Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:14 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:14 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02744469
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* New or retreatment tuberculosis patients with Acid Fast Bacilli-positive microscopy,
* Diagnosed in a participating TB clinic of Benin,
* Aged ≥15 years (Patients aged less than 15 years old will not be included in this study as acid-fast-bacilli microscopy is rarely positive in children)
* Who has given his/her informed consent (if adult potential participant:≥18 years old) OR who has given his/her assent in addition to the informed consent of his/her legal representative (if potential participant aged 15-\<18 years)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Extra-pulmonary TB only,
* New patient who has started taking the TB treatment drugs.
* Retreatment patient who has started taking the TB retreatment drugs.
* Very low sputum quantity (at least 5 milliliters total sputum is acceptable) and potential participant refusing to give more sputum
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
15 Years
Study:
NCT02744469
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02744469