Reducing pre treatment loss to follow up among individuals diagnosed with TB through behavioral nudging intervention. A multi-centric mixed methods implementation study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 1,300
- 试验地点
- 3
- 主要终点
- We will use TB patient treatment records and will estimate the reduction in treatment initiation gaps and loss to follow up
研究概览
简要总结
Rationale : Pretreatment loss to follow-up (PTLFU) and treatment initiation delays remains a major gap in the TB patient cascade of care in India and needs to addressed to ensure the End TB goals of India by 2025. It is a critical point of attrition in the TB care cascade.
Objective :
To assess gaps in the patient referral process and treatment initiation gaps among newly diagnosed DS-TB patient
To evaluate the incremental effectiveness of a patient behavioural nudging intervention in reducing PTLFU rates as compared to enhanced standard of care
Evaluate the implementation process of a behavioural nudging intervention from the perspective of patients, caregivers and health care provider’s
Outcomes
The study would provide an evidence on the impacts of behavioural nudging intervention in terms of reduction in PTLFU rates and treatment initiation delays in settings where it is high. The study tries to assess behavioural nudging as tool for bringing in healthy behavior change among TB patients
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 65.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •All newly diagnosed adult tuberculosis patients.
排除标准
- •Patients aged less that 18 yrs , re-treatment TB patients and those not willing to be part of study.
结局指标
主要结局
We will use TB patient treatment records and will estimate the reduction in treatment initiation gaps and loss to follow up
时间窗: Baseline, eighth week and 24th week
次要结局
- we will assess implementation process of a behavioural nudging intervention from the perspective of patients, caregivers and health care provider’s using qualitative interviews(end of intervention period)
研究者
KARIKALAN NAGARAJAN
ICMR-National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis