One-month TB pill regimen tested for kidney transplant hopefuls
NCT ID NCT05411744
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 1-month course of three medicines (isoniazid, rifapentine, and vitamin B6) to treat latent tuberculosis in 25 adults with end-stage kidney disease who are candidates for a kidney transplant. The goal is to see if this shorter treatment is safe and easy to complete. Participants take the pills daily for 28 days, and researchers track side effects and how many doses are taken.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
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- Ages
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Men and Women Age \> 18 * Weight \> 30 kg * End-stage renal disease * Living-related or deceased kidney transplant candidate (not on the waitlist) deemed by their transplant nephrologist * Negative serum OR urine pregnancy test * Evidence of latent tuberculosis or high risk for tuberculosis: (1) Confirmed positive tuberculin skin test (TST) ≥ 5 mm or positive quantiferon gold test/T-spot and a chest radiograph or chest CT scan without evidence of active pulmonary TB OR (2) Patients with negative TST or quantiferon gold/T-spot test but high risk for tuberculosis are eligible if they have (i) radiographic evidence of previous TB (stable fibronodular changes, including scarring \[peribronchial fibrosis, bronchiectasis, and architectural distortion\] and nodular opacities in the apical and upper lung zones) and no history of adequate treatment, or (ii) have had close and prolonged contact with a case of active TB. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years * Absolute neutrophil count of \<750 cells/mm3 * Hemoglobin \< 7.4 g/dL * Platelets \< 50 x 10E3/uL * AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) \> 3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) * Total bilirubin \> 2.5 times the ULN * Presence of active TB * Prior history of treatment for active TB or LTBI * Known exposure to multidrug-resistant TB * Known history of or active porphyria * History of liver cirrhosis * Evidence of active acute hepatitis * Peripheral neuropathy \> grade 2 * Active drug or alcohol dependence in opinion of investigator that will interfere with adherence * On non-modifiable medications with significant drug interactions with Rifapentine or INH * On medications known to cause hepatoxicity and/or neutropenia
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pinki J Bhatt
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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