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HealthyPhase 1NCT01785927

The Safety of Tuberculosis Treatments by Oral Inhalation

A Phase 1 study testing ABCD in people with Healthy, run by Prince of Songkla University at 1 site in Thailand.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The inhaled route of delivery has always been associated with the considerable challenge of getting the drug to its target. The lungs are a highly complex organ designed to filter inspired air, with many different cell types contributing to their function. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 45 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Healthy
What is being tested?
ABCD
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
1 siteThailand
Study dates
Feb 2013to Apr 2013
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 45 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Aged 18-45 years
  • Body mass index 18-27 kg/m2
  • Healthy
  • In the case of reproductive age woman, effective contraceptive will be used for at least 4 weeks prior to a screening examination until the end of study.
  • Non-lactating women
  • Patients who are willing to participate in the trial and will first sign the informed consent form.

Who cannot join

  • Allergic to any antituberculosis drugs or other components
  • High blood pressure (diastolic pressure > 90 mmHg)
  • Liver enzymes (AST and ALT) > 2 times of upper normal value
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • No underlying diseases such as asthma, COPD, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, liver disease, immunocompromised deficiency, etc.
  • HBsAg positive
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  • Abnormality in chest X-ray or routine laboratory tests
  • Smokers > 10 cigarette/day or smokers < 10 cigarettes/day who could not quit at least 7 days before study and throughout study (including the washout between periods)
  • Regular alcohol consumption (more than 1 time/week) or alcohol consumption within 7 days prior to the study

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Teerapol Srichana, PhD contact

66-74-288979

teerapol.s@psu.ac.th

Thailand1 site
  • Songklanagarind Hospital

    Hat Yai, Changwat Songkhla, 90112

    Siwasak Juthong, MD, 66-74-451474, jsiwasak@medicine.psu.ac.th

    Siwasak Juthong, MD

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About this study

Official title: Clinical Trial Phase I of Antituberculosis Dry Powder Aerosols

The inhaled route of delivery has always been associated with the considerable challenge of getting the drug to its target. The lungs are a highly complex organ designed to filter inspired air, with many different cell types contributing to their function. Furthermore, the lungs may change dramatically when afflicted by disease resulting in an internal environment that works against the drug reaching and interacting successfully with the target. For targets in the upper airways this will have lesser significance, but drug delivery to the deep lung may be impeded by changes such as mucus hyper-secretion or thickening or airway narrowing.

In order to interpret toxicology findings it is necessary to reconcile test sensitivity, background biological variation, normal responses to inhaled materials and drug or medicine-specific adverse effects. Identification of adverse end-points is an area where better control data sets might help discern true adverse effects from a normal physiological lung response. The lung responds acutely to inhalation of irritant materials by hyper-secretion of mucus, chemokine release, inflammatory cell recruitment and cough and collectively these may be characterized as non-specific irritancy.

Read the detailed description

Four formulations of antituberculosis drug (rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and levofloxacin) will be administered to each patient by randomization. Each formulation will be assigned the code, such as A, B, C, or D, and the treatment sequences will be generated as ABCD (sequence 1), BCDA (sequence 2), CDAB (sequence 3) and DABC (sequence 4). On the first day of drug dosing in period I, volunteers will be randomly assigned to a sequence of treatments as indicated in a pre-printed randomization scheme, which was generated using block randomization with block sizes of 4 and 6, and the allocation ratio of 1:1. Subjects will be stratified by sex. Subjects in sequence 1 will receive treatment A during the first study period and will then cross over to receive treatment B, C, and D at the second, third and fourth periods, respectively (each after a 7-day washout period).

Conditions
Healthy
Being tested
ABCD
Keywords
Antituberculosis, Dry powder aerosols, Inhalation
Medical subject headings
Respiratory Aspiration

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ABCDOther

    Rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and levofloxacin dry powders will be administered to each patient by randomization. Each formulation will be assigned the code, such as A, B, C, or D, and the treatment sequences will be generated as ABCD (sequence 1), BCDA (sequence 2), CDAB (sequence 3) and DABC (sequence 4). On the first day of drug dosing in period I, volunteers will be randomly assigned to a sequence of treatments as indicated in a pre-printed randomization scheme, which was generated using block randomization with block sizes of 4 and 6, and the allocation ratio of 1:1. Subjects will be stratified by sex. Subjects in sequence 1 will receive treatment A during the first study period and will then cross over to receive treatment B, C, and D at the second, third and fourth periods, respectively (each after a 7-day washout period).

Study groups in NCT01785927
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ABCDOtherABCD A = rifampicin, B = isoniazid, C= pyrazinamide, D = levofloxacin
Receives: Other: ABCD
BCDAOtherBCDA A = rifampicin, B = isoniazid, C= pyrazinamide, D = levofloxacin
Receives: Other: ABCD
CDABOtherCDAB A = rifampicin, B = isoniazid, C= pyrazinamide, D = levofloxacin
Receives: Other: ABCD
DABCOtherDABC A = rifampicin, B = isoniazid, C= pyrazinamide, D = levofloxacin
Receives: Other: ABCD

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Cytokine levels (Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Interleukin-1β)

    Measured: Two months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Liver function tests (tB/dB, AST, ALT, ALP)

    Measured: Two months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 Feb 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2013
  3. Primary completionApr 2013 (estimated)
  4. Study completionApr 2013 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
40 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01785927
Sponsor's protocol ID
RES.no. 18/2554
Status last verified
Feb 2013
First submitted
5 Feb 2013
Last updated
7 Feb 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing ABCD in people with Healthy, run by Prince of Songkla University at 1 site in Thailand.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Feb 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Thailand. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Teerapol Srichana, PhD (66-74-288979, teerapol.s@psu.ac.th), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Cytokine levels (Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Interleukin-1β) (time frame: Two months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Feb 2013.

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