New TB test could speed up detection of Drug-Resistant strains
NCT ID NCT05117788
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study evaluates a new PCR test (Bioneer Q-RFIA kit) for quickly and accurately detecting tuberculosis (TB) and resistance to key antibiotics. About 2,350 adults with TB symptoms will provide samples to see how well the test works compared to standard methods. The goal is to provide a single test that can guide effective treatment, especially for drug-resistant TB.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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
Participants in whom pulmonary TB is suspected. Additionally, well-characterized samples from existing biobanks may be included in the study to supplement drug-resistant cases.
- 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: People (aged ≥18 years) with clinical signs and symptoms of pulmonary TB including cough of any duration and ≥1 other symptom typical of pulmonary TB Exclusion criteria comprise absence of informed consent, insufficient sample volume or number, only extra-pulmonary TB signs \& symptoms, and receipt of any dose of TB treatment within six months prior to enrolment (for objectives relating to MTB detection). Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be excluded from the study if any of the following apply: * Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent; * Unwilling to provide two sputum specimens at enrolment; * Presenting with only extra-pulmonary TB signs \& symptoms; * Receipt of any TB treatment dose within the 6 months prior to enrolment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
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Institute of Pneumology "Chiril Draganiuc"
Chisinau, Moldova
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Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Lima, Peru
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KEMRI
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
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V.N Karazin Kharkiv National University
Kharkiv, 61064, Ukraine
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