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WITHDRAWN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