Tuberculosis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: I. Confirmed cases of sputum smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis meeting national diagnostic criteria; II. Age = 15 years; III. Initiation of standard short-course chemotherapy in an outpatient setting.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: I. Patients with any severe communication barriers or psychiatric disorders; II. Patients whose family members are already participating in this study; III. Patients previously treated with anti-tuberculosis drugs who have been re-diagnosed with tuberculosis; IV. Patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis; V. Patients with severe pulmonary tuberculosis; VI. Patients who refuse to sign the informed consent form to participate in this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Medication adherence; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Overall missed dose rate;Overall treatment adherence;Sputum conversion status at the end of the second month of treatment;Treatment success;Lost to follow-up;Treatment completion;Adverse treatment outcome; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Guizhou Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention 73 Bageyan Road Yunyan District Guiyang City Guizhou Province