Clinical trial
Hypertonic Saline for Treatment of Pulmonary Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Disease
Name
MAC-HS
Description
The MAC-HS study is a testing whether hypertonic saline helps improve symptoms and clearance of mycobacteria in patients with M. avium complex lung infections.
Trial arms
Trial start
2021-05-18
Estimated PCD
2025-06-30
Trial end
2025-06-30
Status
Recruiting
Phase
Early phase I
Treatment
Hypertonic saline
Nebulizing with 7% hypertonic saline twice daily for 12 weeks.
Arms:
Hypertonic saline
Azithromycin
Standard of care
Arms:
Standard of Care
Ethambutol
Standard of care
Arms:
Standard of Care
Rifampin
Standard of care
Arms:
Standard of Care
Size
50
Primary endpoint
Culture conversion
12 weeks
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* At least 2 positive MAC sputum cultures in the last 12 months with at least one AFB positive sputum obtained within 12 weeks prior to randomization
* Meet American Thoracic Society (ATS)/ Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) 2007 pulmonary clinical disease criteria\[1\]
* Age 18 and older
* Diagnosis of Bronchiectasis and/or bronchiectatic findings evident on chest CT report
* Ability to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* Any patient who is unwilling or unable to provide consent or to comply with this protocol
* Cavitary NTM disease
* Patients who are currently taking or within the prior 6 months received any of the following: bedaquiline, or any component of ATS/IDSA multi-drug recommended therapy (macrolide, ethambutol, rifampin) for MAC treatment
* Diagnosis of HIV
* Diagnosis of Cystic fibrosis
* Active pulmonary tuberculosis, fungal, or nocardial disease requiring treatment at screening
* Current use of chronic systemic corticosteroids at doses of 15 mg/day for more than 3 months
* Prior lung or other solid organ transplant
Protocol
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Updated at
2023-12-19
1 organization
1 product
2 indications
Organization
Oregon Health and Science UniversityProduct
Hypertonic salineIndication
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infection