VDOT 2
The effect of digital dosing monitoring and mobile phone reminders upon the adherence of patients treated for tuberculosis in Vietnam.
STUDY SITES: Thanh Hoa province
COMPLETED: 2022
PROJECT IMPLEMENTER: National Lung Hospital / National TB Program
FUNDED BY: Australian Respiratory Council
CORE STAKEHOLDER: Thanh Hoa Lung Hospital
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Professor Greg Fox, The University of Sydney and the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
VIETNAMESE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Associate Professor Nguyen Viet Nhung, National Lung Hospital
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of digital adherence support, among outpatients with newly diagnosed smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis treated in Vietnam.
This study was registered as a clinical trial under number: ACTRN12618000956202