The Impact of the Simple Verbal Intervention for Adequately Collecting Sputum and the Acceptable Specimen Based on Gram Stain, on the Results of Sputum Acid-fast Bacilli Smear Testing
试验速览
- 阶段
- 4 期
- 入组人数
- 188
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- culture result of Mycobacteria in sputum
研究概览
简要总结
simple verbal intervention with figure of lung and upper respiratory tract will be helpful to adequately collecting sputum.
and in the acceptable specimen based on Gram stain, positivity for AFB stain and culture rate will be higher.
详细描述
suspicious patients for pulmonary tuberculosis are randomized to control or education group. patients in education group will be educated with the brochure that contains figure of lung/upper respiratory tract and methods of collecting sputum.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Diagnostic
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •age > 18 years
- •2009.7~2010.7 patients with suspicious pulmonary tuberculosis who visited Boramae Hospital
排除标准
- •on medication for tuberculosis
- •patients who medicated with fluoroquinolone within 1month
- •patients without consciousness or patients who cannot expectorate sputum
- •hemoptysis over 50cc per day
- •patients who don't consent on the study
研究组 & 干预措施
education
educated with the brochure that contains figure of lung/upper respiratory tract and methods of collecting sputum.
干预措施: education by brochure (Behavioral)
control
patients with control group are educated about methods of collecting sputum by a physician, only in verbal explanation without brochure.
干预措施: control (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
culture result of Mycobacteria in sputum
时间窗: 8wk after AFB culture
次要结局
未报告次要终点