efficacy of adjunctive moxibustion in the treatment of Tuberculosis

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Tuberculosis

• Registration Number: PACTR201504001033387
• Lead Sponsor: Moxafrica

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-02-13
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of TB was by sputum smear
-If Patient has been on TB treatment; it is for not more than 2 weeks
-Patient should consent to join the study if he/she is to join it.
-Patient should have an attendant who may help him/her with the treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

-Patient is under the age of 18 years
-Patient who were judged to be unable to understand the instructions (of what they are to do while in the study e.g. how to use moxa)
-Patients intending to leave/change treatment center before their TB treatment duration ends
-Patients who are unable to come on all follow up visits
-History of Allergy to moxa/moxibustion
-Diabetic patients were excluded
-pregnant women
-Coexistance of a Type of TB, or any other illnesses that require the participants to take steroids in addition to TB medicine
-If TB was not diagnosed using sputum smears.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified