Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB)
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:Management using a mobile medical APP-based tuberculosis case management strategy
Control group:Management using the standard tuberculosis case management strategy
Sponsors
Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Newly diagnosed TB patients as per the Chinese national standard of diagnosis for TB (TB pleurisy excluded); 2. Sensitive to rifampicin by GeneXpert. 2. Aged >= 18 years; 3. Willing to accept the standard anti-TB regimen (using first-line anti-TB drugs for 6 months) and treatment management; 4. Eligible for the use of mobile medical APP; 5. Willing to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The treatment was more than 6 months; 2. With comorbidities such as HIV, malignant tumor, renal failure, liver cirrhosis and mental, audio, visual and language impairment; 3. With family member who had enrolled in the study; 4. Ineligible for the use of the mobile medical APP; 5. Planned to leave the study area within 18 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Poor treatment outcomes over 18 months from start of TB treatment, including death, failure, loss to followup and relapse; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of months in which the patient missed at least 20% of doses;Percentage of total doses missed; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZheyuan Wu
Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Outcome results
None listed