Xpert Active Case-finding Trial 2: Community-based Active Case-finding for Tuberculosis in South Africa

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

608

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 30, 2016

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2020

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2020

Conditions
Tuberculosis
Interventions
OTHER

GeneXpert MTB/RIF

Screening intervention: novel diagnostic for active case finding (GeneXpert MTB/RIF) for TB collected and performed at point-of-contact in a mobile van

OTHER

Smear microscopy

Screening intervention: routine diagnostic test (smear microscopy) for active case finding for TB on sputum collected at point-of-contact in a mobile van but sent to laboratory

Trial Locations (1)

7945

University of Cape Town, Cape Town

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Medical Research Council, South Africa

OTHER

collaborator

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

collaborator

University of Cape Town Lung Institute

OTHER

lead

University of Cape Town

OTHER

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