Health Condition 1: A150- Tuberculosis of lung
Conditions
Interventions
Control Intervention1: Serum Protein: Comparison of Serum Protein levels in patients with various grades of sputum positivity, various scores of disease severity and chest x-ray findings
Control Inter
Sponsors
Vidhi K Patel
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: We will include newly diagnosed sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients, follow up patients of previously diagnosed sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis and sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients admitted in the TB wards. We will also include previously treated patients presenting with sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis on follow up. Patients > 18 years old will be considered for inclusion.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Any patients who are sputum negative with suspicion of tuberculosis going for further testing, patients having HIV and/or diabetes, or those who are critically ill, paediatric age group and very elderly patients will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We expect to find sputum positivity grade +2 or +3, TBscore I more than 6 and Timika score more than 70 in patients having serum protein less than 6 mg/dl and serum albumin less than 3.5 mg/dl.Timepoint: 0 days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We expect to find significant difference in number of patients with sputum conversion and resolution of chest x-ray findings in all three groups (Group 1 having serum protein more than 6 mg/dl and serum albumin more than 3.5 mg/dl, Group 2 having serum protein less than 6 mg/dl and serum albumin less than 3.5 mg/dl and Group 3 having serum protein less than 6 mg/dl and serum albumin more than 3.5 mg/dl) with Group 1 having the highest number (as it acts as a control).Timepoint: 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactVidhi K Patel
GMERS Medical College, Vadodara
Outcome results
None listed