Effectiveness and feasibility of hospital and community-based delivery of care for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Pakista
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)Infections and InfestationsTuberculosis
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN78224116
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Leeds - COMDIS-HSD (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 428
Inclusion Criteria
All sputum positive confirmed adult cases of MDR-TB, of both gender, registered at selected treating hospitals, residents of the same district as that of the strengthened MDR TB DOTS Plus clinics
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients who require hospitalisation for medical reasons other than MDR-TB, before or after registration, as these patients cannot be randomized
2. Patient belongs to a family from which one patient has already been recruited in the trial
3. Is less than twelve years old and
4. Patient does not consent to participate in the trial
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method