Improving Community Based Tuberculosis Care in Ethiopia - Full Text View

Sponsors and Collaborators:	University of Bergen Centre for International Health, SNNP Regional health Bureau
Information provided by:	University of Bergen
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00803322

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to see if involving community health workers improves tuberculosis case finding and treatment outcome.

Condition	Phase
Pulmonary Tuberculosis	Phase IV

MedlinePlus related topics: Tuberculosis

Drug Information available for: Casein

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Cohort, Prospective
Official Title:	Community Health Workers Improve Tuberculosis Case Notification and Treatment Success in Southern Ethiopia

Further study details as provided by University of Bergen:

Primary Outcome Measures:

smear positive tuberculosis case notification rate [ Time Frame: september 2006 - setmeber 2007 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

smear positive treatment success rate [ Time Frame: september 2006 - April 2007 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Enrollment:	318
Study Start Date:	September 2006
Study Completion Date:	April 2008
Primary Completion Date:	September 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts
1 communities where tuberculosis patients followed the conventional health facility based tuberculosis case finding and treatment
2 community where suspects of pulmonary tuberculosis were identified by community health workers and received treatment in the community

Detailed Description:

Tuberculosis suspects in the study area

Outcome smear positive tuberculosis cases identified smear positive tuberculosis cases treated

Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
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

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

suspects of pulmonary tuberculosis

Exclusion Criteria:

not in the study area

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00803322

Locations

Ethiopia, SNNPR
Dale and Wonsho districts Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia
Yirgalem, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 149

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Bergen

Centre for International Health, SNNP Regional health Bureau

Investigators

Principal Investigator:	Daniel G Datiko, MD	CIH of Bergen University and RHB of SNNPRS Ethiopia
Study Director:	Bernt Lindtjorn	CIH UIB

More Information

Responsible Party:	Centre for International Health, SNNP Regional health Bureau ( Daniel Gemechu Datiko )
Study ID Numbers:	0001, 001
Study First Received:	December 3, 2008
Last Updated:	December 4, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00803322
Health Authority:	Ethiopia: Ethical Review Committee

Keywords provided by University of Bergen:

TB
community
community health workers
Ethiopia

identify suspects of pulmonary tuberculosis
collect sputum specimen for examination
treat smear positive cases in the community

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Bacterial Infections
Caseins
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Respiratory Tract Infections
Respiratory Tract Diseases

Tuberculosis, pulmonary
Lung Diseases
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Mycobacterium Infections
Tuberculosis

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Actinomycetales Infections

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009