Scientists probe immune secrets of tuberculosis to find better treatments
NCT ID NCT07638670
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how different types of mycobacterial infections, including drug-resistant tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria, change the body's immune response. Researchers will collect blood and other samples from 120 participants, including healthy people and those with active or latent infections. By analyzing immune cells in detail, they hope to uncover new ways to personalize treatment for these serious infections.
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 research could reveal new immune targets for personalized treatments of tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly lead to new therapies, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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 diagnosis including (active tuberculosis, latent tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, tuberculous pleurisy, nontuberculous mycobacteria), older than 18 years, meeting the inclusion criteria and no exclusion criteria.
- 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 and Exclusion Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years, all genders and races accepted. 2. Patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosed clinically or by bronchoscopy within less than 1 week. 3. Patients with latent tuberculosis infection (positive T-SPOT test but no evidence of active tuberculosis infection). 4. Patients with tuberculous pleurisy with onset within less than 1 week. 5. Voluntarily join this study and sign the informed consent form. 6. Patients whose drug susceptibility test or NGS results indicate resistance to at least isoniazid and rifampicin (MDR-TB). 7. Patients whose drug susceptibility test or NGS results indicate sensitivity to first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs. 8. Patients whose drug susceptibility test or NGS results indicate resistance to only one anti-tuberculosis drug. 9. Patients with newly identified nontuberculous mycobacterial infection (within less than 1 week) by sputum culture or NGS. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Immunosuppressive conditions including HIV infection, long-term use (\>1 month) of immunosuppressive agents or corticosteroids, severe malnutrition, etc. 2. Concurrent other lung diseases, severe liver or kidney dysfunction, severe endocrine diseases, hematological diseases, or malignant tumors that may affect the study outcomes. 3. Patients with diabetes mellitus. 4. Pregnant or lactating women. 5. Patients unable or unwilling to provide informed consent, or with poor compliance.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University
RECRUITINGNingbo, China
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