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Virtual Observed Therapy for Patients With Tuberculosis

U

University of Edinburgh

Status

Completed

Conditions

Tuberculosis

Treatments

Device: Virtual observed therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02680470
15/WS/0004

Details and patient eligibility

About

Using modern technology, investigators will observe participants taking their TB tablets three times per week using a mobile phone, iPod or computer with camera facilities in the participants home environment.

Full description

Using modern technology, the investigators will observe participants taking their TB tablets three times per week using a mobile phone, iPod or computer with camera facilities in the participants home environment.

Investigators will connect to the participants mobile phone, iPod or computer at a mutually convenient time three times per week who will observe participants taking their TB medication.

The Virtual Observed Therapy will be carried out using NHS Lothian approved software (mobile app called POLYCOM) three times per week. This is software similar to Skype but POLYCOM is the approved software we use in NHS Lothian.

Enrollment

12 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Any patient requiring Tuberculosis treatment

Exclusion criteria

Those refusing consent; the healthcare professional deems the patient that will not be able to comply with VOT

Trial design

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Allocation

N/A

Interventional model

Single Group Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

12 participants in 1 patient group

Virtual Observed Therapy
Experimental group
Description:
Intervention = Virtual observed therapy of participants taking TB therapy
Treatment:
Device: Virtual observed therapy

Trial contacts and locations

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