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Use of a Gamma-IFN Assay in Contact Tracing for Tuberculosis in a Low-Incidence, High Immigration Area

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Ligue Pulmonaire Genevoise
Information provided by:
University Hospital, Geneva
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00557765
First received: November 13, 2007
Last updated: NA
Last verified: November 2007
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

After exposure to an active case of tuberculosis (TB), close contacts may be infected. They are then considered as having latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Detecting LTBI is the main goal of contact tracing procedures after exposure to TB. Until recently, the only test available for detecting LTBI was the tuberculin skin test (TST). More recent tests are now available (Interferon-gamma release assays: IGRA), which are more specific and sensitive than the TST. This study compares the TST and an IGRA in the routine activity of contact tracing in our area.


Condition
Tuberculosis
Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Production of Gamma-Interferon by Circulating Lymphocytes Exposed to Antigens Specific of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: Contribution to the Identification of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Contact Tracing

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Tuberculosis
Drug Information available for: Interferon
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University Hospital, Geneva:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Correlation between results of TST and IGRA tests and exposure scores [ Time Frame: 2 months after exposure ]

Enrollment: 295
Study Start Date: October 2004
Study Completion Date: January 2006
Detailed Description:

Setting: A TB clinic in Geneva, Switzerland, a low incidence area for TB with a high immigrant population.

Aim of study: to compare results of an IGRA test (T-SPOT.TB, Oxford Immunotec, UK) and the TST, and their correlation with exposure scores in subjects exposed to cases of contagious TB.

Methods: Prospective study of all contacts screened in our area, and accepting to be included. Simultaneous recording of age, gender, origin, history of recent travels or exposure, BCG vaccination status, infectiousness of index case, 5 different exposure scores, TST, and result of the T-SPOT.TB blood test. Univariate and multivariate analysis.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

All subjects screened after exposure to a case of active and contagious tuberculosis in the Geneva area

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Exposure to a case of contagious TB
  • Willingness to participate in study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known HIV infection
  • Known previous TB or treatment for LTBI
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00557765

Locations
Switzerland
Centre antituberculeux; Geneva University Hospital
Geneva, Switzerland, 1211
Sponsors and Collaborators
University Hospital, Geneva
Ligue Pulmonaire Genevoise
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Jean-Paul Janssens, M.D. Centre antituberculeux
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00557765     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 04-184
Study First Received: November 13, 2007
Last Updated: November 13, 2007
Health Authority: Switzerland: Ethikkommission

Keywords provided by University Hospital, Geneva:
Tuberculosis
Latent tuberculosis infection
Interferon gamma release assay
Contact tracing

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Tuberculosis
Latent Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium Infections
Actinomycetales Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections
 Interferons
Antineoplastic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents

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