Initial Loss to Follow Up Among Tuberculosis Patients: The Role of Ward-Based Outreach Teams and Short Message Service (SMS) Technology
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis
- Registration Number
- PACTR202101914895981
- Lead Sponsor
- Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 312
Inclusion Criteria
Patients aged 18 years old and above
Not yet diagnosed with TB
Productive cough of more than 24 hours
Previous TB
Exclusion Criteria
Children less than 18 years old
Already on TB treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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