Suspicious for Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Conditions
Keywords
acceptable sputum, AFB culture, pulmonary tuberculosis
Brief summary
simple verbal intervention with figure of lung and upper respiratory tract will be helpful to adequately collecting sputum. and in the acceptable specimen based on Gram stain, positivity for AFB stain and culture rate will be higher.
Detailed description
suspicious patients for pulmonary tuberculosis are randomized to control or education group. patients in education group will be educated with the brochure that contains figure of lung/upper respiratory tract and methods of collecting sputum.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALeducation by brochure
educated with the brochure that contains figure of lung/upper respiratory tract and methods of collecting sputum.
BEHAVIORALcontrol
patients with control group are educated about methods of collecting sputum by a physician, only in verbal explanation without brochure
Sponsors
Seoul National University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* age \> 18 years * 2009.7\ 2010.7 patients with suspicious pulmonary tuberculosis who visited Boramae Hospital
Exclusion criteria
* on medication for tuberculosis * patients who medicated with fluoroquinolone within 1month * patients without consciousness or patients who cannot expectorate sputum * hemoptysis over 50cc per day * patients who don't consent on the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| culture result of Mycobacteria in sputum | 8wk after AFB culture |
Countries
South Korea
Contacts
Primary ContactChang-Hoon Lee, MD
Backup ContactYeon-Joo Lee, MD
Outcome results
None listed