A mobile x-ray van with AI could spot TB before it spreads
NCT ID NCT07737275
First seen Jul 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a community-based screening strategy for tuberculosis (TB) in migrant communities in New York City. A mobile van offers digital chest X-rays with AI interpretation, along with TB symptom checks, blood tests for latent TB, and HIV testing. The goal is to see whether this portable approach can catch active TB earlier and help people get the care they need.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mobile chest X-ray with AI interpretation, lung ultrasound, oral swab for HIV, and blood draw for TB testing
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could make TB screening faster and more accessible for migrant communities, catching cases earlier and reducing spread.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study, not a large trial. The screening may miss some cases or lead to unnecessary follow-ups, and results may not apply to other settings.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult persons 18 years or older * Self-identifying as migrants to the US * Self-reporting migration within the 24 months Exclusion Criteria: * Lack capacity for informed consent * Unable to perform translation/study materials not available in appropriate language * Unwilling to participate * Prisoner * Pregnancy
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