Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Conditions
Keywords
Tuberculosis, Rifampicin, Treatment, Shortening
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness and safety of the regimen including high dose rifampicin for individualized duration (3 months after Culture Conversion) for the treatment of drug-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis.
Interventions
30mg/kg
300mg
20-30mg/kg
15-20mg/kg
10mg/kg
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Documented positivity by sputum Xpert MTB/RIF assay * Administration of current tuberculosis therapy (if any) for no more than 7 days (≤7) at the time of enrolment.
Exclusion criteria
* Negative on Xpert MTB/RIF assay * Resistance to rifampicin as detected by an Xpert MTB/RIF assay * Known resistance to isoniazid, rifampicin, or pyrazinamide * HIV positive * Cancer patient on anti-cancer chemotherapy * Uncontrolled DM * Chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis * Any contraindications of drugs to be used
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of unfavorable treatment outcomes between two arms | Within 18 months of randomization |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to unfavorable treatment outcomes | Within 18 months of randomization |
| Time to culture conversion on liquid media | Censored at 2 months of treatment |
| Occurrence of AEs grade 3 and above | through study completion, 18months after randomization |
| Proportion of participants with relapse of same strain | At the end of study |
| Time to relapse with same strain | through study completion, 18months after randomization |
| Proportion of participants with treatment success | At the end of treatment |
Countries
South Korea