New hope for Drug-Resistant TB: a 6-Month pill regimen

NCT ID NCT06649721

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This phase 3 trial is testing a 6-month, all-oral combination of four drugs (bedaquiline, delamanid, linezolid, and levofloxacin or clofazimine) to treat rifampin-resistant tuberculosis in Chinese teenagers and adults aged 12 and older. The goal is to see if this shorter regimen is effective and safe. 120 participants will take the pills and be followed for up to 72 weeks.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

a combination of bedaquiline, delamanid, linezolid, and levofloxacin or clofazimine

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a shorter, all-oral treatment option for drug-resistant tuberculosis, reducing treatment time and side effects.

What could go wrong

This is a single-arm trial with no comparison group, so results may be less reliable. Side effects from the drugs can be serious, and the regimen may not work for everyone.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

drug-resistant tuberculosis multidrug-resistant tuberculosis pulmonary tuberculosis rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Anhui Chest Hospital

    Hefei, Anhui, China

  • Beijing Chest Hospital

    Beijing, China

  • Changsha Central Hospital

    Changsha, Hunan, China

  • Harbin Chest Hospital

    Harbin, Helongjiang, China

  • Hebei Chest Hospital

    Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

  • Henan Chest Hospital

    Zhengzhou, Henan, China

  • Henan Infectious Disease Hospital

    Zhengzhou, Henan, China

  • Huashan Hospital

    Shanghai, China

  • Hulunbuir Infectious Disease Hospital

    Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China

  • Infectious Disease Hospital of Changchun

    Changchun, Jilin, China

  • Infectious Disease Hospital of Heilongjiang Province

    Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

  • Jiamusi Tuberculosis Hospital(Jiamusi Cancer Hospital)

    Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China

  • Jiangxi Chest Hospital

    Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

  • Jilin Tuberculosis Hospital

    Jilin City, Jilin, China

  • Linyi People Hospital

    Linyi, Shandong, China

  • Liupanshui Third People's Hospital

    Liupanshui, Guizhou, China

  • Luoyang Center Hospital

    Luoyang, Henan, China

  • Public Health Clinical Center of Chengdu

    Chengdu, Sichuan, China

  • Qingdao Chest Hospital

    Qingdao, Shandong, China

  • Shandong Public Health Clinical Center, Shandong University

    Jinan, Shandong, China

  • Shanxi Medical University Affiliated Chest Hospital

    Taiyuan, Shanxi, China

  • Shenyang Chest Hospital

    Shenyang, Liaoning, China

  • The 8th Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

  • The Fifth Hospital of Shijiazhuang

    Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University

    Xiamen, Fujian, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University

    Xinxiang, Henan, China

  • The Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning

    Nanning, Guangxi, China

  • The Second Hospital of Nanjing

    Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

  • Tianjin Haihe Hospital

    Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China

  • Weifang No.2 People's Hospital

    Weifang, Shandong, China

  • Wenzhou Central Hospital

    Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

  • Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital,Wuhan Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Institute

    Wuhan, Hubei, China

  • Xi'an Chest Hospital

    Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

  • Yantai Qishan Hospital

    Yantai, Shandong, China