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9-Month TB cure trial shows promise for Drug-Resistant patients
NCT ID NCT03057756
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a 9-month treatment plan for people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Gabon. The goal was to see if this shorter regimen could cure the disease with fewer side effects. 23 patients aged 15 and older took part, and the study tracked how many were cured and any health problems that occurred.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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23 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2015
- Finished
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May 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
study population will consist of all consecutive patients with bacteriologically proven MDR-TB who fulfil the inclusion criteria .
- Ages
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15 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria: * Aged 15 years and above * Never been treated with second line anti-TB drugs for more than one month, * Give written consent to participate * Agree to be hospitalised for at least four months in specialised healthcare * Willing to adhere to ambulatory directly observed treatment by a healthcare worker; Exclusion criteria: * Pregnant during inclusion process * Presented with altered clinical status condition as judged by the clinician * Knowing of history of hypersensitivity reaction to any of the drugs to be used * Baseline ECG does not show a QT space superior to 500ms * Refusal to participate into study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné
Lambaréné, Please Select, BP 242, Gabon
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