Status:
COMPLETED
Cost and Cost-effectiveness of PTB+ Treatment in Southern Ethiopia
Lead Sponsor:
University of Bergen
Conditions:
Smear-positive TB Cases
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
Evidences for policy making and decision related to the cost of delivering tuberculosis (TB) control is lacking in Ethiopia. The investigators aimed to determine the cost and cost-effectiveness of inv...
Detailed Description
Two treatment options were compared - health facility and community DOT. In 1995, Ethiopia adopted World Health Organization (WHO) recommended DOTS strategy for TB control. The treatment regimen for n...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Pulmonary tuberculosis suspects of any age and sex
Exclusion
- Healthy individuals or non tuberculosis patients
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
229 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00913172
Start Date
September 1 2006
End Date
April 1 2008
Last Update
May 17 2010
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Irgalem, Snnpr, Ethiopia, 72