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. 2014 Nov 18;2014(11):CD006594. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006594.pub3

NCT01471977.

Trial name or title Interventions to promote adherence to tuberculosis treatment among patients attending basic medical unit of Taluka Gambat, Pakistan
Methods Study design: Non‐randomized, single group assignment, open label
Inclusion criteria:
  1. Adult patient.

  2. > 18 years.

  3. Either sex.

  4. Diagnosed to have TB through chest x ray or sputum microscopy.

  5. Eligible to participate in the study.

Participants Target sample size: 1280 participants; age minimum: 18 years; age maximum: N/A; gender: both
Interventions Education, counselling, default tracers, quality of care
Outcomes Primary:
  1. Proportion of patients completed treatment (time frame: 8 months).

  2. Proportion of patients cured (time frame: 8 months).

  3. Proportion of patients defaulted (time frame: 8 months).

  4. Proportion of patients died (time frame: 8 months).

  5. Proportion of patients transferred out (time frame: 8 months).

  6. Proportion of patients with treatment failure (time frame: 8 months).

Starting date Date of registration: 4 November 2011
Date of first enrolment: January 2004
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Recruitment status: Completed
Contact information URL:http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01471977
Nisar Sheikh
Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences
Notes Study ID: NCT01471977
 Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Location: Pakistan
 Source of funding:Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences