New TB prevention pack tested in thousands of thai households
NCT ID NCT05581212
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested a new public health pack to find and prevent tuberculosis (TB) early in people living with someone who has TB. Over 7,400 participants in Thailand were involved. The pack included active screening, treatment for active TB, and preventive therapy for those without active TB. The goal was to see if this approach could get more people started on preventive treatment quickly.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tuberculosis Case-Finding, Treatment and Prevention Public Health Pack
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help reduce tuberculosis spread and improve preventive treatment uptake in high-risk households.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed implementation study, so results are already known. The strategy may not be easily adopted in other regions or countries with different healthcare systems.
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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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7,455 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Inclusion of the index cases * Age ≥18 years * Newly bacteriologically confirmed TB case (within 1 month of diagnosis) * Living in the same household for the last 3 months * Reporting at least one HH contact * Providing written informed consent for participation in the study Inclusion of contacts * All contacts living in the same HH, defined as any person who shared the same enclosed living space as the index TB case for one or more nights or for frequent or extended daytime periods for at least one month before the TB diagnosis is made. * Providing written informed consent (signed by adult (≥18 years) contacts; or by parents/guardians for minors \< 13 years or incapacitated people; written assent for children ≥13 years and \< 18 years). Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion of index cases * Index case who do not live in the catchment area of the study cluster * Index cases diagnosed with rifampicin resistance, multidrug resistance (MDR) or extensively drug-resistant (XDR-TB) * Index cases who are incarcerated Exclusion of the contacts \- contact currently on TPT or on TB treatment or who finished such treatment in the last 3 months.
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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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Bang Lamung H.
Bang Lamung, Thailand
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Buriram H.
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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Chiangrai Prachanukroh H.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
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Chon Buri H.
Chon Buri, Thailand
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Hat Yai H.
Songkhla, Thailand
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Kalasin H.
Kalasin, Thailand
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Khon Kaen H.
Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Lampang H.
Lampang, Thailand
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Maharaj Nakhon Si Thammarat H.
Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
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Nakornping H.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya H.
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand
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Ratchaburi H.
Ratchaburi, Thailand
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Samut Prakan H.
Mueang Samut Prakan, Thailand
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Samut Sakhon H.
Samut Sakhon, Thailand
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Si Sa Ket H.
Si Sa Ket, Thailand
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Songkhla H.
Songkhla, Thailand
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Sunpasitthiprasong H.
Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
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Surat Thani H.
Surat Thani, Thailand
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Surin H.
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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Trang H.
Trang, Thailand
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