Intervention to reduce treatment delays and loss to follow up among TB patients

Reducing pre treatment loss to follow up among individuals diagnosed with TB through behavioral nudging intervention. A multi-centric mixed methods implementation study - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/12/078030

Enrollment

1300

Registered

2024-12-12

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-02-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: A150- Tuberculosis of lung

Interventions

Intervention1: Behavioral Nudging Intervention: The intervention will consist of providing brief behavioural nudging ( a form of gentle persuasion) to support timely treatment initiation among

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All newly diagnosed adult tuberculosis patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients aged less that 18 yrs , re-treatment TB patients and those not willing to be part of study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
We will use TB patient treatment records and will estimate the reduction in treatment initiation gaps and loss to follow upTimepoint: Baseline, eighth week and 24th week	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
we will assess implementation process of a behavioural nudging intervention from the perspective of patients, caregivers and health care provider’s using qualitative interviewsTimepoint: end of intervention period	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKARIKALAN NAGARAJAN

ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis

drkarikalan82@gmail.com72992265822

Outcome results

None listed

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