Sputum-free Diagnostis of TB

NCT ID: NCT07125274

Last Updated: 2025-08-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-06-06

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to identify new biomarkers that enable reliable, non-invasive diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), including in patients who are unable to produce sputum. The study analyzes biomaterials (blood, urine, stool, sputum) collected from patients with suspected TB. Various diagnostic methods are applied to assess the feasibility of individual and combined biomarker tests.

Participating patients will provide biomaterial samples (blood, urine, stool, sputum) once. No additional examinations or invasive procedures will be performed. Routine diagnostic procedures remain unaffected.

This is a single-center, prospective observational study. Patients are enrolled as part of their clinical care at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Tuberculosis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Patients with suspected TB

Biomarker-guided diagnostic tests

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

mRNA-Signature from blood; immunophenotyping from blood; MBLA from sputum, PATHFAST-LAM and EclLAM from sputum, stool, urine; CRISPR-Cas from blood; stool PCR; QuantiFERON(R)-TB Gold Plus.

Other pulmonary infections (control group)

Biomarker-guided diagnostic tests

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

mRNA-Signature from blood; immunophenotyping from blood; MBLA from sputum, PATHFAST-LAM and EclLAM from sputum, stool, urine; CRISPR-Cas from blood; stool PCR; QuantiFERON(R)-TB Gold Plus.

Interventions

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Biomarker-guided diagnostic tests

mRNA-Signature from blood; immunophenotyping from blood; MBLA from sputum, PATHFAST-LAM and EclLAM from sputum, stool, urine; CRISPR-Cas from blood; stool PCR; QuantiFERON(R)-TB Gold Plus.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Suspected pulmonary or extrapulmonary tuberculosis, or confirmed pulmonary or extrapulmonary tuberculosis with less than 7 days of anti-tuberculosis treatment, OR other pulmonary infection (control group).
* Age ≥ 18 years
* Ability to provide informed consent
* Willingness to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Lack of ability to provide informed consent
* Age \< 18 years
* Pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Research Center Borstel

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Thomas Theo Brehm

Dr. med.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Christoph Lange, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Clinical Infectious Diseases, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center

Marylyn Martina Addo, Prof. Dr.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Institute for Infection Research and Vaccine Development, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Stefan Schmiedel, Dr. med.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Division of Infectious Diseases, I. Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Locations

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Division of Infectious Diseases, I. Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Germany

Central Contacts

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Thomas Theo Brehm, Dr. med.

Role: CONTACT

+49 4537 188 2905

Niklas Köhler, Dr. med.

Role: CONTACT

+49 4537 188 8080

Facility Contacts

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Thomas Theo Brehm, Dr. med.

Role: primary

+49 152 2282 3999

Other Identifiers

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TBDiagnostics2025-101457-BO-ff

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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