Patients satisfaction and treatment success with community and hospital based method of treating tuberculosis

A randomized controlled study comparing Community - with Health facility -based DOTS models on patients¿ satisfaction and TB treatment outcome

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201503001058381

Enrollment

150

Registered

2015-03-06

Start date

2013-12-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Tuberculosis

Interventions

Community based DOT

Treatment at Health facility

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Newly diagnosed PTB patients aged 15 years and above with no previous TB treatment and who resides in the study locality.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: PTB patients less than 15 years, or those who are already on treatment or defaulters, failures and transferred in cases or those with known allergies to any of the anti-TB drugs in the treatment regimen, or those with co ¿existing medical conditions like renal failure, liver disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Smear conversion, patients satisfaction	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactOsunkoya Harriet

communicator

ladybiologist@yahoo.com080346986700

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026