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E-Nose: Diagnostic Tool for Pleural TB

Venezuela100 participantsStarted 2015-01

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the diagnostic utility of the device 'Electronic Nose' for Pleural TB, which is a Extra pulmonary TB form, compared with pleural biopsy, the current gold standard.

Who can participate

Age range15 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Accept to participate in the study through a signed informed consent approved by the Ethical Committee of our Institution.
✓. More than 15 years old.
✓. Pleural effusion of any etiology

Exclusion criteria

✕. Severe compromise of the general condition
✕. Not capable to exhaled through the E-nose.
✕. No possibility to follow-up.
✕. By discretion of the research team.

What they're measuring

Sensitivity and Specificity of the device for the diagnosis of Tuberculosis Pleural effusion

Timeframe: 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02765087

SponsorUniversidad Central de Venezuela

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-12

Contact for this trial

Sergio Poli, MD

+584265172608 sergio.polid@gmail.com

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