Status:
COMPLETED
Start TB Patients on ART and Retain on Treatment (START Study)
Lead Sponsor:
Columbia University
Collaborating Sponsors:
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Conditions:
Tuberculosis
HIV
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the START Study is to identify an effective, cost-effective, acceptable intervention that addresses programmatic, structural and psychosocial barriers to ART initiation and retention du...
Detailed Description
Among people living with HIV (PLWH), tuberculosis (TB) is the most common opportunistic illness and a leading cause of death, accounting for nearly a quarter of HIV-related deaths worldwide. Initiatin...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Measurement Cohort Participant
- HIV-infected
- On TB treatment
- Initiating ART within 2 months of TB treatment initiation
- Aged 18 or older
- English- or Sesotho-speaking
- Capable of informed consent
- Measurement Cohort Participant
Exclusion
- Children under age of 18
- Patients diagnosed with Multi Drug Resistant-TB (MDR-TB)
- Key Informats: Three groups of key informats (KI) will be recruited.
- Key Informants ART Early-Initiators Inclusion Criteria:
- A measurement cohort participant
- Initiaing ART within the first 8 weeks of TB treatment
- Key Informants ART Non/Late-Initiators Inclusion Criteria:
- A measurement cohort participant
- did not initiate ART during TB treatment or initiating ART \>= 2 months after TB treatment initiation
- Key Informants Healthcare Workers Inclusion Criteria:
- Nurse or VHW working in a CIP clinic or VHW working in the community and affiliated with CIP clinic
- Aged 18 or older
- English- or Sesotho-speaking
- Capable informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 7 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
415 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01872390
Start Date
April 1 2013
End Date
May 7 2021
Last Update
July 14 2021
Active Locations (12)
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1
Koali Health Center
Koali, Lesotho
2
Maluti Hospital
Mafeteng, Lesotho
3
St. Magdalena Health Center
Mafeteng, Lesotho
4
Khubetsoana Health Center
Maseru, Lesotho