Start Taking Action for Tuberculosis in Kids
ConditionTB - Tuberculosis
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age0-15
SponsorLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine
About this trial
Start4Kids: Evaluating the performance, feasibility, acceptability and cost effectiveness of computer-aided detection (CAD) of chest X-ray (CXR) and concurrent testing using novel diagnostics and non-sputum specimens for childhood tuberculosis (TB) in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Kenya and Viet Nam.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 14 and below on the day of assessment
Fulfils the criteria of presumptive TB according to the definition 10.1 of the protocol, or TB associated risk factors according to the definition 10.2. of the protocol
Diagnosed with TB disease
Disqualifiers
On treatment for TB disease at the time of evaluation
Parent or guardian does not allow the child to participate in the study or declines to sign the ICF.
The child does not wish to participate in the study or declines to sign the Assent Form (where applicable)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra
- Truenat, MTB
- Truenat MTB Plus
- TB LAMP
Treatment groups
7,920 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Lead sponsor
Centre for Control of Chronic Disease (CCCD),icddr,b
Collaborator
Comité National d'Ethique pour la Recherche en Santé Humaine
Collaborator
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Collaborative Research Program
Collaborator
National Lung Hospital, Vietnam
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov