| 1. Willing and able to give informed consent to be enrolled in the research study prior to any study related procedures (signed or witnessed consent if the participant is unable to read and understand the informed consent document; signed or witnessed consent from a child's biological parent, legal guardian or primary caregiver) and if the participant is a child (6-17 years) is willing to sign assent
2. Willing and able to adhere to the complete follow-up schedule and to study procedures
3. Male or female, aged 6 years or older, including breastfeeding and/or pregnant women
4. Weigh more than or equal to 16kg
5. Participants above the age of 12 years, must have confirmed pulmonary TB with initial laboratory result of resistance to at least rifampicin as confirmed by genotypic or phenotypic susceptibility testing in the last three months
6. Willing to use effective contraception for females of childbearing potential if sexually active; must be willing to use either an intrauterine contraceptive device or a hormonal method for the duration of the treatment regimen and for three months thereafter
7. Willing to have an HIV test, and if positive, is willing to be treated with appropriate antiretroviral therapy
8. Participants between the ages of 6 – 12 years, must have either confirmed pulmonary RR-TB or probable pulmonary RR-TB and a decision has been made by the referring clinician or investigator to treat the child for RR-TB
9. Participants who are pregnant, should have an ultrasound done to confirm a viable intrauterine pregnancy prior to enrolment |
1.Had taken more than 28 days but less than 24 weeks of second line TB drugs including BDQ, LNZ, CFZ, fluoroquinolones or DLM. Please note: Participants with prior successfully treated episodes of DR TB are permitted to enroll.
3. Has complicated or severe extra-pulmonary manifestations of TB, including osteo-articular, pericardial and central nervous system infection as per investigators opinion.
4. Is unable to take oral medication.
5. Is taking any prohibited medications as referred to in the protocol.
6. Has a known allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the medicines in the regimens.
7. Is currently taking part in another clinical trial of any medicinal product.
8. Has a QTcF interval of greater than 480 ms. Please note: If the QTcF interval is greater than 480 ms, it may be repeated if participant has reversible contributory factors, i.e. low potassium or to allow washout of previous QT prolonging drugs.
9. Has clinically significant ECG abnormality in the opinion of the site investigator within 60 days prior to entry, including but not limited to second or third degree atrioventricular (AV) block or clinically important arrhythmia.
10.Participants with the following laboratory abnormality at screening:
a) Haemoglobin level of < 8.0 g/dL
b) Platelet count < 75,000/mm^3
c) Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 1000/ mm^3
d) An estimated creatinine clearance (CrCl) less than 30 mL/min as calculated by the NHLS equation
e) Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≥3 x ULN
f) Total bilirubin grade 3 or greater (>2.0 x ULN, or >1.50 x ULN when accompanied by any increase in other liver function test
g) Serum potassium less than 3.2 mmol/l
11.Peripheral neuropathy of grade 3 or 4 using the Division of AIDS (DAIDS) Table for Grading the Severity of Adult and Pediatric Adverse Events
12. If in the investigator's opinion, the participant is unable to commit to study related procedures or it is unsafe for participant to take part in the study. |
80 and over: 80+ Year,Adolescent: 13 Year-18 Year,Adult: 19 Year-44 Year,Aged: 65+ Year(s),Child: 6 Year-12 Year,Middle Aged: 45 Year(s)-64 Year(s) |
6 Year(s) |
90 Year(s) |
Both |