New study aims to close TB prevention gaps for HIV patients
NCT ID NCT05342064
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at better ways to find and prevent tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV. Researchers will test a new screening method and offer patients a choice of TB preventive medicines with extra support like text reminders. The goal is to improve TB detection and help more people complete their preventive treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TB preventive therapy (isoniazid or rifapentine) and adherence support (text reminders, phone calls)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to simpler, more effective TB screening and preventive treatment strategies for people with HIV, reducing TB deaths.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational and interventional study, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to all settings, and adherence support may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 6,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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.
- 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.
OBJECTIVES 1 and 2: Inclusion Criteria: * HIV positive or HIV exposed and presumptively positive while awaiting confirmatory testing in infants Exclusion Criteria: * do not provide informed consent or assent as appropriate or are currently being treated for TB OBJECTIVE 3: Inclusion Criteria: * negative TB symptom screen OR for whom TB disease has been ruled out in accordance with WHO Guidelines in adults and according to consensus definitions for child TB Exclusion Criteria: * do not provide informed consent or assent as appropriate or are currently being treated for TB
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation
Mbabane, Eswatini
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Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation
Maseru, Lesotho
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Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation
Lilongwe, Malawi
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Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation
Mbeya, Tanzania
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Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation
Kampala, Uganda
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