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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT01245036
Date of registration: 15/11/2010
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Public title: Efficacy of Antituberculous Therapy in Management of Sarcoidosis
Scientific title: Rifampicin and Isoniazid Along With Prednisolone Compared to Prednisolone Alone in Treatment of Sarcoidosis: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: January 2009
Target sample size: 100
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01245036
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
India
Contacts
Name:     Dheeraj Gupta
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Affiliation:  PGIMER, Chandigarh
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

newly diagnosed sarcoidosis defined by presence of all of the following criteria:

1. Presence with clinical features of pulmonary (dyspnea, dry cough, chest pain, fever,
fatigue or crackles) or extra pulmonary organ (lymph nodes, liver, spleen, skin,
eyes, heart, etc.) involvement and consistent radiological involvement and

2. Compact non-caseating granulomas on trans-bronchial biopsy which are tissue AFB
smear-negative

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients who have received glucocorticoid treatment before initial evaluation by us, or
with presence of concomitant other cardio pulmonary disease will be excluded.



Age minimum: 15 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Sarcoidosis
Tuberculosis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Antituberculous therapy along with steroids
Primary Outcome(s)
Remission rates [Time Frame: Three months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Treatment related adverse effects in the two groups. [Time Frame: Through out]
Relapse rates in the two groups [Time Frame: six and 12 months after completion of treatment]
Secondary ID(s)
Sarc/Att/01
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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