Conversion Rate of (TST) Tuberculin Skin Test and Quantiferon-TB Gold In Tube Assay in Health Care Workers

Completed

• Conditions: Tuberculosis

• Registration Number: NCT01376843
• Lead Sponsor: Yonsei University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to access conversion rate of TST (Tuberculin skin test) and Quantiferon-TB Gold In tube assay in health care workers.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-06
• Study First Submitted: 2011-06-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-06-17
• Study First Posted: 2011-06-20
• Primary Completion: 2012-05
• Study Completion: 2012-05
• Status Verified: 2013-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-03-04
• Last Update Posted: 2013-03-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 53

Inclusion Criteria

• age 20-75, men and women
• participant who was enrolled in the study of latent tuberculosis in health care worker (IRB No.4-2009-0187)
• high risk or low risk health care worker who was performed TST or Quantiferon-TB Gold In tube assay before

Exclusion Criteria

• age < 20
• person who don't agree with enrollment
• illiterate
• person who is diagnosed as active tuberculosis now
• person who has history of hypersensitivity on PPD (tuberculin purified protein derivative)
• pregnant woman
• person who is treated as active tuberculosis

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
conversion rate of latent tuberculosis infection in hospital workers	3months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Severance Hospital; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea, Republic of