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Linezolid for Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial Infections
Interventions
Drug: Oral Tablet
Registration Number
NCT03220074
Lead Sponsor
Mahidol University
Brief Summary

A prospective open study to determine the efficacy and tolerability of oral linezolid 600mg./day for the treatment of 40 patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases will be conducted at Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Detailed Description

This will be an open label clinical study of oral linezolid combination with another oral antimycobacterial drug as the maintenance treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases in adult.

The eligible patients will be treated and monitored for the efficacy and safety every 6 weeks until 6 months then every 3 months for a total duration of 18 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) diseases
  • Active or stable diseases receiving either parenteral or oral antimycobacterial treatment
  • Require at least more than 6 months of treatment from enrollment
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Stable NTM diseases with a plan to discontinue treatment within 3 months
  • History of allergy to linezolid
  • Hemoglobin < 7 g/dl) or total white blood count < 3,000 /cu.mm. or thrombocytopenia < 50,000 cells/cu.mm.
  • Concomitant uses of serotoninergic drugs (SSRIs) or Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOIs) within 30 days prior to enrollment
  • Abnormal neurological findings such as numbness, abnormal vision etc.
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
treatmentOral Tabletoral linezolid tablet 600 mg /day combine with either oral quinolone (ciprofloxacin or levofloxacin) or oral macrolide (azithromycin or clarithromycin)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
cure rate6 months

no symptom and sign of active infection without drug treatment for at least 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
rate of common adverse event (AE)18 months

rate of common AE of linezolid such as thrombocytopenia, optic neuritis and rate of treatment withdrawal due to AEs

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Siriraj Hospital

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Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, Thailand

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