Status:

COMPLETED

Study of Daily Rifapentine for Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Lead Sponsor:

Johns Hopkins University

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Cape Town Lung Institute

University of Cape Town

Conditions:

Tuberculosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The goal of this Phase 2 study is to determine the microbiological activity and safety of rifapentine when given as a component of multidrug intensive phase treatment of smear-positive pulmonary tuber...

Detailed Description

Prospective phase II, open-label, single center study in which each experimental rifapentine regimen is evaluated using a two-stage design. Adults (HIV-negative, or HIV-positive with CD4 \> 200 cells/...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Suspected pulmonary tuberculosis with acid-fast bacilli in a stained smear of expectorated sputum. Patients having extra-pulmonary manifestations of tuberculosis, in addition to smear-positive pulmonary disease, are eligible for enrollment.
  • No prior history of tuberculosis disease or tuberculosis treatment
  • No treatment with fluoroquinolones in the 2 months preceding initiation of study drugs.
  • Age \> 18 years
  • Weight ≥ 50 kg and ≤ 80 kg
  • Karnofsky score of at least 60 (requires occasional assistance but is able to care for most of his/her needs; see Appendix)
  • Signed informed consent
  • Ability to adhere with study follow-up
  • Women with child-bearing potential must agree to practice an adequate (barrier) method of birth control or to abstain from heterosexual intercourse during study therapy.
  • HIV negative, or HIV-positive with CD4 \> 200 cells/cu mm
  • Laboratory parameters done at, or 14 days prior to, screening (with results available for review by study personnel):
  • Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity ≤ 2 times the upper limit of normal
  • Serum total bilirubin level ≤ 2 times the upper limit of normal
  • Serum creatinine level less than or equal to the upper limit of normal
  • Hemoglobin level of at least 7.0 g/dL
  • Platelet count of at least 100,000/mm3
  • Negative pregnancy test (women of childbearing potential)

Exclusion

  • Pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Known intolerance or allergy to any of the study drugs
  • Concomitant disorders or conditions for which isoniazid (INH), rifamycins, pyrazinamide (PZA), or ethambutol (EMB) are contraindicated. These include severe hepatic damage, acute liver disease of any cause, and acute uncontrolled gouty arthritis.
  • Current or planned therapy, during the intensive phase of TB therapy with cyclosporine or tacrolimus, or HIV antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, which have unacceptable interactions with rifamycins.
  • Any medical or psychosocial condition, which, in the view of the study investigator, makes study participation inadvisable.
  • Pulmonary silicosis
  • Central nervous system TB

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

153 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00814671

Start Date

April 1 2010

End Date

September 1 2014

Last Update

February 6 2018

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Universiy of Cape Town Lung Institute

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, 7937

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