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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/12/098892 [Registered on: 11/12/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 11/12/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Follow Up Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Predicting liver injury in tuberculosis patients taking antitubercular medicines 
Scientific Title of Study   Assessment of Pharmacogenomics and Metabolomics as Potential Preemptive Biomarkers for Antitubercular Drug-Induced Liver Injury in TB patients 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Mahadev Rao  
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Manipal Academy of Higher Education 
Address  Room No 9 Department of Pharmacy Practice Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences 4th floor MCODS via New OPD block Kasturba Hospital Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  8105706060  
Fax    
Email  mahadev.rao@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sonal Sekhar 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Manipal Academy of Higher Education 
Address  Room No 8 Department of Pharmacy Practice Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences 4th floor MCODS via New OPD block Kasturba Hospital Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  7411338846  
Fax    
Email  sonal.sekhar@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr. Mahadev Rao 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MAHE, Manipal  
Address  Department of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences 4th floor, MCODS via New OPD block, Kasturba Hospital Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  8105706060  
Fax    
Email  mahadev.rao@manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) 
Address  V. Ramalingaswami Bhawan, P.O. Box No. 4911Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110029, India 
Type of Sponsor  Government funding agency 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Mahadev Rao  Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal  Kasturba Medical College and Hospital Manipal
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
8105706060

mahadev.rao@manipal.edu 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Healthy human volunteers without TB, HIV, T2DM and who test negative for infections as established by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).  
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: A150||Tuberculosis of lung, (2) ICD-10 Condition: A154||Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, (3) ICD-10 Condition: A155||Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus, (4) ICD-10 Condition: A157||Primary respiratory tuberculosis, (5) ICD-10 Condition: A158||Other respiratory tuberculosis, (6) ICD-10 Condition: A159||Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified, (7) ICD-10 Condition: A180||Tuberculosis of bones and joints, (8) ICD-10 Condition: A181||Tuberculosis of genitourinary system, (9) ICD-10 Condition: A182||Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy, (10) ICD-10 Condition: A183||Tuberculosis of intestines, peritoneum and mesenteric glands, (11) ICD-10 Condition: A184||Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue, (12) ICD-10 Condition: A186||Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear, (13) ICD-10 Condition: A185||Tuberculosis of eye, (14) ICD-10 Condition: A187||Tuberculosis of adrenal glands, (15) ICD-10 Condition: A188||Tuberculosis of other specified organs, (16) ICD-10 Condition: A156||Tuberculous pleurisy, (17) ICD-10 Condition: A170||Tuberculous meningitis, (18) ICD-10 Condition: A171||Meningeal tuberculoma, (19) ICD-10 Condition: A178||Other tuberculosis of nervous system, (20) ICD-10 Condition: A179||Tuberculosis of nervous system, unspecified, (21) ICD-10 Condition: A190||Acute miliary tuberculosis of a single specified site, (22) ICD-10 Condition: A191||Acute miliary tuberculosis of multiple sites, (23) ICD-10 Condition: A192||Acute miliary tuberculosis, unspecified, (24) ICD-10 Condition: A198||Other miliary tuberculosis, (25) ICD-10 Condition: A199||Miliary tuberculosis, unspecified, (26) ICD-10 Condition: E110||Type 2 diabetes mellitus with hyperosmolarity, (27) ICD-10 Condition: E111||Type 2 diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis, (28) ICD-10 Condition: E113||Type 2 diabetes mellitus with ophthalmic complications, (29) ICD-10 Condition: E115||Type 2 diabetes mellitus with circulatory complications, (30) ICD-10 Condition: E116||Type 2 diabetes mellitus with other specified complications, (31) ICD-10 Condition: E118||Type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified complications, (32) ICD-10 Condition: E119||Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  80.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Inclusion criteria for TB patients:
1.Patients diagnosed with TB and comorbidities
2.TB and comorbidities patients aged 18-80 years
3.TB patients with INH-containing first-line ATT therapy
4.Patients who are willing to give informed consent

Inclusion criteria for healthy controls:
1.Healthy individuals (18-80 years) without tuberculosis (TB)
2.Willing to give informed consent

Inclusion criteria for T2DM patients:
1.Newly diagnosed diabetic patients
2.Willing to give informed consent

 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Exclusion criteria for TB patients:
1.HIV positive patients
2.Patients with prior liver or renal disease
3.Patients with seriously ill conditions (eg: COVID 19 etc.,) or clinically unstable patients

Exclusion criteria for healthy controls:
1.TB patients
2.HIV positive patients
3.Patients with prior renal or liver diseases
4.Patients with seriously ill conditions (eg: COVID 19 etc.,) or clinically unstable patients

Exclusion criteria for T2DM patients:
1.TB patients
2.HIV positive patients
3.Patients with prior renal or liver diseases
4.Patients with seriously ill conditions (eg: COVID 19 etc.,) or clinically unstable patients
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.Effectiveness of NAT2 genotype-guided LFT monitoring strategy in early detection and prevention of AT-DILI in TB patients during the intensive phase of ATT.
2.Assessing incidence and severity of AT-DILI among NAT2 slow and intermediate acetylators under different LFT monitoring strategies.
3.Identification of metabolomic biomarkers that could serve as preemptive biomarkers of AT-DILI before and during ATT.Identifying the differences in metabolomic profiles between TB patients and healthy individuals, and between NAT2 slow and intermediate acetylators.
4.Identifying the longitudinal changes in metabolomic profiles during the intensive phase of ATT and their correlation with AT-DILI and TB treatment outcomes.
 
3 years 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.Impact of NAT2-genotype-based LFT monitoring strategies and metabolomic biomarkers on TB treatment outcomes, including ATT treatment interruptions, duration, and success rates.
2.Identify metabolomic signatures that could differentiate TB patients from TB patients having T2DM at baseline. Also, identify if these distinct metabolome profiles correlate with AT-DILI and other TB treatment outcomes.
 
3 years 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="400"
Sample Size from India="400" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/01/2026 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="3"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health challenge, particularly in high-burden countries like India, where the incidence and mortality rates continue to pose significant public health concerns. Despite the availability of effective antitubercular therapy (ATT), adverse drug reactions (ADRs) such as antitubercular drug-induced liver injury (AT-DILI) remain a hindrance to the successful management of TB. AT-DILI could lead to hospitalisation, increased cost expenditures, treatment interruptions, suboptimal adherence, and poorer TB treatment outcomes, such as increased morbidities and mortality and longer treatment durations, necessitating a need for predictive biomarkers to stratify high-risk patients early, intensively monitor them for ADRs such as AT-DILI, and tailor their management strategies accordingly. The proposed study aims to address these critical knowledge gaps by integrating NAT2 pharmacogenomics and metabolomic approaches to develop a pre-emptive biomarker-based strategy for screening and early identification of AT-DILI. By conducting a non-randomized controlled trial (NRCT), the study aims to establish the most effective NAT2 genotype-guided liver function test (LFT) monitoring strategy for early AT-DILI detection and prevention. Furthermore, a longitudinal metabolomics analysis will be performed to identify novel metabolic signatures that can serve as pre-emptive biomarkers for AT-DILI and differentiate TB patients from healthy individuals. The phase-1 observational study will include TB patients with or without co-morbidities, along with healthy controls and type-2 DM patients (T2DM). Blood samples will be collected, and NAT2 genotyping will be carried out. Baseline metabolomic analysis will be performed in these TB patients, healthy controls and T2DM patients prior to initiation of therapy to identify alterations in the metabolomic signatures. Based on the NAT2 genotyping/phenotyping status, the TB patients will be grouped for NRCT into either NAT2 slow acetylators or NAT2 intermediate/rapid acetylators for DILI monitoring. These patients will be intensively monitored for liver function status for DILI at intervals of 1-, 2-, 4- and 8-weeks after initiation of the therapy. The patients with confirmed AT-DILI will receive adjusted INH dosing, followed which the patients will be assessed for the occurrence of AT-DILI. This study will provide proof-of-concept-based personalized medicine in TB care, offering a scalable model for pharmacogenomic and metabolomic biomarker-guided interventions in diverse TB populations.


 
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