Tuberculosis Contacts Cascade of Care Study

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Tuberculosis Contacts Cascade of Care Study

• IRAS ID

  331850

• Contact name

  Paul Collini

• Contact email

  p.collini@sheffield.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 6 months, 31 days

• Research summary

  The aim of the study is to identify barriers and facilitators to progressing through each step of the cascade of care for contacts of index patients with active tuberculosis and opportunities for improvement.

  The objectives are:
  - Summarise the progress of contacts of index patients with active tuberculosis through the cascade of care for the TB services of South Yorkshire (SY)
  - Perform a thematic analysis of service and patient side factors that might influence contact tracing through TB CNS and patient interview
  - Measure which of these factors are considered most important using a questionnaire survey of patients and contacts.
  - Determine which factors identified in objective 3 are significant predictors of progress through the contact tracing cascade using multivariate analysis of data from objective 1.

  This original research study will form the basis of an undergraduate BSc in medical sciences research project for an intercalating medical student.

• REC name

  Yorkshire & The Humber - Sheffield Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  23/YH/0292

• Date of REC Opinion

  24 Jan 2024

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion