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TerminatedNCT03266991DOT-LTBIUpdated Oct 12, 2023

Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis in Socially Marginalised Citizens

A Phase 4 interventional study of Rifapentine and Isoniazid in Compliance, Patient, sponsored by Aarhus University Hospital. Terminated at 2 sites in Denmark. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-10-12.

Sponsored by Aarhus University Hospital · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Recruitment issues

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Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
22
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 13 studies in Patient Compliance with a site in Denmark — none open to participants now, none under way, none of them phase 3. Patient Compliance · Denmark.

Enrollment
9th of 11
22 · median 100
Started
2017
the only one that year
Phase 4
Only one
of the 13
Registered
9th of 13
by date
Lead sponsor
1 of 13
Aarhus University Hospital

Among the 13 studies in Patient Compliance with a site in Denmark, this one is the 9th largest by enrollment of the 11 interventional ones that give a count, is the only one that started in 2017, is the only one in phase 4, and was the 9th registered.

Patient Compliance

752 studies on the registry are indexed under Patient Compliance; 72 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

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Who these studies take

Of the 45 Patient Compliance studies recruiting now, 25 (56%) set no upper age limit and 13 (29%) stop at 75 or younger; 11 take children under 18; 14 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years and older · all sexes · healthy volunteers too.

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Study summary

An open-label, randomised controlled trial comparing compliance to treatment for latent tuberculosis infection in socially marginalised citizens. Participants will be randomized to either daily isoniazid for 6 months or weekly rifapentine and isoniazid as directly observed therapy for twelve weeks.

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Eligible participants will be randomised to receive either daily isoniazid for 6 months with monthly visits for pill count, evaluation of adverse events and dispensing of isoniazid for the next month, or weekly doses of rifapentine and isoniazid for twelve weeks as direct observed therapy where the drugs are administered in the presence of a study nurse or doctor.

Control bloodsamples (ALAT, alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin, INR, haemoglobin, trombocytes and leukocyte differential count) will be taken at baseline and at least once during treatment in the rifapentine and isoniazid group and at least twice in the isoniazid-only group.

One year after treatment completion participants will be called in for evaluation for active tuberculosis.

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Conditions studied

  • Compliance, Patient

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Reporting to be homeless (independent of whether the person has an official address) or regularly seeking homeless shelters or public institutions to supply basic needs
  • LTBI defined by positive IGRA test
  • Found plausible by study doctor that the person has been exposed to tuberculosis within 2 years
  • Aged 18 years or older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previously treated for tuberculosis
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Active tuberculosis (evaluated by chest x-ray and examination by a trained doctor)
  • Unable to give
  • Tested positive for LTBI as part of contact investigation where the index case has or is suspected to have INH of RIF resistant TB
  • Known on antiretroviral treatment
  • Porphyria
  • Known allergy to rifamycins or isoniazid
  • Known epilepsy
  • Known liver disease causing affected liver parameters (ALAT, alkaline phosphatase, , )
  • Any lab abnormality, disease, concomitant medication or condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, excludes a person from participating
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HIV

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Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

INR, PT and aPTT (clotting tests)

Blood tests of how long blood takes to clot. The INR is the prothrombin time (PT) put on a common scale; about 1 is usual for someone not taking a blood thinner.

Criteria often make an exception for people on a blood thinner such as warfarin, whose INR is raised on purpose.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
22 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    RPT-INH

    Participants treated with weekly rifapentine and isoniazid for twelve weeks.

    Drug: Rifapentine · Drug: Isoniazid

  • Active comparator
    control

    Participants treated with daily isoniazid for six months

    Drug: Isoniazid

Interventions

  • Treatment with weekly rifapentine and isoniazid as Directly Observed Therapy in 12 weeks

    Also known as: isoniazid

  • Treatment with daily isoniazid in 6 months

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. adherence

    adherence to treatment in the two groups measured by counting number of pills taken in each group.

    Time frame: 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. active tuberculosis

    active tuberculosis within the study period. In case of suspected tuberculosis during the study the participant will be refered for examination by specialists. At 1 year follow-up participants will have a chest x-ray and physical examination by study doctor to screen for signs of active tuberculosis. If active tuberculosis is suspected further examinations will be performed by specialists.

    Time frame: 5 years

  2. adverse events

    for both groups all adverse events will be recorded

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

2 sites
  • Dept of Pulmonary Medicine
    Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
  • Dept of Pulmonary Medicine
    Esbjerg, 6700, Denmark
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Oct 2017 to primary completion in Feb 2023, 63 months.

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Registered
Aug 11, 2017
First posted
Aug 30, 2017
StartActual
Oct 27, 2017
Primary completionActual
Feb 9, 2023
CompletionActual
Feb 9, 2023
Last update
Oct 12, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 12, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03266991
Responsible party
Nina Breinholt Stærke (MD phd-student, Aarhus University Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 30, 2017
Start date
Oct 27, 2017
Primary completion
Feb 9, 2023
Completion
Feb 9, 2023
Last update
Oct 12, 2023

Study contacts

Christian Wejse, MD PHD
principal investigator · Aarhus University Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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