Evaluation of Early Bactericidal Activity in Pulmonary Tuberculosis (CL-010)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00944021 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : July 22, 2009
Results First Posted : March 9, 2016
Last Update Posted : September 20, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Drug: PA-824 Drug: Rifafour e-275 mg | 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 II Dose Ranging Trial to Evaluate the Extended Early Bactericidal Activity, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of PA-824 in Adult Participants With Newly Diagnosed, Uncomplicated, Smear-Positive, Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
Study Start Date : | August 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2010 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2010 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: PA-824 50 mg/qd |
Drug: PA-824
50mg |
Experimental: PA-824 100mg/qd |
Drug: PA-824
100mg |
Experimental: PA-824 150mg/qd |
Drug: PA-824
150 mg |
Experimental: PA-824 200mg/qd |
Drug: PA-824
200 mg |
Active Comparator: Rifafour e-275mg |
Drug: Rifafour e-275 mg
275 mg |
- Early Bactericidal Activity (EBA) Measured as the Mean Rate of Reduction of log10 Colony Forming Units (CFU) of M. Tuberculosis Per ml Sputum on Solid Medium Over Time (Days 0-14). [ Time Frame: 14 consecutive days of treatment ]
- Early Bactericidal Activity (EBA) Measured as the Mean Rate of Reduction of log10 Colony Forming Units (CFU) of M. Tuberculosis Per ml Sputum on Solid Medium Over Time (Days 0-2). [ Time Frame: Two consecutive days of treatment ]
- Early Bactericidal Activity (EBA) Measured as the Mean Rate of Reduction of log10 Colony Forming Units (CFU) of M. Tuberculosis Per ml Sputum on Solid Medium Over Time (Days 2-14). [ Time Frame: Days 2-14 of 14 consecutive days of treatment ]
- Rate of Change in Increased Time to Sputum Culture Positivity (TTP)(Hours) in Liquid Culture Media (Days 0-14). [ Time Frame: Fourteen consecutive days of treatment ]
- Rate of Change in Increased Time to Sputum Culture Positivity (TTP)(Hours) in Liquid Culture Media (Days 0-2). [ Time Frame: Two consecutive days of treatment ]
- Rate of Change in Increased Time to Sputum Culture Positivity (TTP)(Hours) in Liquid Culture Media (Days 2-14). [ Time Frame: Days 2-14 of 14 consecutive days of treatment ]
- Pharmacokinetics- Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) (Day 1). [ Time Frame: 0 (pre-dose), 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 1 of treatment ]
- Pharmacokinetics- Area Under the Plasma Concentration Time Curve From Zero to Infinity (AUC 0 to Infinity) (Day 1). [ Time Frame: 0 (pre-dose), 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 1 of treatment ]
- Pharmacokinetics- Terminal Elimination Phase Half-life (t1/2) (Day 1). [ Time Frame: 0 (pre-dose), 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 1 of treatment ]
- Pharmacokinetics-Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) (Day 14). [ Time Frame: 0 (pre-dose), 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12,16, 24, and 30 hours post-dose on Day 14 of 14 consecutive days of treatment ]
- Pharmacokinetics- Terminal Elimination Phase Half-life (t1/2) (Day 14). [ Time Frame: 0 (pre-dose), 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 24 and 30 hours post-dose on Day 14 of 14 consecutive days of treatment ]

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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
- Body weight between 40 and 90 kg, inclusive.
- Newly diagnosed, previously untreated, uncomplicated, sputum smear-positive, pulmonary TB.
- A chest X-ray compatible with TB.
- Sputum positive
- Adequate volume of sputum
- Female participants of childbearing potential negative serum pregnancy and agree to use birth control
- Male participants must agree to use contraception throughout participation in the trial and for 12 weeks after last dose.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Poor general condition
- Rifampicin-resistant and/or Isoniazid-resistant
- MTB Treatment received within the 3 months prior
- Allergy to the IMP or related substances
- Evidence of extrathoracic TB
- A history of previous TB
- Evidence of serious lung conditions other than TB or uncontrolled obstructive bronchial disease
- History of lens opacity or evidence of lens opacity on slit lamp ophthalmologic examination
- Any evidence of renal impairment
- For males, any evidence or history of abnormality in the reproductive system
- History and/or presence (or evidence) of neuropathy or epilepsy.
- Clinically relevant changes in the ECG
- A history of or current clinically relevant cardiovascular disorder
- Concomitant use of any drug known to prolong QTc interval
- Diabetics using insulin
- Evidence of clinically significant metabolic, gastrointestinal, neurological, psychiatric or endocrine diseases, malignancy, or other abnormalities (other than the indication being studied).
- Any diseases or conditions in which the use of the standard TB drugs or any of their components is contra-indicated, including but not limited to allergy to any TB drug, their component or to the IMP.
- Any disease or conditions in which any of the medicinal products listed in the section pertaining to prohibited medication is used.
- alcohol or drug abuse
- Administration of an IMP prior to Visit 1, within 5 half-lives for that IMP if known. If the half-life of the IMP is unknown within 1 month.
- Pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to conceive or father a child within twelve weeks of cessation of treatment for males and within one week of cessation of treatment for females.
- Use of any drugs or substances within 30 days prior to dosing known to be strong inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome P450 enzymes
- Any therapeutic agents known to alter any major organ function (e.g., barbiturates, opiates, phenothiazines, cimetidine) within 30 days prior to dosing.
- glucocorticoids within one year prior to dosing.
- HIV infection with helper/inducer T lymphocyte (CD4 cell) count of less than or equal to 300x10-6/L.
- Receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART).

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00944021
Principal Investigator: | Andreas Diacon, MD | Karl Bremer Hospital | |
Principal Investigator: | Rodney Dawson, MD | University of Cape Town Lung Institute |
Publications of Results:
Responsible Party: | Global Alliance for TB Drug Development |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00944021 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PA-824-CL-010 |
First Posted: | July 22, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | March 9, 2016 |
Last Update Posted: | September 20, 2019 |
Last Verified: | September 2019 |
Early Bactericidal Activity EBA Pulmonary Tuberculosis PA-824 pretomanid |
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 |