New scope technique spots hidden TB when standard tests fail
NCT ID NCT07350356
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a bronchoscopy (a thin, flexible tube with a camera) can help diagnose tuberculosis in the airways of people whose usual sputum tests came back negative. 63 adults with suspected lung TB took part. The goal was to catch the disease earlier and more accurately.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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63 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- 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 will be recruited from Mansoura chest hospital for pulmonary tuberculosis suspected patients who are smear negative for acid fast bacilli.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * o Adults more than18 years. * Accept to participate. * Suspected pulmonary tuberculosis patients with three negative sputum samples are smear negative, and/or persistent consolidation on chest radiograph (CXR). Exclusion Criteria: * o Patients who refuse to participate in the study. * Patients who are sputum Ziehl Neelsen positive. * Patients who are diagnosed extrapulmonary tuberculosis. * Patients who are not fit for bronchoscopy.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Heba Shalaby
Cairo, 11511, Egypt
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