New hope for kids battling Tough-to-Treat tuberculosis
NCT ID NCT02906007
Summary
This study aimed to find safe and effective doses of the drug bedaquiline for children and adolescents with a hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis (TB) that resists standard antibiotics. It involved 54 young people, from infants to teens, some also living with HIV. Researchers carefully monitored how the children's bodies processed the drug and checked for side effects over 24 weeks of treatment.
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Locations
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Desmond Tutu TB Centre - Stellenbosch University (DTTC-SU) CRS
Cape Town, Western Cape, 7505, South Africa
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Les Centres GHESKIO Clinical Research Site (GHESKIO-INLR) CRS
Port-au-Prince, HT-6110, Haiti
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PHRU Matlosana CRS
Klerksdorp, North West, 2574, South Africa
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Sizwe CRS
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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