LIFE-TB ; Long-Term Impacts on Lung Health and Life After Tuberculosis in Korea

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Conditions studied: Tuberculosis, Post Tuberculosis

In brief

This is a prospective, multicenter observational cohort study aimed at establishing a nationwide post-TB lung disease registry in Korea. The study will enroll adult participants either undergoing treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis or with a history of treated TB. Over a five-year follow-up period, the study will assess the long-term health consequences of TB, focusing on respiratory symptoms, radiological changes, pulmonary function, and quality of life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06946784

Run by

Yonsei University

People needed

360

Starts

2025-02-25

Expected to finish

2031-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-04-27

Who can join

Age: 19 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age ≥19 years
• Diagnosed with pulmonary TB and either initiating or undergoing treatment or history of treated pulmonary TB

You may not qualify if…

• Age <19 years
• Extrapulmonary TB without lung involvement
• Refusal to provide informed consent

Where it is running

• Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine Division of Pulmonology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System — Seoul, South Korea (enrolling)

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