Clinical trials: Tuberculosis; Meningitis (Etiology)
Tuberculosis, Meningeal, Tuberculosis; Meningitis (Etiology)
Adjunctive Doxycycline for Central Nervous System Tuberculosis
Although tuberculosis is now considered a treatable disease, central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS-TB) when managed with the current standard-of-care (SOC), still has mortality rates ranging from 30-50% even in tertiary…
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Meningeal, Tuberculosis; Meningitis (Etiology), Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System, Tuberculosis; Meningoencephalitis (Etiology)
- Trial name
- DIRECT (NCT06446245)
- Testing
- Doxycycline, Anti Tuberculosis Drug, Adjunctive corticosteroid
- Where
- 6 sites in Indonesia, Malaysia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Tuberculosis, Tubercular Meningitis
Cyclophosphamide in the Treatment of Refractory Proliferative Arachnoiditis in CNS Tuberculosis
Tubercular meningitis occurs in around 10% of those with extrapulmonary tuberculosis and is a major cause of mortality and morbidity.
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Tubercular Meningitis, Arachnoiditis; Tuberculous (Etiology)
- Trial name
- NCT04620772
- Testing
- Cyclophosphamide injection
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences