Status:

UNKNOWN

A Controlled Trial of a 4-Month Quinolone-Containing Regimen for the Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Lead Sponsor:

Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement

Collaborating Sponsors:

World Health Organization

European Commission

Conditions:

Tuberculosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Tuberculosis is currently treated with a 6-month course regimen. During this time many patients might fail to adhere to treatment and default, increasing the risk of recurrent disease which might be m...

Detailed Description

In order to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the 4-month test gatifloxacin-containing regimen, comparison will be made with a standard 6-month regimen, recommended by WHO. Patients will be treated ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female patients
  • Aged 18 to 65 years
  • Currently suffering from recently diagnosed microscopically proven pulmonary tuberculosis and providing informed consent for inclusion in the study.

Exclusion

  • Patients with history of tuberculosis treatment within the last 3 years
  • History of diabetes mellitus or non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus requiring treatment
  • Concomitant infection requiring additional anti-infective treatment (especially anti-retroviral therapy)
  • HIV infected patients with WHO stage 3 infection - except those presenting with only the "loss of weight\>10% body weight" criterion - and all HIV infected patients at WHO stage 4.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

December 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

2070 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00216385

Start Date

January 1 2005

End Date

December 1 2008

Last Update

September 22 2005

Active Locations (5)

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Programme National de Lutte contre la Tuberculose

Cotonou, Benin

2

Service Pneumo-Phtisiologie, CHU Ignace Deen

Conakry, Guinea

3

Kenya Medical Research Institute

Nairobi, Kenya

4

Programme National de Lutte contre la Tuberculose

Dakar, Senegal