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| NHS Lothian | OTHER_GOV |
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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.
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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Virtual Observed Therapy | Experimental | Intervention = Virtual observed therapy of participants taking TB therapy |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Virtual observed therapy | Device | Virtual Observation of participants taking their medication |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Treatment completion rates using VOT compared with historical completion rates. | length of TB treatment (usually 6-12 months) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| % Cure from TB treatment | length of TB treatment (usually 6-12 months) | |
| number of VOT actually observed divided by the expected VOT observed | length of TB treatment (usually 6-12 months) | |
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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
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | Edinburgh | EH16 4SA | United Kingdom |
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| ID | Term |
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| D014376 | Tuberculosis |
| ID | Term |
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| D009164 | Mycobacterium Infections |
| D000193 | Actinomycetales Infections |
| D016908 | Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections |
| D001424 | Bacterial Infections |
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| patient satisfaction questionnaire at end of treatment |
| length of TB treatment (usually 6-12 months) |
| Mortality | length of TB treatment (usually 6-12 months) |
| D001423 | Bacterial Infections and Mycoses |
| D007239 | Infections |