A Prospective randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of video directly-observed therapy (VDOT) versus in-person DOT in newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Thailand

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20190227002

Enrollment

140

Registered

2019-02-27

Start date

2018-09-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Tuberculosis is an important infectious disease.The rate of drug resistance is among high.Adherence to drug is necessary .There are strong evidence which proves that complete treatment may decrease dr Video directly&#45

Interventions

Patient record VDO during taking medication and send to doctor ,Check adherence of medication by In&#45

person DOT [family based DOT]

Experimental Procedure/Surgery,Placebo Comparator Procedure/Surgery

VDO Direct Observe Therapy (VDOT),In person DOT

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Aged 18 or older 2.New case pulmonary tuberculosis who are going to start standard anti-TB drug treatment (CAT I) and do DOT during periodic treatment 6 months time 4.Can use the phone (smartphone) or mobile communication device and can learn to use the software application for making VDOT on such device 5. There are people in the same family who can do family-based DOT for patients.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Pregnancy -Patient who was diagnosed as drug resistance pulmonary tuberculosis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
complete treatment rate 6 months percentage	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Sputum conversion rate 2 months percentage	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactWarangkana Keeratichananont

Prince of Songkla University

tikrittirak@gmail.com081-5980987

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026

A Prospective randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of video directly&#45;observed therapy (VDOT) versus in&#45;person DOT in newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Thailand