"Conducting A Study On Video Observed Therapy In The Management Of Tuberculosis"

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

240 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-12-01

Study Completion Date

2024-06-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to measure the effectiveness usage of VOT in the treatment of TB in terms of treatment adherence. The study will be a randomized controlled trial and will involve 240 TB patients. The study is aimed to commence by December 2023. The study period will be for 4 months.

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Detailed Description

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There is an urgent need to produce an integrated e-health system in tackling the issue of remote monitoring for patient adherence. For example, in TB infection which requires close monitoring for better treatment outcomes. The usage of digital health products replacing the traditional DOTS will be a cost-effective method and will also bode convenient for patients and staff.

Video Observed Therapy (VOT) usage as the alternative digital health method replacing traditional DOTS will be more effective in tackling adherence issues. This method has already been tried in many countries like the United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom (UK), Italy, and Moldova, and has proven to be more effective than traditional DOTS.

For instance, a study by Story et al. reveals that a total of 70% of patients on VOT successfully completed ≥80% of a 2-month observation compared with only 31% of those on traditional DOTS (95% CI 3.10 to 9.68). A proposed intervention of adapting VOT in TB treatment is a practical move, as it can improve treatment compliance and also has the added benefit of being cost-effective.

1.4 Research Question What is the effectiveness of Video Observed Therapy (VOT) in the management of tuberculosis (TB) compared to the traditional Directly Observed Treatment Short Course Strategy (DOTS)?

1.5 Study Objectives

1.5.1 General Objective The general objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of VOT with traditional DOTS in the management of TB.

1.5.2 Specific Objectives I. To develop VOT intervention in the management of TB. II. To compare the effectiveness of VOT as compared to traditional DOTS. III. To measure patient satisfaction using VOT.

Conditions

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Tuberculosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

For all participants who are randomised into VOT arm or traditional DOTS arm. Control group : Patients allocated into the traditional DOTS arm will follow the usual protocol as all other patients assigned to DOTS under Ministry of Health Malaysia Intervention group : Patient will be observed on their daily TB medication consumption via teleconference by using WhatsApp video call.

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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CONTROL

The control group, traditional DOTS is the group who will be attending daily to their respective PR-1/PR-2 throughout intensive phase.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

INTERVENTION ARM (VOT)

The intervention group, video observed therapy (VOT) is the group who will be teleconferencing daily with their respective PR-1/PR-2 TB team via WhatsApp throughout the intensive phase.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

VIDEO OBSERVED THERAPY

Intervention Type OTHER

Video-observed therapy is the usage of teleconferencing to observe anti-TB medication ingestion.

Interventions

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VIDEO OBSERVED THERAPY

Video-observed therapy is the usage of teleconferencing to observe anti-TB medication ingestion.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

i. All PTB smear-positive patients. ii. Patients aged 18 years and above. iii. Possess a digital phone or other equivalent gadget equipped with a WhatsApp application.

iv. Able to accurately identify each TB medication.

Exclusion Criteria

i. Recurrent PTB infection. ii. Patients who are extremely ill, have no proper social support, no caretakers, and are hospitalized.

iii. Patients in prison during the time of diagnosis or treatment.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No