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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  PACTR201611001838365
Date of registration: 29/10/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Novo Nordisk Foundation
Public title: ClinPOC TB
Scientific title: Clinical scoring tool for point-of-care diagnosis of tuberculosis
Date of first enrolment: 01/09/2016
Target sample size: 3600
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=1838
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Crossover: all participants receive all interventions in different sequence during study,Randomised,Stepped wedge = all centers (clusters) get the intervention at a given (randomized timepoint). seequence is generated by computer program,If switching to intervention, alla patients are given the intervention, so no concealing was necessary  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Ethiopia Guinea-Bisseu
Contacts
Name: Frauke    Rudolf
Address:  Dep of Infectious medicine, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99 8200 Århus Denmark
Telephone: +4551372359
Email: frauke.rudolf@clin.au.dk
Affiliation: 
Name: Frauke    Rudolf
Address:  Dep of Infectious medicine, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99 8200 Århus Denmark
Telephone: +4551372359
Email: frauke.rudolf@clin.au.dk
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All adult patients aged >15 years
Cough (regardless of duration) and/or weight loss and/or expectoration.

Exclusion criteria: TB treatment within the past year.
Patients with cerebral disturbances that complicates the ability to give informed consent or follow the treatment regime.


Age minimum: 15 Year(s)
Age maximum: 130 Year(s)
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Intervention(s)
Enhanced usual care
TBscore
Primary Outcome(s)
) Increase in diagnostic yield of active TB compared to baseline and control EUC clinics and time to diagnosis compared to standard care.
Secondary Outcome(s)
To further strengthen the trial capacity built under EDCTP1 at sites in Guinea Bissau and Ethiopia.
Usability of the Bandim TBscore at points of healthcare.
) Effect on treatment outcomes (for TB diagnosed patients) and all cause mortality 12 month after first encounter (for all included).
Diagnostic yield as of sputum smear microscopy (smear positive cases) and as of chest x-ray and antibiotic treatment/ GenXpert (smear negative cases).
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
University of Gondar
Novo Nordisk Foundation
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 06/06/2016
Contact:
Comite Nacional de Etica na Saude
Status: Approved
Approval date: 13/10/2016
Contact:
Danish National Comittee on Health Research Ethics
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
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