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A study of N-acetyl cysteine therapy in patients with lung tuberculosis

Phase 3
Conditions
Health Condition 1: A150- Tuberculosis of lung
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/03/064108
Lead Sponsor
Dr Saurabh Mittal
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1.Age 18 years or more.

2.Willing to give written informed consent.

3.Body weight = 30 kg.

4.Pulmonary TB diagnosed with One sputum OR Bronchoalveolar lavage GeneXpert test positive.

5.No detection of Rifampicin resistance by GeneXpert/ LPA/ MGIT C/S.

6.A chest radiograph abnormality consistent with tuberculosis.

7.No prior history of ATT.

8.Willing to undergo HIV serology testing.

9.Agrees to use effective barrier contraception during the period of the study.

10.Residing around the study site (AIIMS, Delhi).

11.Express willingness to attend the treatment center for supervised treatment.

12.Express willingness to adhere to the trial procedures and follow-up schedule.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Clinically significant evidence of extrapulmonary TB (miliary TB, abdominal TB, urogenital TB, osteoarthritic TB, TB meningitis).

2.Poor general condition as assessed by the study investigator.

3.Renal dysfunction including (but not limited to) serum creatinine levels above the upper limit of the laboratory reference range (Serum creatinine >1.2 mg/dL or blood urea >43 mg/dL)

4.Has clinical jaundice or hepatic impairment characterized by serum bilirubin level above 1.2 times upper limit of the laboratory reference range, or by alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and/ or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels >3 times the upper limit of the laboratory reference range

5.Diabetes mellitus or Psychiatric illness

6.Serology positive for HBSAg Or Hepatitis C virus antibody Or HIV

7.Pregnant or lactating females

8.Has any condition (social or medical) which in the opinion of the investigator would make trial participation unreliable or unsafe

9.Active drug or alcohol use or dependence that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with adherence to study requirements

10.Has a known allergy to any of the drugs proposed to be used in the trial regimen

11.Has evidence of clinically significant metabolic, gastrointestinal, neurological, psychiatric or endocrine diseases, malignancy, or other abnormalities.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The change in pre-bronchodilator FVC and FEV1 between the two groups at 2 months from baselineTimepoint: 2 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The change in pre-bronchodilator FVC and FEV1 between the two groups at 6 monthsTimepoint: 6 months;The number of adverse events between the NAC containing arm and control arm during 6 months of therapyTimepoint: 6 months;The proportion of patients having unfavorable outcome ? at 6 months (defined as composite of radiologically active disease, sputum culture positive, death due to tuberculosis and NAC discontinuation)Timepoint: 6 months;The proportion of patients having IGRA positivity at the end of 6 monthsTimepoint: 6 months;The proportion of patients having radiological improvement/stabilisation at two months and six monthsTimepoint: 2 months and 6 months;The proportion of patients having sputum/ BAL culture negativity at two weeksTimepoint: Two weeks;To compare the change in biomarkers of oxidative stress & inflammation at 2 month between NAC containing arm and the control armTimepoint: 2 months
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