Evaluation of the Practice of Three Morning Sputa on Separate Days for Diagnosis of Mtb

Completed

• Conditions: Pulmonary TB
• Interventions: Procedure: Obtain standard three daily sputum samples vs. three samples on the first day for the diagnosis of pulmonary TB.

• Registration Number: NCT00212550
• Lead Sponsor: NYU Langone Health

Brief Summary

Obtain sputum smears within one day to rule out TB

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2005-09-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-09-13
• Study First Posted: 2005-09-21
• Study Start: 2006-01
• Primary Completion: 2010-02
• Study Completion: 2012-01
• Status Verified: 2016-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-03-29
• Last Update Posted: 2016-03-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

• All subjects admitted to Bellevue Hospital for evaluation of possible TB

Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to produce spontaneous or induced sputum

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
TB diagnosis	Obtain standard three daily sputum samples vs. three samples on the first day for the diagnosis of pulmonary TB.	-

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

NYU School of Medicine Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States