PA-824-CL-007: Phase IIa Evaluation of Early Bactericidal Activity in Pulmonary Tuberculosis
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00567840 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : December 5, 2007
Results First Posted : April 4, 2017
Last Update Posted : May 15, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Drug: PA-824 | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 69 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase IIa Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Extended Early Bactericidal Activity and Pharmacokinetics of 14 Days' Treatment With Four Oral Doses of PA-824 in Adult Participants With Newly Diagnosed, Uncomplicated, Smear-Positive, Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
Study Start Date : | August 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2007 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2007 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 1
PA-824 200 mg/qd
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Drug: PA-824
200 mg, 600 mg, 100 mg, 1200 mg qd
Other Name: Rifafour e-275 |
Experimental: 2
PA-824 600 mg/qd
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Drug: PA-824
200 mg, 600 mg, 100 mg, 1200 mg qd
Other Name: Rifafour e-275 |
Experimental: 3
PA-824 1000 mg/qd
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Drug: PA-824
200 mg, 600 mg, 100 mg, 1200 mg qd
Other Name: Rifafour e-275 |
Experimental: 4
PA-824 1200 mg/qd
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Drug: PA-824
200 mg, 600 mg, 100 mg, 1200 mg qd
Other Name: Rifafour e-275 |
Active Comparator: 5
Rifafour e-275 mg
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Drug: PA-824
200 mg, 600 mg, 100 mg, 1200 mg qd
Other Name: Rifafour e-275 |
- Early Bactericidal Activity (EBA) Measured as the Daily Rate of Change in log10 CFUs (Colony Forming Units) of M. Tuberculosis in Sputum on Solid Media (Days 0-14). [ Time Frame: Day 0 and Day 14 ]
- Early Bactericidal Activity (EBA) Measured as the Daily Rate of Change in log10 CFUs (Colony Forming Units) of M. Tuberculosis in Sputum on Solid Media (Days 0-2). [ Time Frame: Day 0 and Day 2 ]
- Early Bactericidal Activity (EBA) Measured as the Daily Rate of Change in log10 CFUs (Colony Forming Units) of M. Tuberculosis in Sputum on Solid Media (Days 2-14). [ Time Frame: Day 2 and Day 14 ]
- EBA Expressed as the Change in Time to Positive (TTP) Signal in Liquid Culture for M. Tuberculosis (Days 0-14) [ Time Frame: Day 0 and Day 14 ]
- EBA Expressed as the Change in Time to Positive (TTP) Signal in Liquid Culture for M. Tuberculosis (Days 0-2) [ Time Frame: Day 0 and Day 2 ]
- EBA Expressed as the Change in Time to Positive (TTP) Signal in Liquid Culture for M. Tuberculosis (Days 2-14) Show Description: [Not Specified] [ Time Frame: Day 2 and Day 14 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 64 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- informed consent
- M/F 18-64 yo
- newly diagnosed pulmonary TB
- sputum positive
- adequate contraception
Exclusion Criteria:
- poor health
- rifampicin resistance
- treatment with other anti TB agents in last 3 mos.
- extrapulmonary TB
- COPD
- neuropathy
- ECG wih QRS prolongation ove 120 msec
- CV disorder
- diabetes requiring insulin
- Metabolic disease
- drug/alcohol abuse
- pregnancy
- use of substances that are strong inhibitors/inducers of CYP450
- use of ARV

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00567840
South Africa | |
Tiervlei Trials Center, Stellenbosch University | |
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa, 8000 | |
University of Cape Town Lung Institute | |
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa |
Principal Investigator: | Rodney Dawson, MD | UCT Lung Institute | |
Principal Investigator: | Andreas Diacon, MD | Tiervlei Trial Center, Stelennbosch University, South Africa |
Responsible Party: | Prof. Andreas Diacon, Tiervlei Trial Center, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00567840 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PA-824-CL-007 |
First Posted: | December 5, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | April 4, 2017 |
Last Update Posted: | May 15, 2017 |
Last Verified: | January 2017 |
Early Bactericidal Activity EBA pulmonary tuberculosis |
PA-824 Pretomanid CL-007 |
Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Mycobacterium Infections Actinomycetales Infections Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections |
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Infections Respiratory Tract Infections Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases |