tuberculosis. Respiratory tuberculosis, bacteriologically and histologically confirmed
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: current manufactured cigarette smokers will be diagnosed with active pulmonary TB: either sputum smear-positive or smear-negative, based on classification from WHO treatment guidelines; classify under treatment Category I (new TB cases) ; patients of both sexes, aged 18 years and above; speaking the Persian language. Exclusion criteria: having extra pulmonary TB only (involving CNS, pericardium, adrenal etc) ; they have multi-drug resistant tuberculosis at diagnosis ; they are living with or newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS ; they are active IV drug abuser ; they are classified as Category II (relapse, treatment failure, and treatment after default) or Category III (chronic TB) ;they fulfill the eligibility criteria, but unwilling to participate in the study or unable to understand the contents of the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Tuberculosis treatment outcome. Timepoint: 2,4,6 months. Method of measurement: sputum smear. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Smoke cessation. Timepoint: 2-4-6 months. Method of measurement: urine cotenine test.;Immunologic response(phagocytes capacity uptake and IL-8 amount). Timepoint: 3 months. Method of measurement: flow cytometry. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease