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This study is being conducted at seven major children's hospitals in Australia and New Zealand to test a new approach for treating a virus, called cytomegalovirus in children with weakened immune systems. The researchers want to find out if using a web app to customise the dose of a medication called ganciclovir is better at clearing the virus over a six-week period compared to the standard method of giving the medication.
Immunocompromised children between 1 months to 18 years with cytomegalovirus viraemia who are admitted to one of the participating sites will be enrolled into the trial if eligible (see eligibility criteria) and randomly allocated into two groups. Children in the 'control- standard dosing group' will receive standard intravenous ganciclovir treatment for cytomegalovirus viraemia at a standard dosing of at 5mg/kg IV BD. Children in the "intervention: individualised dosing using a web app group" will receive a personalised intravenous ganciclovir dose calculated using an individualised IV ganciclovir dosing app. This approach considers the patient's weight, creatinine level, and target drug exposure, allowing for tailored dosing based on individual pharmacokinetic parameters. The virological clearance by 6 weeks of the children in each of the two groups will be compared.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control: standard dosing | Active Comparator | Enrolled participant will receive standard dosing of IV Ganciclovir dependent on renal function:
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| Intervention: individualised dosing using a web app | Active Comparator | Enrolled participant will receive a personalised dosing of IV Ganciclovir calculated using an individualised IV ganciclovir dosing app, that considers the patient's weight, creatinine level, and at a target drug exposure (AUC24 between 40-100 mg.h/L), allowing for tailored dosing based on individual pharmacokinetic parameters. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Standard dosing of IV ganciclovir | Drug | IV ganciclovir at standard dosing |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| The proportion of participants who achieve CMV virological clearance by 6 weeks | CMV virological clearance by 6 weeks to be compared between the two treatment groups. * Virological clearance defined as two consecutives negative CMV polymerase chain reaction results, or detectable but CMV viral load is less than the lower limit of detection. Separated by at least 72 hours by 6-weeks (42 days) after randomisation. | 42 days |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| The proportion of participants who achieve CMV virological clearance before 3-weeks | The proportion of children who achieve virological clearance before 3-weeks (21 days) to be compared between the two treatment arms. Virological clearance defined as two consecutives negative CMV polymerase chain reaction results, or detectable but CMV viral load is less than the lower limit of detection. Separated by at least 72 hours. |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Alice Lei | Contact | +61 0433 903 448 | alice.lei2@rch.org.au | |
| Sharelle Joseland | Contact | +61 0410052823 | sharelle.joseland2@rch.org.au |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Amanda Gwee | Murdoch Childrens Research Institute | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Sydney Children's Hospital | Recruiting | Sydney | New South Wales | 2031 | Australia |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 35111869 | Background | Heston SM, Young RR, Tanaka JS, Jenkins K, Vinesett R, Saccoccio FM, Martin PL, Chao NJ, Kelly MS. Risk Factors for CMV Viremia and Treatment-Associated Adverse Events Among Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 16;9(2):ofab639. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab639. eCollection 2022 Feb. | |
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| National Ethics Advisory Committee. 2019. National Ethical Standards for Health and Disability Research and Quality Improvement. Wellington: Ministry of Health | View source |
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Beginning 12 months following analysis and article publication, upon approval of the request, the following will be made available long-term for use by future researchers from a recognised research institution whose proposed use of the data has been ethically reviewed and approved by an independent committee and who accept MCRI's conditions for access:
Beginning 12 months following analysis and article publication, upon approval of the request
Researchers must be from a recognised research institution whose proposed use of the data has been ethically reviewed and approved by an independent committee and who accept MCRI's conditions for access
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| Personalised dosing of IV ganciclovir |
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IV ganciclovir at a personalised dosing calculated using a ganciclovir dosing web app |
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| 21 days |
| The proportion of participants who develop CMV disease by 6 weeks | The proportion of children who develop CMV disease by 6 weeks to be compared between the two treatment groups. CMV disease assessed by the treating clinician based on signs/symptoms of disease followed by microbiological confirmation at the 6-week assessment. | 42 days |
| Difference between treatment groups in All-cause mortality by 6 months | All-cause mortality by 6 months to be compared between the two treatment groups. All-cause mortality assessed by chart ± telephone review by the research team at 6-month timepoint. | 6 months |
| The proportion of participants who develop drug resistant CMV infection by 6 months | The proportion of children who develop drug resistant CMV infection by 6 months to be compared between the two treatment groups. Children with refractory or further CMV infections following resolution of the initial infection will be evaluated for CMV-resistance through gene testing (UL97 and UL54). | 6 months |
| The proportion of participants with treatment-related adverse effects (AEs) | The proportion of children with any treatment-related AEs to be compared between the two treatment groups. Assessed at end of treatment or at 6 weeks (whichever is later) by the treating team. | 42 days |
| Change in Quality of Life measured over 6 months using the EQ-5D-Y Questionnaire. | Quality of Life (QoL) over the 6-month period following randomisation to be compared between the two treatment groups using the QoL EQ-5D-Y questionnaire, assessed at 7 days, 42 days and 180 days. The EQ-5D-Y descriptive system comprises the following five dimensions: mobility, looking after oneself, doing usual activities, having pain or discomfort and feeling worried, sad or unhappy. Each dimension has 3 levels: no problems, some problems and a lot of problems. The final question measures how good or bad the participants' health is that day on a scale from 0 to 100. 100 means the best health they can imagine and 0 means the worst health they can imagine. | 7 days, 42 days, 180 days |
| Difference between treatment groups in cost-effectiveness over the 6-month period following randomisation | The total sum of all hospital and patient/family resources required per patient over the 6-month period to be compared between the two treatment groups. | 6 months |
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | Recruiting | Sydney | New South Wales | 2145 | Australia |
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| Queensland Children's Hospital | Recruiting | Brisbane | Queensland | 4101 | Australia |
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| The Royal Children's Hospital | Recruiting | Melbourne | Victoria | 3052 | Australia |
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| Monash Children's Hospital | Recruiting | Melbourne | Victoria | 3168 | Australia |
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| Perth Children's Hospital | Recruiting | Perth | Western Australia | 6009 | Australia |
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| Starship Children's Hospital | Recruiting | Auckland | North Island | 1023 | New Zealand |
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