Tuberculosis
Conditions
Interventions
Code-Based Scanning Intervention Group:The Code-Based Scanning Intervention will be implemented in addition to routine standardized tuberculosis management. This intervention introduces a medication r
Electronic Pillbox Intervention Group:The Electronic Pillbox Intervention will be implemented in addition to routine standardized tuberculosis management. Participants will be provided with an electro
Sponsors
Southern Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with newly diagnosed active pulmonary tuberculosis, confirmed by bacteriological evidence or clinical diagnosis, who are scheduled to initiate standardized anti-tuberculosis treatment, including primary pulmonary tuberculosis, hematogenous disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis, secondary pulmonary tuberculosis, tracheobronchial tuberculosis, and tuberculous pleurisy; 2. Aged >=18 years old; 3. Possession of a smartphone and the ability to scan codes, ensuring adequate understanding of and engagement with the code–based intervention; 4. No history of severe psychiatric disorders or visual, auditory, language, or intellectual impairments that would interfere with study participation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis only who do not require standard first-line oral anti-tuberculosis therapy; 2. Patients who are expected to be transferred to another hospital or to relocate outside the study area within one month and are unlikely to complete follow-up; 3. Patients who are currently participating in other intervention trials strongly related to medication adherence and whose interventions are not compatible with the present study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| medication adherence; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cure;Treatment completed;Treatment failure;Treatment success;Lost to follow-up;Not evaluated;Death (from any cause);Health-related quality of life;Acceptability, feasibility, adaptability;Adoption;Fidelity;Cost; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactDong Xu
Southern Medical University
Outcome results
None listed