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Effect of Smoking Cessation on Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Interventions
Behavioral: Behavioural Change Communication
Registration Number
NCT04848246
Lead Sponsor
Dow University of Health Sciences
Brief Summary

This study was a Randomized Controlled Trial conducted at Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, among pulmonary tuberculosis patients

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
292
Inclusion Criteria
  • pulmonary tuberculosis patients of age 18 years or above
  • registered under Directly Observed Treatment Short course (DOTS) at Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases
  • reported to have smoked 100 plus cigarettes in past and currently smoking cigarettes
Exclusion Criteria
  • Extra pulmonary tuberculosis
  • drug resistant tuberculosis
  • pregnancy
  • positive history of epilepsy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
BupropionBehavioural Change Communication-
Behavioural Change CommunicationBehavioural Change Communication-
BupropionBupropion-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of patients completing anti-tuberculosis treatmentsix months

Among both smear positive and smear negative TB patients, successful completion of ATT will be labeled at the end of 6 months period if the patients has been compliant with ATT through six months period..

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of participants achieving abstinence from smokingsix months

Abstinence is defined as staying away from smoking and it will be assessed at week 1, week 4, week 12 and week 24 will be assessed in following two ways:

i. Self-reported abstinence using questionnaire ii. Expired carbon monoxide (eCO) levels using Micro Smokerlyzer (Bedfont Scientific) of less than 7 ppm.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dow University of Health Sciences

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Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

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