Point-of-care Pharmacogenomic Testing to Optimize Isoniazid Dosing for Tuberculosis Prevention

Trial ID or NCT#

NCT05413551

Status

recruiting iconRECRUITING

Purpose

This trial is designed to determine whether modifying the dose of isoniazid for individuals according to their n-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) genotype could increase the probability of achieving equivalence of area-under-the-curve.

Official Title

Point-of-care Pharmacogenomic Testing to Optimize Isoniazid Dosing for Tuberculosis Prevention

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Older than 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. * Eligible for latent tuberculosis treatment by Brazil's national guidelines\** provides written informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
  1. * Evidence of active tuberculosis or currently under evaluation for active tuberculosis* Receiving drugs that interact with Rifapentine (e.g. methadone, warfarin)* Known intolerance or hypersensitivity to isoniazid or rifapentine* Prior treatment for active or latent tuberculosis \> 14 days* Close contact to isoniazid- or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (TB) case* Neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count \<1000 cells/mm3)* Clinical diagnosis of active liver disease or alcohol dependence* alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \>3 times the upper limit of normal

Investigator(s)

Jason Andrews
Jason Andrews
Infectious disease doctor
Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)