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Clinical Trials/PACTR202407655325739
PACTR202407655325739
Not yet recruiting
Phase 3

Confirmatory Trial of Adjunctive N-acetylcysteine to Prevent and/or Treat Post Tuberculosis Lung Disease (NAC-PTLD)

The Aurum Institute0 sites484 target enrollmentMarch 27, 2024
ConditionsTuberculosis

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Tuberculosis
Sponsor
The Aurum Institute
Enrollment
484
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 27, 2024
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Persons aged 18 to 65 years
  • 2\. Willing and able to provide signed written consent or witnessed oral consent with thumbprint
  • in the case of illiteracy, prior to undertaking any trial\-related procedures.
  • 3\. Body weight (in light clothing without shoes) between 30 and 90 kg.
  • 4\. Xpert TB/RIF OR Ultra showing RIF\-S\-MTB, with subsequent confirmation of MTB by culture.
  • 5\. Chest radiograph meeting criteria for moderate or far advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 1
  • 6\. FEV1 \=65% of predicted based on age, height, sex, and race
  • 7\. If female, of child\-bearing potential and sexually active, willing to use an effective contraceptive
  • method for the duration of study participation
  • 8\. HIV\-1/2 seronegative, OR if seropositive, CD4 T cell count \=100/µl AND willing to either continue

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Any condition for which participation in the trial, as judged by the investigator, could compromise
  • the well\-being of the subject or prevent, limit or confound protocol specified assessments,
  • such as pneumothorax or clinically significant pleural effusion.
  • 2\. Current or imminent (within 24 hr) treatment for malaria.
  • 3\. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • 4\. Is critically ill, and in the judgment of the investigator has a diagnosis likely to result in death
  • during the trial or the follow\-up period.
  • 5\. TB meningitis or other forms of severe tuberculosis with high risk of a poor outcome as judged
  • by the investigator.
  • 6\. History of allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the trial therapies or related substances, including

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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