Health Condition 1: A150- Tuberculosis of lung
Conditions
Interventions
Control Intervention1: nil: nil
Sponsors
Dr Swathy Moorthy
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: cohort 1A : sputum positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis patients who will be classified as cavitatory type on chest X ray or CT scan cohort 1B : sputum positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis patients who will be classified as non cavitatory type - no cavity on chest X ray or CT scan
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: age more than 60 and less than 18 years, current smoking or alcoholism, presence of any prior chronic medical illness, pregnancy, drug resistant tuberculosis, tuberculosis patients with HIV co-infection, previously treated with ATT or other active lung infection like community acquired pneumonia, on steroids, anti inflammatory, anti convulsants, anti cancer drugs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| get the microRNA profile of sputum positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis patientsTimepoint: at the end of two years once all sample are collected analysis will be done | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| identify the upregulated & downregulated microRNA in the sputum positive Pulmonary TuberculosisTimepoint: 3 years | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public Contactdr Emmanuel Bhaskar
Sri Ramachandra Medical College, SRIHER
Outcome results
None listed