VDOT 2

The effect of digital dosing monitoring and mobile phone reminders upon the adherence of patients treated for tuberculosis in Vietnam.

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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

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