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UNKNOWN

Short Course Intermittent Regimens for the Treatment of HIV-Associated Tuberculosis

Lead Sponsor:

Tuberculosis Research Centre, India

Conditions:

Tuberculosis

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

15-60 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Title: Randomized clinical trial to assess the efficacy of short course intermittent regimens for the treatment of HIV-associated tuberculosis Phase: Phase III trial Population: 300 HIV positive pat...

Detailed Description

All HIV positive patients seeking care at one of the study centers, above the age of 15 years, not suffering from a serious illness, non-pregnant and diagnosed with TB will be briefly explained the tr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \> 15 years
  • HIV positivity (on 2 different ELISA tests on the same blood sample)
  • Living in Chennai or Madurai within a defined area of intake - 25 km radius.
  • Likely to remain in the same area for at least three years after start of treatment
  • The patient is judged to be cooperative and willing for thrice-weekly attendance for the first 2/3 months and once-weekly thereafter for the next 4 to 7 months
  • Is agreeable for home visits
  • No major complications of HIV disease like encephalopathy, renal or hepatic disease or end stage disease.
  • No other medical condition that might interfere with management like diabetes, convulsions, serious cardiac disease.
  • Patients who fulfill laboratory criteria (hemoglobin =\>70 g/L, granulocyte count \>1.1 X 109/L, platelet count \> 100X 109/L, serum alanine amino transferase concentration \<2.5 times the upper limit of normal, serum creatinine concentration \<1.1mg%, random blood sugar \< 140 mg/dl) will be enrolled in to the study

Exclusion

  • Resides outside area of intake.
  • Pregnancy and lactation.
  • Patients with major psychiatric illnesses and severe depression
  • Major complications of HIV disease like encephalopathy, renal or hepatic disease or end stage disease
  • Serious cardiac disease (CCF, IHD), uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, convulsions, cancer, moribund state
  • Previous antituberculosis treatment for more than 1 month.
  • Patients on ART

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2001

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

300 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00376012

Start Date

February 1 2001

End Date

September 1 2008

Last Update

June 11 2008

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Tuberculosis Research Centre

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600 031