New hope for Drug-Resistant TB: shorter, safer treatment on the horizon?

NCT ID NCT06441006

First seen Oct 31, 2025 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 38 times

Summary

This study tests whether a shorter treatment regimen (13-24 weeks) using a combination of drugs (bedaquiline, linezolid, pretomanid, and moxifloxacin) works as well as the standard longer treatment for people with a type of drug-resistant tuberculosis. About 400 adults with fluoroquinolone-susceptible multidrug-resistant TB will be randomly assigned to different treatment lengths. The goal is to find a regimen that cures patients with fewer side effects and less time on medication.

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Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • Hanoi Lung Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Hanoi, Vietnam

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  • Hospital Nacional Sergio E. Bernales

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    Lima, Peru

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  • Institute of Chest Diseases

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Kotri, Pakistan

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  • Mulago National Referral Hospital

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    Kampala, Uganda

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  • National Center for Communicable Diseases

    RECRUITING

    Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

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  • Policlínico SES

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    Lima, Peru

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What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

bedaquiline, linezolid, pretomanid, moxifloxacin

What this could lead to

If successful, this trial could lead to shorter, more effective treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, reducing side effects and improving cure rates.

What could go wrong

This is an early-to-mid-stage trial with only 400 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. There are risks of serious side effects from the drugs, and the shorter treatment may not work as well as standard care.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

multidrug-resistant tuberculosis pulmonary tuberculosis tuberculosis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.