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Tuberculosis treatment monitoring tests during routine practice : study design guidance
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dc.contributor.author | MacLean, Emily Lai-Ho | |
dc.contributor.author | Zimmer, Alexandra J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Boon, Saskia den | |
dc.contributor.author | Gupta-Wright, Ankur | |
dc.contributor.author | Cirillo, Daniela M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cobelens, Frank | |
dc.contributor.author | Gillespie, Stephen H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nahid, Payam | |
dc.contributor.author | Phillips, Patrick P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ruhwald, Morten | |
dc.contributor.author | Denkinger, Claudia M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-21T12:30:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-03-21T12:30:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-04-01 | |
dc.identifier | 298182686 | |
dc.identifier | ec915d97-61eb-46fa-947f-062ef952f3b3 | |
dc.identifier | 85184778262 | |
dc.identifier.citation | MacLean , E L-H , Zimmer , A J , Boon , S D , Gupta-Wright , A , Cirillo , D M , Cobelens , F , Gillespie , S H , Nahid , P , Phillips , P P , Ruhwald , M & Denkinger , C M 2024 , ' Tuberculosis treatment monitoring tests during routine practice : study design guidance ' , Clinical Microbiology and Infection , vol. 30 , no. 4 , pp. 481-488 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2023.12.027 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1198-743X | |
dc.identifier.other | RIS: urn:F6D032BB81D3FC318D6AF8F7AE53E322 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0001-6537-7712/work/156133475 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/29545 | |
dc.description | Funding: CMD reports project-specific funding from WHO; grants for various projects on TB diagnostics development and evaluation support from FIND, Geneva; grants for Rapid Research in Diagnostics Development (R2D2) for TB network from National Institutes of Health (NIH) US; grants for various projects on TB diagnostics development and evaluation from German Center for Infectious Disease Research (DZIF). EL-HM reports support for this project from the New Diagnostics Working GroupdBiomarkers Taskforce. Funding for the study was provided by the New Diagnostics Working Group-Biomarkers Taskforce. The New Diagnostics Working Group was supported by funding received from the Stop TB Partnership and USAID. | en |
dc.description.abstract | Scope The current tools for tuberculosis (TB) treatment monitoring, smear microscopy and culture, cannot accurately predict poor treatment outcomes. Research into new TB treatment monitoring tools (TMT) is growing, but data are unreliable. In this document, we aim to provide guidance for studies investigating and evaluating TB TMT for use during routine clinical care. Here, a TB TMT would guide treatment during the course of therapy, rather test for cure at the regimen’s end. This document does not cover the use of TB TMTs as surrogate endpoints in the clinical trial context. Methods Guidelines were initially informed by experiences during a systematic review of TB TMTs. Subsequently, a small content expert group was consulted for feedback on initial recommendations. After revision, feedback from substantive experts across sectors was sought. Questions addressed by the guideline and Recommendations The proposed considerations and recommendations for studies evaluating TB TMTs for use during treatment in routine clinical care fall into eight domains. We provide specific recommendations regarding study design and recruitment; outcome definitions; reference standards; participant follow-up; clinical setting; study population; treatment regimen reporting; and index tests and data presentation. Overall, TB TMTs should be evaluated in a manner similar to diagnostic tests, but TB TMT accuracy must be assessed at multiple timepoints throughout the treatment course, and TB TMTs should be evaluated in study populations who have already received a diagnosis of TB. Study design and outcome definitions must be aligned with the developmental phase of the TB TMT under evaluation. There is no gold standard for TB treatment response, so different reference standards and comparator tests have been proposed, the selection of which will vary depending on the developmental phase of the TMT under assessment. The use of comparator tests can assist in generating evidence. Clarity is required when reporting of timepoints, TMT read-outs, and analysis results. Implementing these recommendations will lead to higher quality TB TMT studies which will allow data to be meaningfully compared, thereby facilitating the development of novel tools to guide individual TB therapy and improve treatment outcomes. | |
dc.format.extent | 8 | |
dc.format.extent | 299382 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | en |
dc.subject | Tuberculosis | en |
dc.subject | Treatment monitoring | en |
dc.subject | Policy | en |
dc.subject | Diagnosis | en |
dc.subject | Biomarker | en |
dc.subject | International Organisations | en |
dc.subject | World Health Organisation | en |
dc.subject | Testing | en |
dc.subject | Study design | en |
dc.subject | Recommendations | en |
dc.subject | Reporting | en |
dc.subject | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine | en |
dc.subject | I-PW | en |
dc.subject | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en |
dc.subject | MCC | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RA0421 | en |
dc.title | Tuberculosis treatment monitoring tests during routine practice : study design guidance | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Medicine | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Sir James Mackenzie Institute for Early Diagnosis | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Biophotonics | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Biomedical Sciences Research Complex | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Infection and Global Health Division | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Global Health Implementation Group | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2023.12.027 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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