Improving Community Based Tuberculosis Care in Ethiopia (community)

December 4, 2008 updated by: University of Bergen

Community Health Workers Improve Tuberculosis Case Notification and Treatment Success in Southern Ethiopia

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

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Tuberculosis suspects in the study area

Outcome smear positive tuberculosis cases identified smear positive tuberculosis cases treated

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

318

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Ethiopia
    • Snnpr
      • Yirgalem, Snnpr, Ethiopia, 149
        • Dale and Wonsho districts Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • suspects of pulmonary tuberculosis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • not in the study area

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
smear positive tuberculosis case notification rate
Time Frame: september 2006 - setmeber 2007
september 2006 - setmeber 2007

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
smear positive treatment success rate
Time Frame: september 2006 - April 2007
september 2006 - April 2007

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Bergen

Collaborators

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

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 3, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 4, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

December 5, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 5, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 4, 2008

Last Verified

December 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0001 (Cancer Research Institute)
  • 001 (NavyGHB)

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