Shorter Treatment Regimen Implementation Evaluation Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Tuberculosis (TB), Tuberculosis in Children, Tuberculosis Treatment Effectiveness, Tuberculosis Active

In brief

"Evaluation of the implementation of the shorter treatment regimen for children and adolescents with non-severe TB in Zambia" is a parallel and convergent mixed methods evaluation study of implementation and clinical outcomes of STR in real-world settings. The study enrolled caregivers and children who were recepients of care on STR, health workers providing STR services, facilities leadership and policy makers. This study aimed to explore acceptability, fidelity, and feasibility of implementing STR in real-world settings in order to optimize program implementation. Additionally, the study aimed to determine the clinical outcomes of patients initiated on the STR in order to ascertain the performance of the regimen in a programmatic setting and contribute to the evidence base for using STR in clinical practice.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT07747792
Run by
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
People needed
175
Starts
2025-03-01
Expected to finish
2026-01-30
Last updated by the study team
2026-08-05

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

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Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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