Pilot study of additional Prednisone and Mycobacterium w vaccine in tuberculosis affecting the outer membrane around the heart
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis
- Registration Number
- PACTR2008060000892906
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Cape Town
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1400
Inclusion Criteria
Confirmed pericardial effusion on echocardiography
Evidence of definite or probable tuberculous pericarditis
Patient to have been on antituberculosis treatment for less than 1 week prior to enrolment into the trial
Exclusion Criteria
Presence of an alternative cause of pericardial disease, e.g. penetrating chest trauma in the previous 12 months and malignancy.
Use of corticosteroids within the previous month.
Hypersensitivity to the Mycobacterium w vaccine.
Pregnancy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method