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. 2010 Jan 20;2010(1):CD000171. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000171.pub3
Study name and trial number Sponsors Country /
Sample size
Criteria  Phase Study arms
Intervention                              Control
Duration /
Primary outcome
Individually randomized controlled trials
TBTC Study 26:Effectiveness and Tolerability of Weekly Rifapentine/Isoniazid for Three Months Versus Daily Isoniazid for Nine Months for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection. NCT00023452 CDC
Dept. of Veteran Affairs
USA
Brazil Canada Spain
N˜8000
(Enrolling)
?2 yrs
Not pregnant
TST+ at high risk of developing TB
HIV+ close contacts of culture + TB patients
III RPT/INH once weekly for 3 months INH for 9 months ?18yrs: Culture+ TB <18yrs:  Culture+ or probable (clinical) TB
Tuberculosis Prevention for HIV Infected Adults. NCT00057122 Johns Hopkins University and NIAID South Africa
N˜1148
(enrolment closed)
Age?18 yrs
HIV‐+
TST ?5mm
CXR negative for TB
III * RPT/INH for 3 months and observed weekly
* RIF/INH for 3 months and observed twice weekly
* Continuous INH self supervised
INH
self super‐vised for 6 months
1‐4 yrs follow up
Active TB
 
A Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Study of Limited Vs. Continuous Isoniazid Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy for HIV‐Infected Persons in Botswana NCT00164281 CDC
Botswana MOH
USAID
Botswana
N˜1800
(Enrolling)
?18yrs
HIV+
TST + or
not pregnant
IV Continuous INH INH for 6 months Accrual 1yr, follow‐up  24‐36 months
Active PTB or ETB
Randomized Controlled Trial of 4 Months Rifampin Versus 9 Months INH for the Treatment of Latent TB. NCT00170209 McGill University Canada
Number not specified
Age?15yrs
TST +
Not pregnant
HIV+ or other immune suppressed conditions
IV RIF for 4 months INH for 9  months April 2004 ‐ July 2007
An efficacy study of two preventive therapy studies in HIV‐infected persons in India. NCT00351702 Tuberculosis Research Centre, India
USAID
India
N=650
(enrolment closed)
?15yrs
HIV +
III * ETH/IINH for 6 months INH for 36 months Follow up 5 yrs
Active TB
Mortality