Status:

COMPLETED

DIAGNOSIS of PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS Through HUMAN BREATH (TBENOSE)

Lead Sponsor:

University of Rome Tor Vergata

Conditions:

Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

HIV Seropositivity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death in the world. More than 95% of TB deaths are in middle- and middle-income countries. Low incomes and long-term diagnosis promote this persistence...

Detailed Description

It is a 12 -month dynamic, open, descriptive and analytical type case-control study in adults. The present study intends to recruit , all the Pulmonary TB suspects and case notified by TB Loop-mediate...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Accept to participate in the study through a signed informed consent approved by the Ethical Committee (CEI of Douala - Cameroon)
  • Suspected of having TB on clinical base (4SS + or other clinical suggestions) with HIV+/- status
  • Healthy control patient
  • Able to produce exhaled air samples
  • Able to produce sputum samples for TB LAMP test

Exclusion

  • Unable to breath normally for 2 minutes due to respiratory illness
  • By discretion of the research team.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 5 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 5 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

130 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04682990

Start Date

January 5 2021

End Date

December 5 2021

Last Update

December 8 2021

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Centre des Maladies Respiratoire

Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon