AI could revolutionize TB care by predicting who needs shorter treatment
NCT ID NCT07611695
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will use artificial intelligence to analyze data from over 31,000 tuberculosis patients. The goal is to create a system that helps doctors decide which patients can be cured with a short treatment course and which need longer therapy. The AI will be tested to see if it can improve cure rates and personalize care for each patient.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI system could help doctors quickly identify which TB patients need shorter or longer treatment, leading to more personalized and effective care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new drug or cure. The AI model may not work as well in real-world settings or for all patient groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 31,600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients diagnosed and treated (or will treat) in several TB clinical centers from China
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria for Model Development Cohort: * Patient with clinically diagnosed or bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) who received TB treatment; * Initiation of TB treatment on or after January 1, 2021; * Complete key diagnosis and treatment data available in the electronic medical record system. Inclusion Criteria for External Validation Cohort: * Patient with clinically diagnosed or bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) who is planning to start TB treatment; * Voluntary participation with signed informed consent form (for adults ≥18 years); parental / guardian consent and co-signed informed consent form are required for minors aged ≤ 18 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Co-morbidity confounding: the presence of other active, life-threatening disease (e.g. late-stage malignancy, non-HIV severe immunodeficiency) for which the expected survival or priority of treatment may substantially interfere with the attribution of TB treatment outcomes; * Extremely poor treatment adherence: documented evidence indicating that the patient either never initiated treatment or was permanently lost to follow-up within the early treatment period (\<2 weeks), precluding the collection of any valid outcome data.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University
Shanghai, 210000, China
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Hunan Chest Hospital
Changsha, Hunan, China
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