Status:
WITHDRAWN
Can Screening People Registering With Primary Care Improve the Detection of Tuberculosis?
Lead Sponsor:
Barts & The London NHS Trust
Collaborating Sponsors:
NHS Research and Development
Conditions:
Tuberculosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 105 years
Brief Summary
This randomised controlled trial tests whether screening people registering with general practices cost-effectively increases the detection of tuberculosis. The study objectives are to: 1. recruit, a...
Detailed Description
To date, studies of screening for tuberculosis have used relatively weak designs. A randomised trial would give stronger evidence as to whether screening is worthwhile and therefore would be welcome. ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The intervention is screening for TB in general practices which were randomised to control or intervention
Exclusion
- Practices that refused to participate could not be included. We excluded the general practice where the pilot study was undertaken
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2002
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2002
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00214708
Start Date
January 1 2002
End Date
September 1 2002
Last Update
February 6 2025
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City and Hackney
London, United Kingdom, E9