TB Fast Track

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: HIV-associated tuberculosis; Infections and Infestations; Tuberculosis

• Registration Number: ISRCTN35344604
• Lead Sponsor: ondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (UK)

Brief Summary

1. 2015 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25872501 2. 2016 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27829072 (added 25/01/2019) 3. 2017 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28334030 (added 25/01/2019) 4. 2018 results of the performance of verbal autopsy methods in estimating HIV-associated mortality among adults in South Africa. In https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29997907 (added 25/01/2019) 5. 2018 results of measuring income for catastrophic cost estimates. In https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30196149 (added 25/01/2019) 6. 2019 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31727580 (added 18/11/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-09-12
• Study Completion: 2015-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 10 December 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3053

Inclusion Criteria

1. HIV positive
2. Eligible and willing to start ART
3. CD4 150 cells/ul or less

Exclusion Criteria

1. Age <18 years
2. Currently on TB treatment, or completed TB treatment in the last 3 months
3. First trimester of pregnancy, or desiring pregnancy in the next 6 months
4. Contraindication to efavirenze, based on current South African ART guidelines
5. Too sick to be managed in ambulatory care

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified