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To assess the quality of life in a patient with lung Tuberculosis in whom the routinely used drugs are not effective and to assess the difficulties faced by them to take medicines for the same also to check if the people living with them have any positive symptoms of lung Tuberculosis.

Assessment of Health Related Quality of life in drug resistant tuberculosis patients and the challenges to drug adherence with symptomatic screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis infection among these patients and their household residents.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/11/016421
Enrollment
110
Registered
2018-11-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Kasturba Medical College Manipal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All drug resistant tuberculosis patients ( >18 years) registered under RNTCP Udupi district and have completed treatment or were declared cure at least one month before the time of visit. 2. All the family members residing with the patient

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients on treatment for drug resistant tuberculosis at the time of visit. 2. Patients unwilling to participate in the study 3. DR TB patients who are non- residents of Udupi district 4. Patients who are non-traceable

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Assess the each domain in health related quality of life using SF 36 Health related quality of life questionnaire Timepoint: 18 MONTHS

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
symptomatically positive status for TUBERCULOSIS among PATIENTS and HOUSEHOLD RESIDENTS will be assessed using symptomatic screening questionnaire and also assessed for DRUG ADHERENCE.Timepoint: 18 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Eshwari K

Kasturba Medical College,Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.

pawan.kumar@manipal.edu9945272261

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026