Clinical trialNCT02298309CompletedInterventional

Test and Treat TB: A Proof of Concept Trial in South Africa

SponsorMassachusetts General HospitalEnrollment4,815Tuberculosis

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Summary

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The purpose of this study is (1) to establish the feasibility, yield, and clinical impact of a "Test \& Treat TB" strategy on a mobile HIV screening unit in South Africa and (2) to assess the cost and cost-effectiveness of this mobile, integrated HIV/TB screening strategy for maximizing linkage to TB care and treatment completion.

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Investigators

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Ingrid V Bassett, MD, MPH
Massachusetts General Hospital
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

South Africa

Ithembalabantu Clinic/aids Healthcare Foundation
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 30 Apr 2015
Primary completion: 30 Nov 2017
Completion: 30 Nov 2017
Last update posted: 4 Apr 2018
Registered enrollment: 4,815
Registry id: NCT02298309

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