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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 April 2013
Main ID:  PACTR201106000288379
Date of registration: 12/04/2011
Primary sponsor: Peter Robert Mason
Public title: "Bridging the gap". Evaluating new rapid diagnostic tests for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) disease
Scientific title: Preventing adverse outcomes in smear negative TB suspects in the era of collaborative TB and HIV programmes: the contribution of new TB diagnostics
Date of first enrolment: 2011-04-07
Target sample size: 766
Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
URL:  HTTP://www.pactr.org/ATMWeb/appmanager/atm/atmregistry?da=true&tno=PACTR201106000288379
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Factorial: participants randomly allocated to either no,one,some or all interventions simultaneously,
Randomised,
Block randomization using a computer software program,
The randomization list was generated on lab ID numbers for sputum specimens. received specimens are allocated lab IDs and the technologist processing specimens is given the randomization list after allocating specimen IDs ,
 
Countries of recruitment
South Africa
Contacts
Name: Lucy   Mupfumi
Address:  4th Floor Nicoz Diamond House cnr Samora Machel and park street 00000 Harare Zimbabwe
Telephone: 002634735000/2
Email: lmupfumi@gmail.com
Affiliation:  researcher
Name: Reggie   Mutetwa
Address:  4th Floor Nicoz Diamond House cnr Samora Machel and park street 00000 harare Zimbabwe
Telephone: 002634735000/2
Email: rmutetwa@gmail.com
Affiliation:  Researcher
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for the trial:
? TB suspect with cough for 2 or more weeks;
? Age 16 years or above;
? Usual residence within catchment area for local clinic;
? Able and willing to participate in answering questions, and providing sputum and blood specimen for storage and HIV testing;
? Willing to consent to study follow-up at 3 months, with a home visit if necessary;
? Able and willing to provide informed written consent.

Exclusion criteria: ? Age 15 years or younger
? Usual residence anywhere other than in catchment area of local clinic
? Unable to unwilling to answer questions
? Unable or unwilling to provide written informed consent or samples


Age minimum: 16 Year
Age maximum: 99 Year
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

HIV/AIDS
Tuberculosis
null
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
Risk for adverse events (death, IRIS and delayed TB diagnosis)
Secondary Outcome(s)
Time to treatment initiation
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Clinical Infectious Disease Research Initiative, University of Capetown
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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