Initial Loss to Follow Up Among Tuberculosis Patients: The Role of Ward-Based Outreach Teams and Short Message Service (SMS) Technology

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202101914895981

Enrollment

312

Registered

2021-01-25

Start date

2018-01-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Tuberculosis

Interventions

SMS

Paper slip message via ward based outreach teams

Standard of care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 18 years old and above Not yet diagnosed with TB Productive cough of more than 24 hours Previous TB

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children less than 18 years old Already on TB treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Initial loss to follow up;Treatment initiation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Time to treatment initiation	—

Countries

South Africa

Contacts

Public ContactJudith Mwansa Kambafwile

University of Witwatersrand

judy.mwansa@gmail.com+27739217403

Outcome results

None listed

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