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Filter by:This study will determine whether a drug called pimonidazole hydrochloride shows areas of low oxygen in tuberculosis (TB)-infected lungs. Pimonidazole is a "low oxygen marker," an agent designed to find areas in the body that are not getting enough oxygen. If it is found that TB grows where oxygen is low, these results may help doctors decide what medicines would be most effective for treating TB. Patients 20 years of age or older who are scheduled for lung surgery at the National Masan Tuberculosis Hospital in Masan, Korea to treat their TB may be eligible for this study. Participants undergo the following procedures: - Blood draw before surgery to test for hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses. - Pregnancy test for women who can become pregnant. - Infusion of pimonidazole through a vein in the arm 24 hours before surgery. A part of the patient's lung is removed during surgery. This tissue is examined under a microscope for evidence of pimonidazole, which would indicate low oxygen. - Blood sample collection during surgery and on the 7th and 14th days after surgery to check liver function.
There is some evidence that supplemental Vitamin D may contribute to quicker recovery from TB when given in addition to normal TB therapy. This needs to be proven with a controlled clinical trial. People receiving Vitamin D with anti TB therapy will be compared against people receiving anti TB therapy alone to see if vitamin D contributes to a quicker recovery (as shown by a quicker sputum culture conversion).
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Mycobacterium w in new lung tuberculosis patients. Mycobacterium w is a strain of bacterium which is being used as vaccine and adjunct drug against leprosy. This agent has also been found to be useful in the treatment of lung tuberculosis in limited number of patients. We are conducting this study in category-I patients( As per World Health Organization,Geneva classification of tuberculosis) having lung tuberculosis to see the efficacy and also to see any change in the immunological parameters.
The purpose of this study is to elucidate whether the individualized medicine based on NAT2 gene polymorphism could improve the safety, efficacy and economical benefits of multi-drug therapy for the pulmonary tuberculosis with isoniazid.
The purpose of the study is to study the efficacy and safety of Mycobacterium in treating patients with lung tuberculosis . Mycobacterium is a strain of bacterium which is used as a vaccine and an adjuvant drug against leprosy. This agent has also been found to be effective in the treatment of lung tuberculosis in a limited number of patients. The researchers are conducting this study in the World Health Organization (WHO) category-II of lung tuberculosis patients to see the efficacy and also to see any change in immunological parameters.
Tuberculosis is currently treated with a 6-month course regimen. During this time many patients might fail to adhere to treatment and default, increasing the risk of recurrent disease which might be multidrug resistant. A shorter duration of treatment is expected to provide improved patient compliance and at least equal or better clinical outcome. The aim of the trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a gatifloxacin-containing regimen of four months duration for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis,
The use of fixed-dose combined (FDC) drugs in the treatment of tuberculosis by National Tuberculosis Programmes has been recommended by both the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) and the World Health Organisation. The advantages of FDC drugs include preventing the emergence of drug resistance due to monotherapy, reducing the risk of incorrect dosage, simplifying procurement and prescribing practices, aiding adherence and facilitating directly observed treatment. Recent bioavailability studies of four-drug FDC tablets have demonstrated satisfactory results. In this study, we are testing the efficacy of this compound, when given in the initial intensive phase of treatment of patients with newly diagnosed smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis. This will be followed by four months treatment with a two-drug FDC of rifampicin and isoniazid.
This study is a placebo-controlled factorial study, randomized to study drug (moxifloxacin vs. ethambutol) and treatment frequency (daily vs. thrice weekly after an initial two weeks of daily therapy) during the first two months of standard treatment (with isoniazid, rifampin, and pyrazinamide) for sputum smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis.
The study will determine whether a daily vitamin and mineral supplement (a multivitamin including Vitamin A) will improve health when added to standard chemotherapy for tuberculosis. This study will compare the effectiveness of the multivitamin in HIV infected and HIV uninfected patients.
Tuberculosis is a major cause of mortality among AIDS patients in the developing world. The diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV infected children is complicated by inefficient and expensive tuberculosis tests and vague diagnostic criteria. This study will evaluate the accuracy and efficiency of several different tuberculosis tests that could be used in developing countries.