Study Of The Long Term Outcome Of Tuberculous Meningitis In Vietnamese Adults Treated With Adjunctive Dexamethasone — ES  

Tuberculosis Meningitis Clinical Trial

Official title: Study Of The Long Term Outcome Of Tuberculous Meningitis In Vietnamese Adults Treated With Adjunctive Dexamethasone

Status Completed

Clinical Trial 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.

Clinical Trial Description

n/a

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Meningitis
• Tuberculosis
• Tuberculosis Meningitis
• Tuberculosis, Meningeal

• NCT number: NCT01317654
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 2006
• Completion date: April 2008