Health Condition 1: A157- Primary respiratory tuberculosis Health Condition 2: A150- Tuberculosis of lung
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: VDOT mobile based application to observe treatment adherence in continuation phase of DOTs: 1. The demonstration of VDOT will be given to the patients through 20-minutes training sessio
Sponsors
PGIMER
dr Sushma Kumari Saini
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Newly diagnosed TB patients 18 years of age. 2. Patients registered in study centers and about to complete the intensive phase of DOTS Treatment. 3. Able to read and write either English, Hindi, or Punjabi 4. Willing to comply with study procedures and provide written informed consent before study enrollment. 5. The patients or family members have a smartphone with an internet connection and basic mobile literacy and are able to record and send a video of ingesting DOTS to the researcher.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Severely ill (e.g., requiring hospitalization), 2. Resided in the same household where another participant was already recruited. 3. MDR cases. 4. Cases on ART therapy for HIV treatment. 5. Previously treated patients. 6. Mentally unstable condition. 7. visually blind. 8. Pregnant women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| â?¢ Feasibility of VDOT mobile application. â?¢ Treatment adherence- Measured by proportion of prescribed doses observed by video of ingesting medication and verifiable fraction (proportion of prescribed doses observed by video or verbally confirmed with the patient following an incomplete/unverifiable video submission). Timepoint: 9-12 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in â?¢ Sputum smear/culture conversion from positive to negative. â?¢ Treatment completion. Treatment completion, a TB patient who completed 6 or more months treatment without evidence of failure of treatment â?¢ Reporting side effects. â?¢ Status of final outcome of treatment.(Cured or not cured.) Reduction in - â?¢ Reminders needed to take medicines. â?¢ Number of loss to follow up patients. â?¢ Comparison of treatment adherence among patients with tuberculosis on usual DOTS and VDOT. Culture Conversion- Pulmonary TB patients with bacteriological confirmed TB at the beginning of treatment who will smear or culture negative in the last month of treatment and on at least one previous occasion; Timepoint: 9 to 12 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public Contactdr Monaliza
PGIMER,CHANDIGARH
Outcome results
None listed