Clinical trial NCT04699097: The Effect of Azithromycin Use on Conduction System of Heart in COVID-19 Positive Children
Official title: Azitromycin Use in COVID-19 Positive Pediatric Patients; Effect on Ventricle Repolarization
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Azithromycin Adverse Reaction
Covid19
Long QT Syndrome
Lead sponsor: Kayseri City Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER_GOV
First posted: 2021-01-07
Enrollment: 105
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 1
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: children who recieved oral azithromycin therapy due to COVID 19 infection

Brief summary: Azithromycin (AZ) is used in the pediatric group in COVID-19 diseas. It has been reported to cause prolongation in the QT interval in adult age group. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of AZ on ventricular repolarization in COVID-19 positive pediatric patients.

METHOD The study was conducted prospectively in July-August 2020. COVID-19 pediatric patients who received AZ treatment were included in the study. ECG was obtained before treatment and on the 1st, 3rd and 5th days after the treatment. Measurements were made with Image J program®. QTmax, QTmin, Tp-emax, Tp-emin intervals were measured. QTcmax, QTcmin, Tp-ecmax, Tp-ecmin, QTcd, Tp-ecd, and QTc / Tp-ec ratios were calculated with Bazett formula.

Detailed description: The study was prospectively conducted between June 2020 and August 2020. Children hospitalized in Kayseri City Hospital Pediatric Infection Clinic for coronavirus disease and receiving oral AZ treatment were included in the study. Approval was obtained from the local ethics committee. Written informed consent was obtained from the patients and their families. AZ treatment was given as oral 10 mg / kg (maximum 500 mg) on Day 1, followed by 5 mg / kg (maximum 250 mg) on Days 2-5 once a daily. A 12-lead ECG was obtained before the treatment and on the 1st, 3rd and 5th days of the treatment. Patients who did not have at least one ECG before and after the treatment and whose QT and Tp-Te intervals could not be calculated due to excessively parasitic ECG were not included in the study.

ECG was obtained with a GE Mac 2000® device with a paper speed of 25 mm / sec, 10 mv / mm amplitude standard. ECGs were scanned with a scanner and transferred to the computer as JPEG format. QT, Tp-Te intervals were measured by a pediatric cardiologist using ImageJ® program.

Intervals between two consecutive R waves were defined as RR interval. QT interval was defined as the interval from the beginning of the QRS complex to the end of the T wave.

The end of the T wave was defined as intersection of the terminal limb of the T wave with the isoelectric baseline. The longest and the shortest QT intervals across 12 leads were defined as the maximum QT (QTmax) and the minimum QT (QTmin) intervals, respectively. They were corrected according to heart rate by using the Bazett Formula and defined as corrected QTmax (QTmaxc) and corrected QTmin (QTminc), respectively. Bazett formula was preferred to provide uniformity and enable comparison with other studies \[Bazett: QTc = QT/(RR)1/2\]. QTc dispersion (QTcd) was defined as the difference between QTmaxc and QTminc.

For the T-wave peak to T-wave end interval (Tp-e) measurement, time interval between peak of T wave, ie the time point in which T wave had highest amplitude and end of T wave which also was defined as the crossing point of T wave and isoelectric line was noted as a function of time. Tp-e was also corrected according to heart rate and referred as Tp-ec. The longest and the shortest Tp-e intervals were defined as the maximum Tp-e (Tp-emax) and the minimum Tp-e (Tp-emin) intervals, respectively. Tp-e dispersion (Tp-ed) was defined as the difference between Tp-emax and Tp-emin. Tp-e/QT and Tp-ec/QTc ratios were calculated as maximum and minimum seperately.13 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS The normality of distribution of the ECG measurements and ratios were determined with Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Descriptive statistics are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) for continuous variables and proportion for categorical variables. Friedman test was used to evaluate repetitive ECG measurements before and after treatment days. P value \< 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. All statistical analyses were carried out with the Statistical Package for Social Science for Windows version 22.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL).

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* PCR positive COVID-19 patients
* Age\<18 yearts
* Minimum 3 days oral Azithromycin therapy
* At least one ECG before and after treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

* parasitic ECG
* not having at least 1 ECG before or after treatment
* taking drugs other than hydroxychloroquine to prolong the QT interval

Primary outcomes:
measure: Effect of azitromycin on ventricle repolarization
timeFrame: Before treatment-5th day of treatment
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Kayseri
country: Turkey
facility: Süleyman Sunkak
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Study officials:
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