A Prospective randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of video directly-observed therapy (VDOT) versus in-person DOT in newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Thailand

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Tuberculosis is an important infectious disease.The rate of drug resistance is among high.Adherence to drug is necessary .There are strong evidence which proves that complete treatment may decrease dr; Video directly- observed therapy, VDOT, Video observed therapy, VOT, in- person DOT, DOT Pulmonary tuberculosis

• Registration Number: TCTR20190227002
• Lead Sponsor: Ethic committee, Faculty of Medicine

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-02-27
• Study Completion: 2019-05-12
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

1.Aged 18 or older
2.New case pulmonary tuberculosis who are going to start standard anti-TB drug treatment (CAT I) and do DOT during periodic treatment 6 months time
4.Can use the phone (smartphone) or mobile communication device and can learn to use the software application for making VDOT on such device
5. There are people in the same family who can do family-based DOT for patients.

Exclusion Criteria

-Pregnancy
-Patient who was diagnosed as drug resistance pulmonary tuberculosis

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
complete treatment rate 6 months percentage

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sputum conversion rate 2 months percentage