A study To reduce financial Burden of tuberculosis by social PROTECtion in Timor-Leste(TB-PROTECT): A Cluster Randomized Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0009506

Enrollment

320

Registered

2024-06-05

Start date

2022-11-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-08-19

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others : The study conducts a cluster randomized study to examine the impact of TB-specific financial support on reducing social suffering due to TB care and management. The effectiveness of the inter

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A. Initiating standard 6 months treatment regimen (2RHZE/4RH) for active tuberculosis at a study facility during the study period. B. 1 months or less from the initiation of TB treatment. C. 17 years old or more

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: A. Confirmed as drug-resistant TB B. Decided to start of switch to 2nd line drug regimen due to clinical reasons C. Prisoners

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The proportion of TB patients who suffered from catastrophic cost due to TB	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Mean indirect cost due to TB in each group ;Mean non-medical cost in each group ;Treatment success rate in each group	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactSeonjeong Kim

Korean National Tuberculosis Association Global Cooperation Institute

sunjungrosekim@gmail.com+82-2-2633-9461

Outcome results