Enhanced Tuberculosis Case Detection Among Substitution Treatment Patients (TBIDU)

National Institute for Health Development, Estonia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tuberculosis

Treatments: Other: Case management approach in referral to health care services

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01290081

TBIDU-1230

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among injecting drug users and to conduct randomized controlled trial to evaluate a case management intervention aimed at increasing TB screening and treatment entry among injecting drug users referred from a methadone drug treatment program in Estonia.

Enrollment: 112 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participation in substitution treatment program,
• Age 18 years or more,
• Able to read and write in Estonian or Russian,
• Able to provide informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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112 participants in 2 patient groups

Active referral

Active Comparator group

Description:

Case management intervention group - study personnel scheduled the TB doctor appointment for the participant, reminded to keep it, and transportation to the clinic was organized when needed.

Treatment:

Other: Case management approach in referral to health care services

Passive referral

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants were instructed to schedule an appointment with TB services themselves.

Treatment:

Other: Case management approach in referral to health care services