Active clinical trials for "Tuberculosis"

Acquired drug-resistance is a major challenge for tuberculosis (TB) care programs. The 2020 WHO guidelines recommends replacing second-line injectables by bedaquiline in rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) treatment regimens. However, recent reports show too high rates of acquired bedaquiline resistance. This may be explained by the delayed onset of action of bedaquiline. The investigators will study whether high-dose amikacin (a second-line injectable), administered during the first week of RR-TB treatment, is safe in 20 patients treated for RR-TB in Rwanda. If safe, further studies will assess whether adding amikacin in the first treatment week protect against acquired bedaquiline resistance. This study is embedded in an ongoing "Master study" of the ShORRT (short oral RR-TB) treatment regimen in Rwanda, a before/after study, with a retrospective cohort (before; the previously recommended second-line injectable-containing RR-TB regimen) and a prospective cohort (after: the newly recommended ShORRT regimen).

A Phase 2, Single-Centre, Open-Label, Parallel Control Arm, Randomised Clinical Study to Evaluate the Early Bactericidal Activity (EBA), Safety and Tolerability of Nebulised RESP301 in Adults with Newly Diagnosed, Rifampicin Susceptible Pulmonary Tuberculosis

To evaluate the 2-week bactericidal activity, pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of sanfetrinem cilexetil in participants with rifampicin-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis.

This is a Phase 1, single dose (200 mg), open-label study comparing the pharmacokinetics and safety of Pretomanid in subjects with mild, moderate, and severe hepatic impairment to matched, non-hepatically impaired subjects. There will be approximately 36 total subjects, adult males and females, 18 to 70 years of age, inclusive. The study will be conducted at 2 sites, study duration is approximately 24 months, and subject participation duration is approximately 5 weeks (including screening). Primary objective: To evaluate the pharmacokinetics of a single oral dose of Pretomanid in subjects with mild, moderate, and severe hepatic impairment (as assessed by Child-Pugh score), relative to matched non-hepatically impaired subjects. Secondary objective: To evaluate the safety of a single oral dose of Pretomanid in subjects with mild, moderate, and severe hepatic impairment (as assessed by Child-Pugh score), relative to matched non-hepatically impaired subjects.

Rationale: Treatment in tuberculosis (TB) is focused on eradication of the bacterial infection, however, after treatment approximately half of patients are left with a significant and permanent respiratory impairment. Adjunctive host-directed therapies are being investigated to modulate host immune responses to target mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection and/or reduce excessive inflammation, prevent pathological tissue damage, preserve lung function and enhance effectiveness of standard drug therapy, while nonetheless eliminating Mtb. Macrolide antibiotics have previously been used in the treatment of multidrug-resistant TB. In addition to their antibiotic effects, macrolides have also been recognized to induce anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects in other lung diseases. Objective: To investigate the immunomodulatory effects of azithromycin in tuberculosis patients receiving standard therapy (isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol (HRZE)) Study design: A prospective, randomized open label intervention trial to investigate the immunomodulatory effects of azithromycin Study population: 24 Intervention: azithromycin 250 mg once daily or standard of care (control) Main study parameters/endpoints: To assess whether azithromycin enhances resolution of systemic inflammation in patients with drug susceptible pulmonary TB receiving standard treatment. To assess whether azithromycin on top of standard treatment in patients with drug susceptible pulmonary TB reduces airway inflammation and reduces tissue degradation and remodeling To investigate whether these effects are associated within shortening of the time to sputum conversion.

INTENSE-TBM is randomized controlled, phase III, multicenter, 2 x 2 factorial plan superiority trial assessing the efficacity of two interventions to reduce mortality from tuberculous meningitis (TBM) in adolescents and adults with or without HIV-infection in sub-Saharan Africa: Intensified TBM treatment with high-dose rifampicin and linezolid, compared to WHO standard TBM treatment. Aspirin, compared to not receiving aspirin. The trial will be open-label for anti-TB treatment and placebo-controlled for aspirin treatment.

This is a proof-of-concept phase IIB, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of 40 mg atorvastatin to reduce persistent lung inflammation after successful TB treatment completion in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected adults measured by PET/CT.

Successful implement of preventive therapy for subjects with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is the critical step for elimination of tuberculosis (TB). The major obstacle of traditional preventive therapy is the unacceptable long treatment duration, taking isoniazid 5mg/kg daily for a total of 9 months (9H), thus seriously compromising its acceptability. With the introduction of 12-doses weekly high-dose (15 mg/kg) rifapentine plus isoniazid (3HP regimen), the completion rate of 3HP has be shown to be much higher than 9H. However, 4.9% to 9.1% of LTBI cases who received 3HP failed to complete treatment because of side effects. Systemic drug reactions (SDRs), even hypotension and shock, under 3HP treatment are higher than 9H treatment. A recent study in HIV patients demonstrated that a new short-term regimen, consisting of isoniazid 5mg/kg plus rifapentine 10mg/kg daily for one month (1HP), has a similar risk of adverse reactions as 3HP. Clinical study with head-to-head comparison between 3HP and 1HP, however, remains lacking. The prospective multicenter study is conducted to investigate whether risk of SDRs under 1HP is lower than that under 3HP. Hypothesis: 1HP has a lower incidence rate of SDRs than 3HP Objectives: To compare the risk of SDRs in 1HP treatment and in 3HP treatment To explore side effect profile of 1HP Methods: This multicenter randomized control trial will compare the risk of SDRs under conventional 3HP regimen (Arm 1: 3HP), and a new regimen consisting of daily rifapentine (10 mg/kg) plus isoniazid (5 mg/kg) for 1 month (Arm 2: 1HP).

This is a first time in human (FTIH) study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics (PK) of single and repeat ascending doses of GSK2556286 in healthy adult participants. Food effect (FE) cohorts will investigate the influence of food on the PK of GSK2556286. The study will be conducted in two parts. Part A will be a single ascending dose (SAD) including up to 11 cohorts (Cohort 1A to cohort 11A) and Part B will be a multiple ascending dose (MAD), including up to 4 cohorts (Cohort 1B to cohort 4B).

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy (how well the medicines work) and tolerability (whether participants stop treatment because of side effects from a drug or treatment) of an anti-TB treatment regimen that compares two doses of linezolid (LZD), combined with bedaquiline (BDQ), delamanid (DLM), and clofazimine (CFZ). This study will also measure the level of these medicines in the participants' blood.