Effect of Community Mobile Outreach Approach Compared to Facility Based Directly Observed Treatment Short Course on Treatment Outcome Among Tuberculosis Patients in Jeddah: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Community Outreach Mobile Teams Impact on Tuberculosis Treatment Outcome in Jeddah Region: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03787914

Enrollment

200

Registered

2018-12-26

Start date

2017-11-01

Completion date

2018-11-01

Last updated

2018-12-27

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Conditions

Tuberculosis

Brief summary

To compare the effectiveness of the community mobile outreach approach in improving treatment outcomes (success rate) among tuberculosis patients with those being treated with facility based directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) in Jeddah region.

Interventions

PROCEDUREMobile Outreach Approach

TB patients in intervention arm were served by outreach mobile teams for DOTS (i.e. administration of anti-TB medicines orally at the place and time of their choice and convenience under mobile teams direct supervision

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Intervention model description

The investigators conducted a two-arm, parallel design\[1:1\], single blind randomized control trial in 200 newly diagnosed TB patients

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Newly diagnosed TB cases

Exclusion criteria

* Visitors having TB especially pilgrims

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Treatment Success rate	6 to 8 months

Countries

Saudi Arabia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 16, 2026