A research cum intervention multi-centric study to strengthen National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP)
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: A15-A19- Tuberculosis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/06/053750
- Lead Sponsor
- Indian Council of Medical Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Efforts will be made to include all cases as defined below:
-Participants (symptomatics/TB suspects) of all age groups and of both genders
-Contacts of TB patients on treatment since last 6 months (from Nikshay)
-All symptomatics and contacts of TB index cases
Confirmed TB cases that have not yet started TB treatment and newly diagnosed patients and not having started treatment,are also eligible for the TB elimination programme
-All patients who have been detected for any TB (EPTB) within 6 months will be included
-All contacts of TB index cases including House Hold Contact(HHC) for screening and diagnosis of any TB
Exclusion Criteria
All cases other than inclusion criteria, are excluded
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Site specific additional gaps, barriers and challenges in implementation of NTEP activities in the selected district/area will be identified and other novel interventional strategies based on newly identified challenges will be developed and implemented in community to strengthen NTEP and novel case finding, treatment, adherence and preventive strategies at local level will be implemented.Timepoint: 24 Months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reasons for perceived and enacted social stigma for TB in selected communities will be assessed and interventional strategies based in the novel identified gaps, barriers and challenges as per the community settings including migratory population will be developed.Timepoint: 24 Months