SMF to Improve Performance of Microscopy for the Diagnosis of PTB in a High HIV Prevalence Setting (PTB)
Small Membrane Filtration (SMF) Method to Improve the Performance of Smear Microscopy for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a High HIV Prevalence Setting
研究概览
详细说明
TB is a disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis that can affect the lungs or other parts of the body. In most of the world and in Mbarara, Uganda, the method of diagnosis that is used is AFB smear microscopy. This method is widely available, inexpensive and rapid. However, this method's ability to truly detect people having TB is poor. That is, if someone has TB, the test results may say that they are negative, leading to delays in diagnosis, disease progression, and an ongoing transmission of the bacteria.
The new test for TB diagnosis we are studying is called the Small Membrane Filtration (SMF) method. This test that is being compared to the method currently being used and is very similar to the one that is currently used (standard smear microscopy) but has the advantage of concentrating the sputum (mucus) so that we can more easily see if bacteria are present in the sputum. It is hoped that a better way of knowing if someone has TB will help doctors decide when people need to be treated for TB and when not, which will improve the health of patients and help avoid passing the infection to others.
This study will enroll 740 HIV-infected and 310 HIV-uninfected adults with culture confirmed pulmonary TB. These individuals will be identified prospectively at two TB clinics in Mbarara, Uganda.
Study hypothesis: The investigators will assume that one sputum sample will be equivalent to two (null hypothesis) with respect to sensitivity unless we have evidence that the use of two has higher sensitivity (alternative hypothesis). The investigators will assume that SMF is equivalent to AFB smear with respect to sensitivity and specificity unless the investigators find evidence it is superior. The investigators will assume that SMF is equivalent to Xpert unless the investigators find evidence that Xpert is superior.
研究类型
注册 (实际的)
联系人和位置
学习地点
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Mbarara、乌干达、1956
- Epicentre Mbarara Research Base
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参与标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
接受健康志愿者
有资格学习的性别
取样方法
研究人群
描述
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult (≥18 years)
- Pulmonary TB suspect defined as any person who presents with a productive cough for more than 2 weeks AND accompanied by at least one other respiratory symptom (shortness of breath, chest pains, hemoptysis) and/or constitutional symptom (loss of appetite, weight loss, fever, night sweats, and fatigue) (6).
- Willing to undergo TB evaluation and spontaneously expectorate ≥2 mL of sputum
- Willing to be tested for HIV, if no results available within past 6 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Too ill or unable to provide written consent
- Treated with TB drugs for more than 3 days
- Extra-pulmonary or disseminated TB without pulmonary involvement (i.e. no cough)
学习计划
研究是如何设计的?
设计细节
- 时间观点:横截面
队列和干预
团体/队列 |
干预/治疗 |
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HIV-infected
Enrollment of 740 HIV-infected adults with suspicion of pulmonary TB. Following the Ugandan National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme (NTLP) guidelines, all enrolled TB suspects will undergo the following standardized evaluation:
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Following the Ugandan National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme (NTLP) guidelines, all enrolled TB suspects will undergo the following standardized evaluation:
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HIV negative
Enrollment of 350 HIV negative adults with suspicion of pulmonary TB. Following the Ugandan National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme (NTLP) guidelines, all enrolled TB suspects will undergo the following standardized evaluation:
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Following the Ugandan National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme (NTLP) guidelines, all enrolled TB suspects will undergo the following standardized evaluation:
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研究衡量的是什么?
主要结果指标
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Sensitivity and specificity of SMF method and Xpert MTB/RIF assay
大体时间:24 months
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The primary endpoints of this laboratory-based study will be to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the SMF method and Xpert MTB/RIF assay, using manual MGIT liquid culture as the gold standard
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24 months
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合作者和调查者
研究记录日期
研究主要日期
学习开始
初级完成 (实际的)
研究完成 (实际的)
研究注册日期
首次提交
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
首次发布 (估计)
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (估计)
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
最后验证
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