Access to Care and Adherence Tuberculosis (TB) Survey (TBsurvey)

Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo di Monza

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tuberculosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01390987

TBsurvey-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Prompt access to care and treatment adherence are the hearth of tuberculosis control.

This is a multicentre observational prospective study aimed at studying the factors associated with delayed access to care and low adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment. Hetero- and self-administered questionnaires will be used at enrollment to assess clinical presentation and time and modalities of the diagnosis. Treatment adherence will be assessed during the follow-up with self administered questionnaires.

Enrollment: 137 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• >= 18 yrs of age
• recent new TB diagnosis
• Tuberculosis treatment prescribed
• Ability to sign the informed consent