Brief Title
Study Of The Long Term Outcome Of Tuberculous Meningitis In Vietnamese Adults Treated With Adjunctive Dexamethasone
Official Title
Study Of The Long Term Outcome Of Tuberculous Meningitis In Vietnamese Adults Treated With Adjunctive Dexamethasone
Brief Summary
All patients who were alive at the end of the dexamethasone treatment trial conducted by Oxford University CLinical Research Unit from 2001-2005 (n=340) will be eligible to participate in this long-term follow-up study. All eligible and consenting patients will undergo an assesment consisting of a simple questionnaire, a clinical examination and a blood test. Data collected will focus on survival, neurological disability and tuberculosis relapse. Data will be collected in individual case record forms and entered into a computer database.
Study Type
Observational
Primary Outcome
Survival
Secondary Outcome
Neurological disability
Condition
Tuberculosis Meningitis
Intervention
Observation
Study Arms / Comparison Groups
Survivors of TBM trial 2001-2005
Description:
Publications
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status
Other
Estimated Enrollment
340
Start Date
April 2006
Completion Date
April 2008
Primary Completion Date
April 2008
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:Patients were alive at the end of the dexamethasone study (n=340) will be eligible to participate in this long-term follow-up study Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Patients without informed consent
Gender
All
Ages
1 Year - 90 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Contacts
Estee Torok, MD, ,
Administrative Informations
NCT ID
NCT01317654
Organization ID
ES
Responsible Party
Sponsor
Study Sponsor
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
Collaborators
Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Study Sponsor
Estee Torok, MD, Principal Investigator, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit - Viet Nam
Verification Date
September 2011