Oral Azithromycin to Prevent Stillbirths and Infant Mortality in Mali

Phase 4Active Not RecruitingNCT03909737

University of Maryland, Baltimore99,700 enrolled

Overview

The double blind randomized controlled trial will assess the efficacy of oral azithromycin administered to pregnant women and/or infants during routine care in preventing stillbirths and mortality through 6-12 months of age in Mali, West Africa, where rates of infant and under five mortality are among the highest in the world.

This trial will assess the efficacy of oral azithromycin given during routine health care visits in preventing stillbirths and mortality through 6-12 months of age in Mali, West Africa, where rates of infant and under five mortality are among the highest in the world. Using an individually randomized placebo-controlled double-masked trial design, pregnant women will receive a single dose of oral azithromycin or placebo at their second and/or third trimester antenatal care visits and during labor, and to infants at their DPT-1 and DPT-3 vaccination visits, which occur at approximately 6 and 14 weeks of age, respectively. The two co-primary outcomes are (1A) a composite outcome of stillbirths and mortality through 6-12 months of age and (1B) mortality between 6 weeks and 6-12 months of age. The study sample size is powered to detect a 20% relative reduction in both of the two co-primary outcomes. The study is designed to inform policymakers regarding the effectiveness of azithromycin for the prevention of stillbirth and infant mortality in both urban and rural parts of the country when administered during routine antenatal and intrapartum care and infant immunization visits. To achieve this aim, three cohorts will be enrolled: a mother-infant cohort in a rural part of the country with infant mortality rates that are higher than the national average, a supplemental infant-only cohort enrolled form the same rural communities, and third urban mother-infant cohort residing in Bamako, Mali's capital. Sub studies designed to elucidate the protective mechanisms of azithromycin treatment will be embedded within the larger study and will be added in the future.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

99,700

Conditions

Stillbirths and Infant Mortality

Interventions

Azithromycin to pregnant womenDRUG

Azithromycin to pregnant women at antenatal care visits and during delivery

Azithromycin to infantsDRUG

Azithromycin to infants at 6 and 14 week EPI visits

Placebo to pregnant womenOTHER

Placebo to pregnant women at antenatal care visits and during delivery

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Pregnant women: 1. Participant is attending an ANC visit between 13 and 37 weeks gestation, with gestational age estimated using fundal height measurements and/or maternal report of quickening, at a participating health facility. 2. Participant is able to understand and comply with planned study procedures. 3. Participant has provided informed consent prior to initiation of any study procedures. 4. Participant intends to reside in the study area until her newborn infant is at least 12 months old. Infants: Enrollment of pregnant women and their unborn infants will happen simultaneously. Infants attending routine immunization visits at eligible health facilities whose mothers were not enrolled in the study will be eligible for enrollment in the supplemental infant cohort within the rural study cohort with the following inclusion criteria: 1. Infant is \<12 mo attending a DTP-1 routine vaccination visit at a participating health facility. 2. Parent or guardian is able to understand and comply with planned study procedures. 3. Parent or guardian has provided informed consent prior to initiation of any study procedures. 4. Parent or guardian intends to reside in the study area until participant is at least 12 months old. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Allergy to macrolides or azalides. 2. Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, might compromise the well-being of the participant or compliance with study procedures. 3. Medical treatment that requires administration of azithromycin (this can be a temporary exclusion if the drug is later discontinued).

Locations (1)

Centre pour le Developpement des Vaccins - Mali

Bamako, Mali

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Rate of stillbirths and infant mortality through 6-12 months of age

Delivery outcomes assessed at intrapartum study visit and infant vital status assessed at 6 and 12 month study visits.

Time frame: 6 to 12 months

Rate of infant mortality between 6 weeks and 12 months of age

Infant vital status will be assessed at 6 and 12 month study visits.

Time frame: 6 weeks to 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

Gestational age at birth

Gestational age will be estimated at enrollment and at delivery.

Time frame: 3-6 months

Birth weight

Birth weight will be measured.

Time frame: 3-6 months

The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of adding azithromycin to standard of care in Mali

Costs associated with the delivery of azithromycin will be measured and the cost-effectiveness ratio will be estimated using efficacy data from the trial.

Time frame: 6 to 18 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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