Status:
COMPLETED
Rapid Characterization of Paucibacillary TB Along Tex/Mex Border
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Conditions:
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Brief Summary
This study will test a method of detecting tuberculosis-causing bacteria that are resistant to current medication treatments. Blood samples will be collected from patients from 3 sites and 3 mainly Hi...
Detailed Description
Global challenges to tuberculosis (TB) control are multidrug resistance TB (MDR-TB) and the increased susceptibility of populations such as elderly, those with HIV infection, type 2 diabetes and other...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- For Cases and Controls:
- Informed consent obtained and signed
- Older than 18 years of age, up to 85 years of age
- Unique to Cases:
- Suspicion of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis, lymphatic tuberculosis or pleural tuberculosis
- Unique to Controls:
- Initial suspicion of tuberculosis (as described under cases) but diagnosis eventually ruled out through further testing
- Patient with another pathology where specimen similar to that collected for the cases is also obtained, and leftover material is available for this study; example- lymph node biopsy from a patient with cancer
Exclusion
- Patient having received more than 14 days of anti-mycobacterial treatment
- Less than 18 years old
- Prisoner or jail inmate
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
780 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00421798
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
May 1 2009
Last Update
July 9 2009
Active Locations (3)
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1
The University of Texas at Brownsville
Brownsville, Texas, United States, 78520
2
Corporacion para Investigaciones Biologicas de Medellin
Medellín, Colombia
3
Jurisdicción Sanitaria III Matamoros
Matamoros, Mexico