Improving Community Based Tuberculosis Care in Ethiopia (community)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00803322 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : December 5, 2008
Last Update Posted : December 5, 2008
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Sponsor:
University of Bergen
Collaborator:
Centre for International Health, SNNP Regional health Bureau
Information provided by:
University of Bergen
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First Submitted Date | December 3, 2008 | ||||||
First Posted Date | December 5, 2008 | ||||||
Last Update Posted Date | December 5, 2008 | ||||||
Study Start Date | September 2006 | ||||||
Actual Primary Completion Date | September 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||||
Current Primary Outcome Measures |
smear positive tuberculosis case notification rate [ Time Frame: september 2006 - setmeber 2007 ] | ||||||
Original Primary Outcome Measures | Same as current | ||||||
Change History | No Changes Posted | ||||||
Current Secondary Outcome Measures |
smear positive treatment success rate [ Time Frame: september 2006 - April 2007 ] | ||||||
Original Secondary Outcome Measures | Same as current | ||||||
Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | ||||||
Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | ||||||
Descriptive Information | |||||||
Brief Title | Improving Community Based Tuberculosis Care in Ethiopia | ||||||
Official Title | Community Health Workers Improve Tuberculosis Case Notification and Treatment Success in Southern Ethiopia | ||||||
Brief Summary | The purpose of this study is to see if involving community health workers improves tuberculosis case finding and treatment outcome. | ||||||
Detailed Description | Tuberculosis suspects in the study area Outcome smear positive tuberculosis cases identified smear positive tuberculosis cases treated |
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Study Type | Observational | ||||||
Study Design | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective |
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Target Follow-Up Duration | Not Provided | ||||||
Biospecimen | Not Provided | ||||||
Sampling Method | Probability Sample | ||||||
Study Population | suspects of pulmonary tuberculosis in the study are. In group two suspects were identified and treated bo community health workers while in group on used the conventional health facility based tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment | ||||||
Condition | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ||||||
Intervention | Not Provided | ||||||
Study Groups/Cohorts |
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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Recruitment Information | |||||||
Recruitment Status | Completed | ||||||
Actual Enrollment |
318 | ||||||
Original Actual Enrollment | Same as current | ||||||
Actual Study Completion Date | April 2008 | ||||||
Actual Primary Completion Date | September 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||||
Eligibility Criteria | Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Sex/Gender |
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Ages | Child, Adult, Older Adult | ||||||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers | No | ||||||
Contacts | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | ||||||
Listed Location Countries | Ethiopia | ||||||
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Administrative Information | |||||||
NCT Number | NCT00803322 | ||||||
Other Study ID Numbers | 0001 001 |
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Has Data Monitoring Committee | No | ||||||
U.S. FDA-regulated Product | Not Provided | ||||||
IPD Sharing Statement | Not Provided | ||||||
Current Responsible Party | Daniel Gemechu Datiko, Centre for International Health, SNNP Regional health Bureau | ||||||
Original Responsible Party | Same as current | ||||||
Current Study Sponsor | University of Bergen | ||||||
Original Study Sponsor | Same as current | ||||||
Collaborators | Centre for International Health, SNNP Regional health Bureau | ||||||
Investigators |
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PRS Account | University of Bergen | ||||||
Verification Date | December 2008 |