Atorvastatin to Reduce Inflammation After Tuberculosis Treatment Completion
Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Atorvastatin to Reduce Inflammation After Tuberculosis Treatment Completion in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected Adults Measured by FDG-PET/CT
University of Cape Town
220 participants
Jul 14, 2020
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This is a proof-of-concept phase IIB, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of 40 mg atorvastatin to reduce persistent lung inflammation after successful TB treatment completion in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected adults measured by PET/CT.
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Interventions
12 weeks of 40 mg atorvastatin therapy per os
Identical placebo
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NCT04147286