Overview

Three Months of Weekly Rifapentine and Isoniazid for M. Tuberculosis Infection

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Open-label, multi-center, Phase III clinical trial to compare the effectiveness and tolerability of a three-month (12-dose) regimen of weekly rifapentine and isoniazid (3RPT/INH) to the effectiveness of a nine-month (270-dose)regimen of daily isoniazid (9INH) to prevent tuberculosis (TB) among high-risk tuberculin skin-test reactors, including children and HIV-infected persons, who require treatment of latent TB infection (LTBI).
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Collaborator:
VA Office of Research and Development
Treatments:
Isoniazid
Rifampin
Rifapentine