Health Condition 1: A15-A19- Tuberculosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Intensified and active Case finding, treatment, contact tracing and preventive therapy through innovative approaches. The symptomatic cases will be screened, identified and will be refe
Sponsors
Indian Council of Medical Research
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Efforts will be made to include all cases as defined below: -Participants (symptomatics/TB suspects) of all age groups and of both genders -Contacts of TB patients on treatment since last 6 months (from Nikshay) -All symptomatics and contacts of TB index cases Confirmed TB cases that have not yet started TB treatment and newly diagnosed patients and not having started treatment, are also eligible for the TB elimination programme. -All patients who have been detected for any TB (EPTB) within 6 months will be included. -All contacts of TB index cases including House Hold Contact (HHC) for screening and diagnosis of any TB.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: All cases other than inclusion criteria, are excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Impact on occurrence of new TB casesTimepoint: At the end of 12, 18 and 24 months of study | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in TB incidence, prevalence and mortality due to TB Establishing mechanism for proper case finding, FU of cases and contacts under NTEP Reduction in out of pocket expenditure for TB diagnosis and treatment to patient Timepoint: At 12, 18 and 24 months of of the study | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Manjeet Singh Chalga
Indian Council of Medical Research
Outcome results
None listed