NCT00023439

Brief Summary

This is a pilot study to evaluate the performance of several nucleic acid amplification methodologies in the diagnosis and management of active tuberculosis

Trial Health

85
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
300

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Geographic Reach
4 countries

14 active sites

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 1, 2000

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 6, 2001

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 10, 2001

Completed
Last Updated

August 3, 2011

Status Verified

June 1, 2011

First QC Date

September 6, 2001

Last Update Submit

August 2, 2011

Conditions

Keywords

tuberculosisTB

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

pulmonary TB suspects

You may qualify if:

  • (1) Enrollment in another TBTC treatment study, or (2) Suspected or culture-confirmed pulmonary TB (designated "NAA2"). Acceptable as indicators of suspected tuberculosis -- culture -- will be a positive AFB smear or a positive M. tuberculosis NAA test for MTB.
  • (For NAA2 cases only): Collection of a sputum specimen for NAA processing, obtained in the interval from 14 days before, to 17 days after the start of anti-tuberculosis treatment.
  • Physician recommendation and patient willingness to receive tuberculosis therapy as described in another TBTC treatment trial or in accordance with CDC/ATS recommendations as outlined below:
  • Induction phase therapy will be initiated with 4-drugs (isoniazid, PZA, rifamycin and either ethambutol or streptomycin) by directly observed therapy (DOT).
  • The induction regimen:
  • Induction regimens must have at least 40 DOT doses (if daily) or at least 56 DOT daily dose equivalents (if twice weekly). No more than 2 of every 7 total doses may be self-administered. Total induction doses (both DOT and self-administered) should not exceed 70. Induction should be completed within 12 weeks
  • The ethambutol or streptomycin may be discontinued if the patient continues on adequate induction therapy with INH, rifampin and PZA, and if the M. tuberculosis isolate is susceptible to INH and rifampin.
  • If this induction regimen is not tolerated by the patient, a rifampin-containing regimen compatible with CDC/ATS recommendations is an acceptable alternative.
  • Age 18 years or older
  • Willingness to practice effective contraception (if female and of child-bearing potential)
  • Provision of written informed consent. Signed by both the patient and investigator, in accordance with Institutional Review Board requirements

You may not qualify if:

  • Treatment with a drug(s) with high anti-mycobacterial activity for more than 15 days in the two months PRIOR to the start of anti-tuberculosis treatment, unless co-enrolled in TBTC Study 23, TBTC Study 24 or another TBTC treatment study.
  • Patients with only extrapulmonary tuberculosis, unless co-enrolled in TBTC Studies 23, TBTC Study 24, or another TBTC treatment study.
  • Skeletal tuberculosis
  • Silicotuberculosis
  • Patient intolerance of rifamycins, or MTB resistance to rifamycins
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (14)

Central Arkansas Veterans Health System

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

Location

LA County/USC Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

Location

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, 94110, United States

Location

Denver Department of Public Health and Hospitals

Denver, Colorado, 80204, United States

Location

Emory University School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States

Location

Chicago-Lakeside VAMC

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

Location

Harlem Hospital Center

New York, New York, 10037, United States

Location

University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth, Texas, 76107-2699, United States

Location

Audi L. Murphy VA Hospital

San Antonio, Texas, 78284, United States

Location

Seattle King County Health Department

Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States

Location

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 4R4, Canada

Location

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA R3A 1R8, Canada

Location

Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Location

Makerere University Medical School

Kampala, Uganda

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Tuberculosis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mycobacterium InfectionsActinomycetales InfectionsGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsBacterial InfectionsBacterial Infections and MycosesInfections

Study Officials

  • Marc Weiner, MD

    Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
FED

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 6, 2001

First Posted

September 10, 2001

Study Start

May 1, 2000

Last Updated

August 3, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-06

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