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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Tuberculosis Actinomycetales Infections Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Infections Mycobacterium Infections

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ministry of Health

Jeddah, Mecca Region, 21577, Saudi Arabia

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Newly diagnosed TB cases

Exclusion criteria

Visitors having TB especially pilgrims

Treatment and study plan

Mobile Outreach Approach

Procedure

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

Primary outcomes

Treatment Success rate

Time frame: 6 to 8 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Other Gov

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start: 2017
Primary completion: 2018
Study completion: 2018
First posted: Dec 26, 2018
Registry last updated: Dec 27, 2018

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