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Phase 4 N=18

Effect of Weight and/or Obesity on Ethambutol Drug Concentrations

Obesity · Tuberculosis

Enrolled (actual)
18
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2013
Primary outcome: Primary: Total Clearance of Ethambutol — 80.8 L/h

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Interventions
Ethambutol (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Primary completion
Dec 2010

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Total Clearance of Ethambutol
80.8

Summary

This study is designed to measure drug concentrations in the blood of healthy volunteers administered a single dose of ethambutol. Our hypothesis is that volunteers with a body mass index (BMI) 25-40 kg/m2 will remove ethambutol more quickly from the blood than leaner volunteers, and those with a BMI > 40 kg/m2 will have even greater clearance than those who are leaner.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male and female volunteers, age 18 years of age or older, of all racial and ethnic origins. English and/or Spanish speaking volunteers are eligible to participate.
  • We are recruiting 6 normal weight (BMI 40 kg/m2) for this study. Half of each group will be male, the other half will be female.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Creatinine clearance 10 time the upper limit of normal, alkaline phosphatase > 5 time the upper limit of normal, total bilirubin >5 time the upper limit of normal.
  • History of allergy to ethambutol.
  • Ethambutol is contraindicated for any reason.
  • Suspected or documented mycobacterial infection.
  • History of gout.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01048697). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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