frame: 56 days
ART or TB therapy discontinuation
Time frame: 56 days
Incidence of sputum acid fast bacilli (AFB) smear positivity at day 28
Time frame: Day 28
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