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Performance of IGRAs for TB Infection Diagnosis in Elderly

NCT01895582 · Status: TERMINATED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2021-05-28

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Summary

Background: Diagnosis and screening for latent tuberculosis in old patients is of special interest in regards of the morbidity-mortality of this disease in that context.

TB-infection diagnosis based on immunological memory detection can be impaired with age. New blood tests (QFTB-G and T-SPOT.TB) specific for MTB infection have not been evaluated in those old patients.The primary endpoint of this study is the evaluation of the IGRAS for active TB diagnosis in patients above 75 years old.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Blood samples

4 blood tubes of lithium heparinate (5ml) 3 blood tubes of QTF-G-IT (1ml) 1 blood dry tube (5ml)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Guislaine CARCELAIN, MD · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Eligibility

Min Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-07-17
Primary Completion
2019-03-17
Completion
2019-03-17

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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