Status:

COMPLETED

The Effectiveness of Health Facility-based and Community-based Care for Tuberculosis

Lead Sponsor:

University of Leeds

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Regional Government of Tigray,Ethiopia

University of Nottingham

Conditions:

Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

Quality of Health Care

Eligibility:

All Genders

15+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is whether the provision of tuberculosis care using volunteer community health workers or self-administered treatment for 7 months is equally effective with the existing 8 mon...

Detailed Description

Study setting The study will be conducted in 10 districts which fully implemented the DOTS program in all their health facilities in order to determine whether better patient quality of care and conv...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age 15 years or above
  • no previous tuberculosis treatment
  • sputum exam positive for tuberculosis (PTB+); or negative sputum results but with consistent clinical and chest x-ray features (PTB-)

Exclusion

  • age less than 15 years
  • previously treated with anti-TB drugs

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

924 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00939419

Start Date

January 1 2005

End Date

February 1 2007

Last Update

July 16 2009

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Tigray Regional Health Bureau, Department for Diseases Prevention and Control

Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia, 7