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Evaluating the Accuracy of New Tests for TB Infection Diagnosis

Launched by FREUNDESKREIS FÜR INTERNATIONALE TUBERKULOSEHILFE E.V · Jan 15, 2024

Trial Information

Current as of October 04, 2024

Not yet recruiting

Keywords

Tuberculosis Tb Infection Ltbi Tbi

Description

Latent TB infection, hereafter referred to as TB infection, continues to be a significant driver of the global TB burden. A recent re-estimation using mathematical modeling demonstrated that to end TB by 2050, at least one-quarter of the global population living with TB infection would require TB preventive therapy (TPT). The Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) and Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRA) are the two preferred diagnostic methods for detecting TB infection. TST utilizes Tuberculin PPD RT 23 intradermally, which is low-cost and can easily be performed in the field. TST is currently the...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • * All participants:
  • * Agree to remain in contact and provide updated information as necessary, and have no current plans to relocate outside the designated area for the duration of the study
  • * Capable of providing signed informed consent and informed assent (as appropriate)
  • * Group 1:
  • + Microbiologically-confirmed pulmonary TB (either drug-susceptible TB or drug-resistant TB) via Xpert MTB/RIF or Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, California) and abnormal chest X-ray (CXR) result\*
  • \*To reduce the false positive rate of molecular diagnostic assays for M. tuberculosis
  • * Group 2:
  • + Household contacts without symptoms of active TB disease of people with microbiologically-confirmed, pulmonary TB who initiated treatment with residents in Ha Noi, Vietnam.
  • * Group 3:
  • * Known past negative IGRA test results among those at low risk for TB infection
  • * No known and/or reported history of contact or exposure to either TB disease or M. tuberculosis bacteria.
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • * All participants:
  • + Declines to provide informed consent to participate in the study
  • * Groups 2 \&3:
  • * Presumed TB disease with symptoms (cough, fever, night sweats, unintentional weight loss) and/or an abnormal CXR result suggestive of TB disease
  • * Microbiologically - or clinically-confirmed TB disease in all forms or report having taken treatment for TB disease.
  • * History of TB infection (self-record or documented).

About Sponsor

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

Ha Noi, , Vietnam

People applied

Timeline

First submit

Trial launched

Trial updated

Estimated completion

Not reported

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