Tuberculosis
Conditions
Interventions
Enhanced usual care
TBscore
Sponsors
Novo Nordisk Foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All adult patients aged >15 years Cough (regardless of duration) and/or weight loss and/or expectoration.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: TB treatment within the past year. Patients with cerebral disturbances that complicates the ability to give informed consent or follow the treatment regime.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ) Increase in diagnostic yield of active TB compared to baseline and control EUC clinics and time to diagnosis compared to standard care. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ) Effect on treatment outcomes (for TB diagnosed patients) and all cause mortality 12 month after first encounter (for all included).;Usability of the Bandim TBscore at points of healthcare.;Diagnostic yield as of sputum smear microscopy (smear positive cases) and as of chest x-ray and antibiotic treatment/ GenXpert (smear negative cases).;To further strengthen the trial capacity built under EDCTP1 at sites in Guinea Bissau and Ethiopia. | — |
Countries
Ethiopia, Guinea-Bisseu
Contacts
Public ContactFrauke Rudolf
Outcome results
None listed