Status:
COMPLETED
Food Incentives for TB Treatment Compliance in East Timor (FITTCET)
Lead Sponsor:
Menzies School of Health Research
Collaborating Sponsors:
World Health Organization
Universidade da Paz
Conditions:
Tuberculosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
15+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will examine whether food is a cost-effective method for improving treatment compliance for TB patients in Timor Leste. Our hypothesis is that the provision of locally available, locally ac...
Detailed Description
We propose to conduct a randomised controlled trial of a food intervention to improve compliance in East Timor. Patients will be diagnosed in the usual way and given the opportunity to enrol in the st...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults 18 years of age or older;
- Have sputum smear positive or sputum smear negative pulmonary or extrapulmonary TB, using the standard NTP definitions for these diagnoses;
- Have never received more that one month of anti-tuberculosis treatment in the past (that is, only new cases of TB will be included).
- Agree to continue treatment at the clinic of diagnosis for the full eight month course of treatment.
- Not pregnant.
- Agree to enrol in the study.
Exclusion
- Children less than 18 years of age,
- TB patients who have previously received treatment for TB for more than one month,
- Not willing to continue treatment at the clinic for the full course.
- TB Patient who are currently pregnant,
- TB patients who are not willing to enrol in the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
August 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
270 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00192556
Start Date
March 1 2005
End Date
August 1 2006
Last Update
February 12 2007
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Menzies School of Health Research
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 0811