Impact of a multicomponent strategy including decentralized molecular testing for tuberculosis on mortality: planned analysis of a cluster-randomized trial in Uganda
Katamba A, Mochizuki T, Nalugwa T, Nantale M, Oyuku D, Nabwire S, Babirye D, Musinguzi J, Nakawesa A, Nekesa I, Turyahabwe S, Joloba M, Dowdy D, Moore D, Davis J, Shete P, Adams K, Reza T, Fielding K, Cattamanchi A. Impact of a multicomponent strategy including decentralized molecular testing for tuberculosis on mortality: planned analysis of a cluster-randomized trial in Uganda. EClinicalMedicine 2024, 78: 102953. PMCID: PMC11629260, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health centersCluster randomized trialHealth centersPragmatic cluster randomized trialMulticomponent strategiesSix-month mortality riskSecondary outcomesPan African Clinical Trials RegistryCluster-level analysisPatient-level covariatesAll-cause mortalityClinical Trials RegistryIntervention armSub-group analysisTB careMortality risk analysisRoutine careVital statusTrial armsMagnitude of effectPresumptive TBRate ratiosProximal outcomesTrial participantsUS National Institutes