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Evaluation of the 4th Generation QuantiFERON-TB Test (QFT-Plus) for the Detection of Tuberculosis Infection

Evaluation of the 4th Generation QuantiFERON-TB Test (QFT-Plus) for the Detection of Tuberculosis Infection

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02687529
Enrollment
66
Registered
2016-02-22
Start date
2015-10-27
Completion date
2016-05-26
Last updated
2019-06-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Tuberculosis

Keywords

Tuberculosis, TB

Brief summary

To compare the positivity rate of the investigational assay to the currently approved QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay.

Interventions

DEVICECST001

Sponsors

QIAGEN Gaithersburg, Inc
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Low Risk and Known Risk Cohorts Inclusion Criteria: * Compensated and uncompensated members (current or future) of the Department of Veterans Affairs with no identified symptoms of active TB disease * Age greater than 18 years or less than 80 years.

Exclusion criteria

* Currently taking therapy for active tuberculosis or latent TB infection for more than 14 days.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Concordant CST001 Assay Results for All Replicates Across Three Testing Sites1 day (At time of enrollment)To demonstrate the reproducibility of the CST001 assay between 3 external laboratories with 2 operators per site.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Low Risk
Tested with CST001 CST001
34
Known Risk
Tested with CST001 CST001
32
Total66

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicLow RiskTotalKnown Risk
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
3 Participants6 Participants3 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
31 Participants60 Participants29 Participants
Age, Continuous52.5 years55.5 years58.5 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
1 Participants3 Participants2 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
32 Participants61 Participants29 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants2 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
7 Participants29 Participants22 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
6 Participants10 Participants4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
2 Participants2 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants2 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
18 Participants23 Participants5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
34 Participants66 Participants32 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
11 Participants27 Participants16 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
23 Participants39 Participants16 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 340 / 32
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 340 / 32

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants With Concordant CST001 Assay Results for All Replicates Across Three Testing Sites

To demonstrate the reproducibility of the CST001 assay between 3 external laboratories with 2 operators per site.

Time frame: 1 day (At time of enrollment)

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Low RiskNumber of Participants With Concordant CST001 Assay Results for All Replicates Across Three Testing Sites32 Participants
Known RiskNumber of Participants With Concordant CST001 Assay Results for All Replicates Across Three Testing Sites23 Participants
95% CI: [72.13, 91.38]

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026