Status:

COMPLETED

Arginine as an Adjuvant Treatment Against Tuberculosis

Lead Sponsor:

Linkoeping University

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Gondar

Kalmar County Hospital

Conditions:

Tuberculosis

HIV

Eligibility:

All Genders

15-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate if adjuvant treatment with arginine (the substrate for nitric oxide production) rich food supplements could improve clinical outcome in patients with smear...

Detailed Description

Tuberculosis (TB) is disease of increased global public health importance. Because of emerging multi drug resistance and the long treatment duration there is a need to optimize the current chemotherap...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Informed and written consent to take part in the study
  • Previously untreated and newly diagnosed smear positive Tb patients according to the WHO definitions

Exclusion

  • Hospitalization
  • Pregnancy
  • Known allergy against peanuts
  • Chronic or acute disease other than tuberculosis/HIV

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

180 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00857402

Start Date

February 1 2004

End Date

December 1 2006

Last Update

March 6 2009

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Gondar University, DOTS-center

Gondar, Region 3, Ethiopia, Gondar, Ethiopia, P.o. box 106