A clinical study to evaluate the usefulness of mobile phones in improving TB treatment
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis and HIV coinfected individuals
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2011/07/001889
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of New South Wales
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 500
Inclusion Criteria
1. Owns a mobile phone and can read text messages
2. Person with confirmed TB ( smear and/or culture)
3. Person having both TB and HIV disease
4. Should be able to sign an informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
Not able to sign the informed consent document
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Treatment Adherence ratesTimepoint: Baseline, 3 and 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Treatment completion and cure rates <br/ ><br>2.Treatment success rates <br/ ><br>3.Adverse drug reaction rates <br/ ><br>4.Stigma associated with TB (measured by a validated survey) <br/ ><br>5.Patient satisfaction (measured by a validated survey) <br/ ><br>6.Usage of the m-health initiative <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Baseline, 3 and 6 months