Status:

UNKNOWN

Impact of HIV Infection on Latent Tuberculosis (TB) Among Patients With HIV-TB Co-infection

Lead Sponsor:

Ministry of Science and Technology, India

Collaborating Sponsors:

Indian Council of Medical Research

Conditions:

Latent Tuberculosis Infection

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Brief Summary

HIV induced altered representation and function of regulatory T cell subsets (NKT and Treg cells) impair the protective T cell response against M.tuberculosis and disrupts LTBI, thus facilitates faste...

Detailed Description

During the natural course of HIV disease, emergence of opportunistic infection not only imposes morbidity on HIV-TB co-infected patients, but also facilitates viral replication causing faster disease ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • HIV infected +LTBI group:
  • Patient of either sex between 18-65 years of age
  • All the patients should be HIV ELISA test positive irrespective of CD4 count and presence of other opportunistic infections Antiretroviral drug naive HIV patients
  • No past history of TB
  • Patients should be either tuberculin test positive (\> 5mm) or interferon gamma release assay positive
  • Written informed consent to participate in the study given by participants or legal guardian
  • Patients able to comply with instructions and come back for a regular follow up
  • HIV infected + Clinical TB group:
  • Patient of either sex between 18-65 years of age
  • All the patients should be HIV ELISA test positive irrespective of CD4 count and presence of other opportunistic infections
  • In PTB group, patient should be two sputum smear positive out of three consecutive samples
  • In EPTB group, diagnosis of TB will be:
  • Definitive -Culture confirmed
  • Probable -Histopathological or radiological -Clinical features and response to anti TB treatment (ATT)
  • Possible TB -Clinical feature and response to anti TB treatment (ATT)
  • Written informed consent to participate in the study given by participants or legal guardian
  • Patients able to comply with instructions and come back for a regular follow up
  • HIV negative Clinical TB group:
  • Patients of either sex between 18-65 years of age who are permanent resident of Delhi
  • All patients should be HIV ELISA negative
  • In PTB group, patients should be two sputum smear positive (at least 1+) out of three consecutive samples
  • In EPTB group, diagnosis of TB will be:
  • Definitive -Culture-confirmed
  • Probable -Histopathological or radiological -Clinical features and response to anti-TB treatment (ATT)
  • Possible TB -Clinical features and response to anti-TB treatment (ATT)
  • Written informed consent to participate in the study given by participants or legal guardian
  • Patients able to comply with instructions and come back for a regular follow up
  • Normal controls:
  • Persons of either sex between 18-65 years of age who are permanent resident of Delhi
  • Written informed consent to participate in the study given by participants or legal guardian
  • Person should not have past history of TB
  • Mantoux test negative (\< 10mm)
  • Chest-X-ray normal
  • Hemogram normal
  • Renal and liver functions normal
  • Hepatitis viral markers normal
  • No clinical evidence of malnutrition
  • HIV ELISA negative

Exclusion

  • HIV infected +LTBI group:
  • Pregnant and lactating females
  • Patients who are getting steroid therapy
  • Transplant patients, diabetes mellitus or malignancy, chronic renal failure or liver diseases
  • Currently receiving cytotoxic therapy, or have received it within the last 3 months
  • Terminally ill as per treating clinician's judgment
  • Patient from outside Delhi and migrants
  • HIV infected + Clinical TB group:
  • Category II and multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Pregnant and lactating females
  • Patients who are getting steroid therapy
  • Transplant patients, diabetes mellitus or malignancy, chronic renal failure or liver diseases
  • Currently receiving cytotoxic therapy, or have received it within the last 3 months
  • Terminally ill patient as per treating clinician's judgment
  • Patients from outside Delhi and migrants
  • HIV negative Clinical TB group:
  • Category II and multi drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Patients who are getting steroid therapy
  • Transplant patients, diabetes mellitus or malignancy, chronic renal failure or liver disease
  • Currently receiving cytotoxic therapy, or have received it within the last 3 months
  • Terminally ill patient as per treating clinician's judgment
  • Patients unwilling to comply with the study procedures or those with history of alcohol or drug abuse
  • Normal controls:
  • Transplant patients, diabetes mellitus or malignancy
  • Patients unwilling to comply with the study procedures or those with history of alcohol or drug abuse

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2008

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

180 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00692809

Start Date

July 1 2008

End Date

March 1 2010

Last Update

September 15 2009

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All India Institute of Medical Sciences

New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India, 110608

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