Burden of tuberculosis-Among household contacts of a case of tuberculosis in paediatric age group
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- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/03/064642
- Lead Sponsor
- I
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Index case: a patient who is in the age group of 1 month to 12 years and has reported to the
healthcare with either microbiologically detected TB or whose chest X-ray is suggestive of
TB or who have been started on AKT on clinical suspicion.
2. Household contacts of index case (Both pediatric & adult): a person who shared the same
enclosed living space for one or more nights or for frequent or extended periods during
the day with the index case during the 3 months before the commencement of the current
treatment episode.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Household contacts not willing to participate.
2. Pregnant individuals in first trimester.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine frequency of TB positive household contacts in TB positive paediatric patientsTimepoint: At the baseline, 4weeks, and 8weeks.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the challenges faced regarding compliance for screening of household <br/ ><br>contacts.Timepoint: At the baseline, 4weeks, & 8weeks.