Acetohydroxamic Acid Combined With a Short-Course Regimen for MDR-TB (AHA-PLUS)

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorShanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China

About this trial

This study is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of acetohydroxamic acid (AHA) capsules combined with short-course regimens (BDLLfxC or BDCZ) in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).

The primary objectives are to assess the safety and tolerability of AHA combined with short-course regimens, and to determine the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) of AHA.

The secondary objectives include evaluating the 8-week sputum culture conversion rate, pharmacokinetic parameters, and exploring DNA damage repair biomarkers as potential indicators of treatment response.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age 14 to < 65 years, male or female

Confirmed rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) or multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) by molecular testing (e.g., Xpert MTB/RIF) or drug susceptibility testing

Positive sputum culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis or positive molecular test

Chest imaging consistent with active pulmonary TB, or histologically confirmed extrapulmonary TB (excluding CNS, osteoarticular, and disseminated TB)

Disqualifiers

Central nervous system TB (e.g., TB meningitis), osteoarticular TB, or disseminated/miliary TB

Known allergy or serious adverse reaction to any study drug or background regimen component

Known resistance to bedaquiline, delamanid, or linezolid

Use of anti-TB drugs within the past 30 days that may interfere with study assessments, except in documented treatment failure cases

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Acetohydroxamic Acid

    Drug

    Acetohydroxamic acid administered according to the protocol-defined dose and schedule, in combination with a short-course anti-tuberculosis regimen.

  • Placebo

    Drug

    Matching placebo identical in appearance, packaging, and administration schedule to acetohydroxamic acid, administered with the same short-course anti-tuberculosis regimen.

Treatment groups

120 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: AHA plus Short-Course RegimenExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Placebo plus Short-Course RegimenPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in Mycobacterium tuberculosis sputum bacterial load

Change in quantitative Mycobacterium tuberculosis colony-forming units (CFU) in sputum, expressed as log10 CFU/mL/day, measured using standardized microbiological culture methods.

Time frame
Baseline to Day 14

Secondary outcomes

1

Time to sputum culture conversion

Time from treatment initiation to the first of two consecutive negative Mycobacterium tuberculosis sputum cultures collected at least 24 hours apart, assessed using standardized culture methods.

Time frame
Baseline to Week 8

Other outcomes

1

Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax)

Measurement of peak plasma concentration (Cmax) of acetohydroxamic acid using protocol-specified sampling and validated analytical methods.

Time frame
Baseline to Day 14
2

Changes in inflammatory biomarkers

Changes in serum inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and other protocol-specified cytokines.

Time frame
Baseline to Day 14
3

Radiographic Severity Score on Chest X-ray or CT

Radiographic severity score assessed using a standardized scoring system evaluating extent of pulmonary involvement. Higher scores indicate more severe radiographic abnormalities.

Time frame
Baseline to Week 8
4

Time to Peak Concentration (Tmax)

Measurement of time to peak plasma concentration (Tmax) of acetohydroxamic acid based on protocol-defined pharmacokinetic sampling.

Time frame
Baseline to Day 14

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