Active clinical trials for "Tuberculosis"

The purpose of this study is to assess whether Mycobacterium bovis rBCGΔureC::hly (VPM1002) vaccination and Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) revaccination are safe and immunogenic in pre-adolescents with and without HIV and with and without Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) sensitization.

Resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs is a continually growing problem. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) is resistance to at least rifampicin and isoniazid, and extensively drug-resistant TB is additional resistance to a fluoroquinolone and a second injectable line drug. Methods currently employed in testing for resistance are inadequate and a contributing factor to the 40-50% MDR-TB treatment success rate. Current drug susceptibility testing methods are slow for most drugs, taking weeks. Rapid molecular methods such as the line probe assays, e.g. Hain GenoType MDRTBplus and sl, provide resistant calls to only a limited number of drugs, and are often less useful in smear negative patients. Molecular technologies such as sequencing can provide a comprehensive readout of drug resistance and are able to detect resistant populations at very low levels (≤1%), thus enabling individualized therapy. This can be done directly from sputum. Targeted sequencing amplifies regions of genomic DNA associated with resistance prior to sequencing. Rapid analytic software is used to process the raw sequence data, identify resistance causing mutations and provide a readout of clinically relevant information. However, the feasibility, and more importantly the impact, of this approach has not been evaluated in a clinical trial to establish proof of concept. Aim 1: To conduct a randomised controlled trial to determine the impact of sputum-based targeted sequencing in detecting resistance to second-line TB drugs compared to the current programmatic standard of care (Hain MDRTBplus/sl and adjunct phenotypic drug susceptibility testing) when used to inform of treatment for MDR-TB. Aim 2: To compare currently available drug resistant sequencing pipelines for diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity, specificity and predictive value as compared to culture based phenotypic drug susceptibility testing. Aim 3: To compare the feasibility, accuracy, turn-aroundtime, and cost implications of the above-mentioned diagnostic approaches.

This is a Phase I, open-label, single dose, sequential group study to compare the safety and pharmacokinetics of pretomanid in the following groups of subjects: 1) subjects with severe renal impairment including those with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) not needing dialysis, and subjects with mild or moderate renal impairment, designated as Groups 2, 3, and 4, respectively; and 2) subjects with normal renal function matched to the above renal impairment groups, designated as Groups 1A, 1B, and 1C, respectively. The study will be conducted following a reduced Pharmacokinetic (PK) study design in Part A and Part B. Part A will enroll subjects from Group 1A (i.e., 6 healthy matched controls) and Group 2 (i.e., 6 subjects with severe renal impairment and ESRD, not on dialysis). A decision will be made after the PK of pretomanid and safety of subjects enrolled in Part A have been reviewed. If Part A demonstrated different pretomanid exposures at least a 50-100% increase in Area under the Curve (AUC) in Group 2 (severe renal impairments and ESRD, not on dialysis) relative to the exposures in Group 1A (matched subjects with normal renal function), then the reduced PK study will extend to the full PK study to enroll subjects into Part B (i.e., to investigate mild, and moderate renal impairment) and all enrollment will be initiated concurrently in Part B groups (1B, 1C, 3 and 4). If no difference in PK and safety is observed in Part A, then no further study (Part B) is recommended The approximate patient involvement will be 3 months. The primary objective is to evaluate the PK profiles of pretomanid in plasma and urine after a single oral dose of 200 mg in subjects with renal impairment compared to matched healthy controls.

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infection caused by bacteria passed from one person to another through the air when an infected person for instance coughs, speaks, or sneezes. This study tests the safety and vaccine-induced immune response of a new preventive TB vaccine called H107e/CAF®10b. H107e is a copy of protein parts from the bacterium causing tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which are also called antigens. CAF®10b is an adjuvant which helps the body discover the antigen. The adjuvant and antigen are mixed together to formulate the final vaccine. The final formulated vaccine enhances the immune system's response against the antigen. This is a first-in-human study, meaning this vaccine is being given to people for the first time. The primary objective is to evaluate the safety of the vaccine and its components; however, the study will also evaluate the specific immune responses generated by the new vaccine. The study is divided into two parts, phase 1a and phase 1b. Phase 1a investigates unadjuvanted H107e, CAF®10b adjuvant, H107e/CAF®10b vaccine (low adjuvant dose), and H107e/CAF®10b vaccine (full adjuvant dose). The trial products are administered twice intramuscularly. H107e is also administered intranasally in one of the groups on Day 85. Phase 1b investigates H107e/CAF®10b, H107e/CAF®10b+Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), BCG, and placebo. A placebo is a look-alike substance that contains no active drug. All groups in phase 1b receive H107e intranasally on Day 211. A preventive TB vaccine such as H107e/CAF®10b should be able to introduce the body's immune system to antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This will result in memory in the immune system, meaning that when a person gets infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the immune system will recognise and target the bacteria to prevent disease, thereby avoiding the need for antibiotic treatment and/or other treatments and their side effects.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of MTBVAC in adolescents and adults living with and without HIV in South Africa

Organ transplant recipients are a high incidence group of tuberculosis infection, and the incidence rate is 7-27 times that of the general population. The prevention of postoperative tuberculosis infection is an important part of kidney transplant recipients postoperative follow-up. Taking reasonable tuberculosis prevention strategies for organ transplant recipients can better prevent the occurrence of postoperative tuberculosis and reduce the unreasonable use of anti-tuberculosis drugs. The previous screening methods for active tuberculosis mainly include sputum smear culture, tissue biopsy, tuberculin skin test, tuberculosis antibody, tuberculosis DNA, and chest imaging. However, there is still a lack of accurate and effective means for screening for latent tuberculosis infection. The tuberculosis interferon-γ release test has recently received more and more attention as a means of screening for potential tuberculosis infection. However, how to apply tuberculosis interferon-γ release test in clinical practice is still controversial. The investigators hope to explore the clinical application prospects and practical value of tuberculosis interferon-γ release test through this research. According to the conclusion of the retrospective study, the investigators found that the recipients with negative TSPOT result maybe don't need follow the isoniazid treatment to prevent the development of tuberculosis even though participants have clinical risk factor of tuberculosis(include past tuberculosis history, the close contact with active tuberculosis patients, an area with a high incidence of tuberculosis, abnormal chest x ray performance ). The investigators will divided the recipients with tuberculosis risk factors into three groups randomly. Of course, the invention require written informed consent. The first group with positive tuberculosis interferon gamma release assay (TSPOT) result will follow through with the treatment ,which is a daily dose of isoniazid for six months(300mg daily) after kidney transplant surgery. The second group with negative TSPOT result will not follow through the isoniazid treatment. The third group will follow through with the isoniazid treatment no matter their TSPOT results. The investigators will conduct a prospective clinical trial with the first aim of exploring the effectiveness of TSPOT results in kidney transplant recipients with clinical tuberculosis risk factors, and the second aim of exploring the benefit of the isoniazid treatment follow the TSPOT results rather than clinical risk factors.

TS ELiOT is a stepped-wedge, cluster randomized trial assessing the effect of a next-generation sequencing-based strategy on rifampin-resistant tuberculosis management and patient outcomes.

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious disease killer globally and leading cause of death in persons with HIV. The most effective way to reduce TB incidence and mortality is to interrupt transmission. This requires finding and treating individuals with TB disease early, including those with subclinical disease. Molecular epidemiologic studies and mathematical models have shown that the primary approach to case finding-household contact tracing-identifies only 8-19% of transmissions in high TB and TB/HIV burden settings. Thus there is a clear need to identify new groups and settings where TB transmission occurs. Spatial clustering of individuals with higher rates of progression from infection to disease, such as those with HIV and malnourishment, can also form transmission hotspots. Illicit drug (i.e., methamphetamines, crack/cocaine, opiates) users have higher TB infection prevalence and disease incidence compared to non-users, likely due to significant within-group transmission and/or clustered vulnerability. Increased transmission among people who use illicit drugs (PWUD) could result from creation of more efficient TB transmitters, increased close contact among transmitters, increased rates of primary progression from infection to disease among contacts, or a combination. Interrogation of illicit drug user networks for TB transmission, therefore, holds great potential as a target for early case identification and linkage to treatment, with potential benefit for halting transmission to the broader population.

Tuberculosis is the 13th cause of death from all causes, infecting roughly the 25% of the world population, and Ethiopia is listed among the 30 high-burden countries both for TB and for HIV/TB. In recent years, the immediate consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic was a large fall in the number of newly reported TB cases indicators that represent a relevant drawback in the pursue of the 2025 End TB Milestones. For active case investigation of TB close contacts, WHO recently recommended the use of Computer- aided detection (CAD), a technology that can help chest X-ray interpretation in situations of human resources constrains, and it may be cost-effective in low-resource settings. Also, for tuberculosis diagnosis, widely-available GeneXpert on stool samples showed high diagnostic performances in term of both sensitivity and specificity. It is important to assess alternative modalities that could improve diagnosis during TB contact investigation in Ethiopia and the other countries where TB represents a crucial burden.

Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) directly from tissue by headspace analysis (skin, surgery material, other tissue) and exhaled breath is feasible using affordable user-friendly novel nano-chemo sensors that can accurately be used for screening and monitoring purpose