A Systemic Screening for TB Disease in High-risk Groups in Barcelona (SYS-TB-S)

Fundació Institut Germans Trias i Pujol

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Chest X-ray; Other: Screening for TB symptoms

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06706596

SYS-TB-S

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this screening study is to identify and screen vulnerable population in Barcelona for active pulmonary tuberculosis

Full description

If eligible and verbal consent is obtained, individuals:

1. Will attend a small talk/lecture about Tuberculosis (TB) disease
2. Will be interviewed and screened for the presence of TB symptoms: cough, blood in sputum, fever, weight loss, night sweats and chills lasting for >2 weeks
3. Individuals screened positive for TB will be referred to the hospital for further testing (Chest X-ray, visit, lab tests)

Enrollment: 3,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

-Belonging to a population at high risk for tuberculosis (TB)

Exclusion criteria

-Not belonging to a population at high risk for tuberculosis (TB)

Trial design

3,000 participants in 1 patient group

Vulnerable populations residing in the Barcelona metropolitan area with a high risk of developing TB

Description:

Individuals from vulnerable populations residing in the Barcelona metropolitan area who are at high risk of developing tuberculosis (i.e. war refugees, migrants, individuals living in socio-deprived neighborhoods)

Treatment:

Other: Screening for TB symptoms

Diagnostic Test: Chest X-ray