Skip to main content
Clinical Trials/DRKS00026636
DRKS00026636
Completed
Not Applicable

Abdominal and thoracic ultrasound for the diagnosis of pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. Assessing the accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound for the diagnosis and therapy monitoring in patients with presumed tuberculosis in India and Germany - ALL POC-US TB

Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung0 sites710 target enrollmentSeptember 15, 2021

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
A18
Sponsor
Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung
Enrollment
710
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
September 15, 2021
End Date
October 31, 2023
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • patients aged 18 years or older
  • \-presenting with: clinical constellation compatible with pulmonary TB (PTB) and/or extra\-pulmonary (EPTB)
  • \-AND TB presumed to be highly likely differential diagnosis due to clinical, radiological, laboratory information
  • \-AND at least one of the symptoms below suggestive of TB (as defined by WHO):
  • oCurrent cough of 2 weeks or of any duration in PLHIV
  • oNight sweats
  • oWeight loss
  • \-Willingness to have a study follow\-up visit at 2\-3 months after enrolment (e.g. not planning to relocate).
  • \-if considered for follow\-up study: willingness to have follow\-up visits at 1, 2, 4, 6 months of anti\-TB treatment

Exclusion Criteria

  • \-no consent given
  • \-confirmed diagnosis of TB by sample \>14 days ago (by sputum microscopy, culture, PCR)
  • \-on anti\-tuberculous (Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol, Quinolones) for more than 24 hours
  • \-on anti\-tuberculous treatment (Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol, Quinolones) in past 60 days
  • \-on preventive therapy for TB infection within the past 6 months

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

Similar Trials