Blood test could spare thousands from invasive TB diagnosis
NCT ID NCT07230457
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new blood test that looks for TB DNA in the blood. It aims to see if it works as well as a bronchoscopy (a scope down the throat) to diagnose lung tuberculosis. 600 adults who need a bronchoscopy will give a blood sample for comparison. If successful, patients could get a faster, safer diagnosis without an invasive procedure.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
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
Patients with clinical indications for undergoing bronchoscopy and BAL who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be prospectively enrolled in consecutive sequences
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Aged 18 years or above * Presence of respiratory indication requiring bronchoscopy * Sputum AFB smear negative or unable to expectorate sputum for investigations Exclusion Criteria: * BALF collected but not sent for MTB PCR * History of PTB or EPTB * Concomitant use of at least two anti-TB medications for more than 14 consecutive days in the past 3 months * Repeated bronchoscopy in the same subject within the study period * Expected survival of less than 12 months from a different pathology * Use of unregistered therapeutic agents in the 30 days before the study * Consent not obtained from the subjects
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Prince of Wales Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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