Infectious conditions
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention Group: This group uses a mobile phone application designed to improve treatment adherence. The app sends daily text reminders to take medication and provides educational content about tub
Sponsors
This study has no external sponsor.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The study population will be all newly diagnosed pulmonary TB patients 18-60 years within the first week of diagnosis.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: This study will exclude the patients who are; Refusing to participate in our study. Those who do not have smartphone. Patients with HIV/AIDS/critically ill. Those who cannot read the text. If patients involve in another interventional study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| As the study will examine the effectiveness of SMS-based interventions to improve tuberculosis treatment adherence and cure rates. The results of this study will be helpful for those professionals and organizations who are working in designing the interventions programs aimed at improving adherence to tuberculosis treatment and enhancing cure rates. | — |
Countries
Asia(except Japan)
Contacts
Public ContactMinato Nakazawa
Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Public Health
Outcome results
None listed