Breakthrough trial aims to slash death rates in vulnerable HIV/TB patients

NCT ID NCT04738812

Summary

This large Phase 3 trial tested whether a stronger, intensified tuberculosis (TB) treatment regimen could save more lives than standard TB treatment in HIV patients hospitalized with TB and severely weakened immune systems (CD4 ≤ 100 cells/μL). It enrolled 1,330 adults and adolescents across six countries in Africa and Asia. The study compared the intensified regimen—which included higher doses of key TB drugs plus steroids and a deworming medicine—against the standard World Health Organization treatment over 48 weeks.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Ignace Deen Hospital

    Conakry, Guinea

  • Jamot Hospital

    Yaoundé, Cameroon

  • MACHAVA Hospital

    Maputo, Mozambique

  • Mbarara Regional Referral hospital

    Mbarara, Uganda

  • National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STD (NCHADS)

    Phnom Penh, Cambodia

  • University Teaching Hospital

    Lusaka, Zambia

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