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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/07/014966 [Registered on: 19/07/2018] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 18/07/2018
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Rifapentine-containing tuberculosis treatment shortening regimens(S31/A5349) 
Scientific Title of Study   A5349: Rifapentine-containing treatment shortening regimens for pulmonary tuberculosis: A randomized, open-label, controlled phase 3 clinical trial - S31/A5349 Short Title:TBTC S31/A5349: Rifapentine-containing tuberculosis treatment shortening regimens 
Trial Acronym  A5349 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr N Kumarasamy 
Designation  Chief Medical Officer 
Affiliation  VHS YRGCARE Medical Centre 
Address  VHS YRGCARE Medical Centre, Room #2,Voluntary Health sServices, Taramani, Chennai
Voluntary Health Services, Taramani, Chennai
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600113
India 
Phone  914471026612  
Fax  914422542939  
Email  kumarasamy@yrgcare.org  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr N Kumarasamy 
Designation  Chief Medical Officer 
Affiliation  VHS YRGCARE Medical Centre 
Address  VHS YRGCARE Medical Centre, Room #2 Voluntary Health sServices, Taramani, Chennai
Voluntary Health sServices, Taramani, Chennai
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600113
India 
Phone  914471026612  
Fax  914422542939  
Email  kumarasamy@yrgcare.org  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr N Kumarasamy 
Designation  Chief Medical Officer 
Affiliation  VHS YRGCARE Medical Centre 
Address  VHS YRGCARE Medical Centre, Voluntary Health sServices, Taramani, Chennai
Voluntary Health sServices, Taramani, Chennai
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600113
India 
Phone  914471026612  
Fax  914422542939  
Email  kumarasamy@yrgcare.org  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
YRGCARE Medical Centre, Voluntary Health Services, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Taramani, Chennai 600113 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
Address  1600 Clifton Rd Atlanta GA 30333 USA 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     Brazil
China
Haiti
India
Kenya
Malawi
Peru
South Africa
Spain
Thailand
Uganda
United States of America
Viet Nam
Zimbabwe  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 2  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Sushant Meshram  BJMC CTU  OPD NO 34, Ground floor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Sassoon General Hospitals , Jai Prakash Narayan Road, Pune, Maharashtra
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
02026052419

drsushant.in@gmail.com 
Dr N Kumarasamy  VHS YRGCARE Medical Center  Voluntary Health Services, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Taramani, Chennai
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
914471026612
914422542939
kumarasamy@yrgcare.org 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 2  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
B J Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital  Approved 
VHS YRGCARE IRB  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Tuberculosis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Control-standard six month treatment  8 weeks of daily treatment with rifampin 600mg isoniazid 300mg pyrazinamide 1000mg,1500mg,2000mg depending in weight of the participant ethambutol 800mg,1200mg,1600mg depanding on the weight of the participant followed by Eighteen weeks of treatment with rifampin and isoniazid . All drugs are administered orally 8 WEEKS DAILY TREATMENT 
Intervention  Rifapentine and Moxifloxacin in addition to the single substitution described for regimen 2 a second substitution is added of moxifloxacin for ethambutol  8 weeks of daily treatment with rifapentine 1200mg isoniazid 300mg pyrazinamide 1000mg,1500mg,2000mg depending in weight of the participant and moxifloxacin 400mg followed by nine weeks of treatment with rifapentinen isoniazid and moxifloxacin 8 WEEKS DAILY TREATMENT  
Intervention  Rifapentine- Rifapentine is substituted for Rifampin as teh basis of 4 month treatment  8 weeks of daily treatment with rifapentine 1200mg isoniazid 300mg pyrazinamide 1000mg,1500mg,2000mg depending in weight of the participant ethambutol 800mg,1200mg,1600mg depanding on the weight of the participant followed by nine weeks of treatment with rifapentinen and isoniazid . All drugs are administered orally 8 WEEKS DAILY TREATMENT 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Suspected pulmonary tuberculosis plus one or both of the following at least one sputum specimen positive for acid fast bacilli on smear microscopy OR at least one sputum specimen positive for M tuberculosis by Xpert MTBRIF testing, with semiquantitative result of medium or high and rifamycin resistance not detecte
Age 18 years or older
A verifiable address or residence location that is readily accessible for visiting, and willingness to inform the study team of any change of address during the treatment and follow-up period
Women of child-bearing potential who are not surgically sterilized must agree to practice an adequate method of contraception barrier method or non-hormonal intrauterine device or abstain from heterosexual intercourse during study drug treatment
Documentation of HIV infection status
For HIV positive individuals CD4 T Cell count greater than or equal to 100cells per mm3 based on testing performed at or within 30 days prior to screening
Karnofsky score greater than or equal to 60
Written informed consent
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Pregnant or breast-feeding
Unable to take oral medications
Previously enrolled in this study
Received any investigational drug in the past 3 months
More than five days of treatment directed against active tuberculosis within 6 months preceding initiation of study drugs
More than five days of systemic treatment with any one or more of the following drugs within 30 days preceding initiation of study drugs isoniazid rifampin rifabutin rifapentine ethambutol pyrazinamide kanamycin amikacin streptomycin capreomycin moxifloxacin levofloxacin gatifloxacin ofloxacin ciprofloxacin other fluoroquinolones ethionamide prothionamide cycloserine terizidone para-aminosalicylic acid linezolid clofazimine delamanid or bedaquiline
Known history of prolonged QT syndrome
Weight less than 40.0 kg
Known allergy or intolerance to any of the study medications 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
TB disease free survival at twelve months after study treatment assignment
Proportion of participants with grade 3 or highter adverse events during study drug treatment 
TB disease free survival at twelve months after study treatment assignment
Proportion of participants with grade 3 or highter adverse events during study drug treatment 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
TB disease free survival at twelve months after study treatment assignment

Time to stable sputum culture conversion
Speed of decline of sputum viable bacilli by automated MGIT days to detection
Proportion of participants with grade 3 or highter adverse events during study drug treatment 
Eighteen months after treatment assignment
For or six months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="2500"
Sample Size from India="100" 
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   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   20/07/2018 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  14/01/2016 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="3"
Months="2"
Days="15" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Open to Recruitment 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary  

The purpose of this study is to determine whether one or two four month regimens of tuberculosis treatment are as effective as a standard six month regimen for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis(TB).All three regimens are administered daily , seven days each week with direct observation of each  dose by a health care worker atleast five of the seven days each week.

The standard six month regimen is two months of isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol and pyrazinamide followed by four months of isoniazid and rifampin.

The first short regimen is a singly substitution of rifapentine for rifampin: two month so isonisazid ,rifapentine , ethambutol and pyrazinamide followed by two months of isoniazid and rifapentine.

The second short regimen is a double substitution of rifapentine for rifampin and moxifloxacin for ethambutol two months of isoniazid, rifapentine, moxifloxacin and pyrazinamide,followed by two months of isoniazid and rifapentine and moxifloxacin

 
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