TB survivors enroll in study to predict recurrence
NCT ID NCT07018076
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at 750 people who have finished treatment for drug-sensitive tuberculosis. Researchers will test new sputum and blood-based methods to see if they can predict whether the disease will come back within a year. The goal is to find better ways to measure treatment success and improve future TB clinical trials.
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 could lead to better tools for predicting TB recurrence, making future treatment trials faster and more reliable.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The biomarkers may not prove accurate enough to change clinical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 750 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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.
Who is studied
The study population consists of individuals receiving programmatic treatment for drug-sensitive tuberculosis (TB) at participating outpatient TB clinics in Uganda and Vietnam. Eligible participants will be selected from among TB patients actively receiving care at these clinical sites.
- Ages
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12 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: 1. . individuals age ≥ 12 years; 2. . have completed treatment for drug-susceptible tuberculosis with the standard 6-month regimen of isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol (HRZE). Exclusion Criteria: 1. completed treatment for drug-susceptible tuberculosis \>14 days prior to screening/enrollment; 2. routinely taking any medication with anti-mycobacterial activity (including fluoroquinolones) for any reason not related to tuberculosis treatment within the last 14 days; 3. unwilling to provide informed consent or return for study follow-up visits.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
3 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hanoi Lung Hospital, Outpatient departments
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHanoi, Vietnam
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Kisenyi Health Center
RECRUITINGKampala, Uganda
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Mulago Outpatient Department
RECRUITINGKampala, Uganda
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