Improving Community Based Tuberculosis Care in Ethiopia - Full Text View

Improving Community Based Tuberculosis Care in Ethiopia (community)

This study has been completed.

First Received on December 3, 2008. Last Updated on December 4, 2008 History of Changes

Sponsor:	University of Bergen
Collaborator:	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

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

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Tuberculosis

U.S. FDA Resources

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 ]

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
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

No publications provided by University of Bergen

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Datiko DG, Lindtjørn B. Cost and cost-effectiveness of smear-positive tuberculosis treatment by Health Extension Workers in Southern Ethiopia: a community randomized trial. PLoS One. 2010 Feb 17;5(2):e9158.

Datiko DG, Lindtjørn B. Health extension workers improve tuberculosis case detection and treatment success in southern Ethiopia: a community randomized trial. PLoS ONE. 2009;4(5):e5443. Epub 2009 May 8.

Responsible Party:	Daniel Gemechu Datiko, Centre for International Health, SNNP Regional health Bureau
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00803322 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	0001, 001
Study First Received:	December 3, 2008
Last Updated:	December 4, 2008
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

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Mycobacterium Infections
Actinomycetales Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections

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