Clinical coordination for tuberculosis care and sample collection in Uganda and Brazil
Clinical Core
This program organizes clinical follow-up and sample collection for people exposed to tuberculosis in Uganda and Brazil.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Newark, UNITED STATES) |
| Project ID | NIH-11144592 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If I take part, the Clinical Core will coordinate how my care, samples, and data are collected and stored across the Uganda and Brazil sites. They help write and run protocols, ensure procedures meet ethical and local rules, and monitor quality from start to finish. The team will manage sample banks, keep inventories, and handle the data so researchers can analyze patterns and outcomes. The work includes following household contacts of people with TB prospectively in Uganda and reviewing past patient records in Brazil.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are household contacts of someone recently diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis at participating clinics in Kampala, Uganda or Vitória, Brazil, or patients whose records are included in those cohorts.
Not a fit: People without TB exposure, those who live far from the participating sites, or those unwilling to provide samples are unlikely to gain direct benefit from joining.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could improve understanding of how TB spreads in households and support better ways to detect or prevent TB among exposed people.
How similar studies have performed: Similar household-contact and cohort-based TB projects have previously produced useful findings about transmission risks and prevention, so this builds on established approaches.
Where this research is happening
Newark, UNITED STATES
- Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences — Newark, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Whalen, Christopher C. — Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
- Study coordinator: Whalen, Christopher C.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.