Status:
COMPLETED
Impact of Nursing Interventions on Adherence to Treatment With Anti-tuberculosis Drugs in Children and Adolescents
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital Sant Joan de Deu
Collaborating Sponsors:
Official Barcelona Nurses Association (COIB)
Conditions:
Tuberculosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study evaluates the efficacy of nursing interventions on adherence to antituberculosis medication in a paediatric cohort (aged 0-18 years) and identifies the risk factors for non-compliance. The...
Detailed Description
The study was carried out in the outpatient tuberculosis (TB) Unit of a tertiary-care pediatric center in Catalonia (Northeast Spain), which is a referral center for pediatric TB (Hospital Sant Joan d...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- In both phases, all children and adolescents (aged \<18 years) starting anti-TB treatment due to close contact with a TB patient (primary chemoprophylaxis), Latent Tuberculosis Infectious (LTBI) or Tuberculosis (TB) disease were eligible to participate in the study.
Exclusion
- Referral from another center after anti-TB treatment had already begun
- Patients with other chronic diseases requiring hospital follow-up and/or other chronic therapies
- Known poor previous adherence to anti-TB treatment (if treatment was repeated or restarted)
- A significant language barrier that prevented the child or his/her relatives from properly understanding the nature of the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 15 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
359 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03230409
Start Date
January 1 2014
End Date
January 15 2017
Last Update
July 26 2017
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