Status:

UNKNOWN

Xpert MTB/RIF Test in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Lead Sponsor:

Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital

Chest Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan

Conditions:

Pulmonary Tuberculosis Confirmation by Culture

Eligibility:

All Genders

20+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Currently in Taiwan, most clinicians use sputum smear and culture for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and apply nucleic acid amplification (NAA) test in a selected manner. In 2013, the Wo...

Detailed Description

In this study the investigators will respect current practice in the use of NAA in the diagnosis of pulmonary TB. Clinicians may have ordered NAA as the initial diagnostic test in adults suspected of ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All presumptive tuberculosis cases who have sputum examinations for the diagnosis of pulmonary TB

Exclusion

  • Tuberculosis cases who have been on treatment for 14 or more days who have sputum examinations for follow-up

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 15 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

6900 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04433195

Start Date

June 15 2020

End Date

December 31 2022

Last Update

May 12 2022

Active Locations (5)

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1

Chang-Hua Hospital

Chang-hua, Taiwan, 513

2

Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital

Hualien City, Taiwan

3

Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Taichung, Taiwan

4

Chest Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare

Tainan, Taiwan, 717