Questioning the Epidemiology of Asymptomatic TB
Recruiting
Observational Study
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB)
HIV
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 6,770 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health · Other
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About This Trial
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world's leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Current TB control strategies focus largely on the binary paradigm of TB, which tackle Mtb infection and the symptomatic stages of the disease as the major drivers of the TB epidemic. However, prevalence surveys have shown that about 50% of cases in which Mycobacterium tuberculosis is isolated from sputum but d…
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Eligibility Criteria
Index cases:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. 18 years of age or older
2. Documented HIV infection
3. Presenting at a health facility for routine HIV care
Exclusion Criteria:
1. History of TB treatment in the last 12 months
2. Pregnant women
3. Refusal to provide consent for study procedures
4. Contra-ind…
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