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Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1Newly diagnosed, previously untreated patients with pulmonary tuberculosis who have atleast 2 sputum smear positive by fluorescent microscopy. 2 Male patients of 18 to 55 years of age. 3 Body weight of 35-60 kg. 4 Willing to stay in the hospital during the study. 5 Willing to sign Informed Consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Clinical evidence of Tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System or other extra pulmonary forms of tuberculosis (However patients with concomitant lymphnode tuberculosis can be enrolled) 2 Female patients. 3 Concurrent nontuberculous pneumonia. 4 Presence of QTc prolongation (greater than 450 msec) on the baseline ECG 5 Having other serious complicating diseases,for e.g. diabetes mellitus, hypertension, peptic ulcer disease, epilepsy & leprosy. 6 Those unable to produce an adequate volume of sputum (5ml or more in 16 hours). 7 Patients who are too ill to tolerate a seven days delay in standard therapy. 8 Evidence of abnormal hepatic & renal function. -Serum bilirubin > 1.2 mg/dl - AST and ALT are > 2 times the upper limit of normal -AST or ALT is > 4 times the upper limit of normal -Blood urea or serum creatinine above the upper limit of normal (43 and 1.3 mg/dl respectively) 9 Patients with raised Creatinine Phosphokinase levels (>200 U/L). 10 Patients positive for disease markers of Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus 11 Alcohol or drug dependence/abuse 12 HIV positive
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate safety and fall in log10 colony forming units (CFU) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis per ml sputum per day viz.0-2 days (EBA study) and 2-5 days (Extended EBA)Timepoint: Sputum samples(16 hour collection) will be collected before 1st, 3rd, 4th dose and on Day 6 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the Pharmacokinetic profile of 400mg of LL 3858Timepoint: Serial blood samples (2 ml) will be collected at predose, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 and 24 hours after 1st and 5th dose administration. Blood sample will also be collected on Day 7 (48 hours after last dose) and on Day 8 (72-hours after last dose). Urine Pk 0 to 12 and 12 to 24 hours after first and fifth dose | — |
Countries
India