Protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of improving tuberculosis patients’ treatment adherence via electronic monitors and an app versus usual care in Tibet

Protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of improving tuberculosis patients’ treatment adherence via electronic monitors and an app versus usual care in Tibet

Abstract Background Treatment non-adherence is a serious challenge to effective tuberculosis (TB) control in Tibet. In this study we will pilot and evaluate the effectiveness of using new electronic monitors (e-monitors) and a smartphone app to improve treatment adherence among new pulmonary TB pati...

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Main Authors: Xiaolin Wei, Joseph Paul Hicks, Pande Pasang, Zhitong Zhang, Victoria Haldane, Xiaoqiu Liu, Tingting Yin, Lixia Wang, Dachun Shi, Shiliang Ge, John Walley, Ross Upshur, Jun Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Treatment adherence
Mhealth
Randomised controlled trial
Tibet
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3364-x

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