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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02729532
Date of registration: 05/01/2016
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Public title: Effect of Xpert MTB/RIF on Patient Outcomes
Scientific title: Z 31411 - The Effect of Xpert MTB/RIF on Patient Health Outcomes and Empirical TB Treatment Among Persons Living With HIV/AIDS: A Parallel-Group Prospective Cohort Study Under Real-World Conditions in Lusaka, Zambia
Date of first enrolment: June 22, 2016
Target sample size: 776
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02729532
Study type:  Observational
Study design:   
Phase: 
Countries of recruitment
Zambia
Contacts
Name:     Michael Herce, MD, MPH
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Able to spontaneously expectorate at least 2 sputum samples, in accordance with NTP
guidelines

- Intend to continue receiving care at the respective study sites for at least 7 months

- Willing to provide locator information and allow contact by phone or home visit in the
case of loss to follow up after initiating ATT

Exclusion Criteria:

- Received TB treatment within 60 days prior to enrolment and/or were diagnosed with TB
within the last 6 months

- Cannot spontaneously expectorate sputum

- Are already enrolled in another study with might interfere with implementation of this
study protocol

- Provided a sputum sample that results in a contaminated TB culture result

A key informant will be eligible for inclusion in the SARA facility survey component of the
study if they meet the following criteria:

- 18 years of age or older

- clinic staff member at either Chilenje Health Centre or Chelstone Health Centre

- have previously been attached to, or are otherwise familiar with, departments offering
HIV, TB and/or laboratory health services

Exclusion criteria:

-unwilling or unable to provide verbal informed consent in English



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Tuberculosis
Intervention(s)
Device: Xpert
Primary Outcome(s)
Culture-positive patient drop-out before accessing treatment [Time Frame: From study enrolment through confirmed drop out date at or before 210-days post enrollment]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Time to TB Diagnosis [Time Frame: average of 28 days]
Percentage of participants who receive TB treatment within 14 days of enrolment (effect of Xpert on the accuracy of TB diagnosis) [Time Frame: study enrolment to 14 days of enrolment]
Number of TB patients lost to follow-up [Time Frame: The number of patients will be measured as time in days from study enrolment to confirmed drop out (confirmed as failure noted at 3 and 6 month chart review)]
Percentage of participants who did not receive TB treatment 14 days post-enrolment (effect of Xpert on the accuracy of TB diagnosis) [Time Frame: study enrolment to 14 days of enrolment]
Time to TB treatment [Time Frame: time in days from study enrolment to initiation of anti-TB therapy (ATT) (through 210 days post-enrolment)]
Secondary ID(s)
14-1697
US NIH Grant P30 AI50410-17
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ethics review
Results
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