Peer-led Implementation of TB-HIV Education and Adherence Counseling in Uganda
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorYale University
About this trial
This cluster-randomized trial in Uganda will evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a novel, peer-led TB education and counseling strategy to improve outcomes among persons with tuberculosis (TB) with and without HIV/AIDS and assess the social-behavioral mechanisms underlying the observed treatment effects.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age ≥18 years
Registered as a new, relapse, treatment failure, or previously lost-to-follow-up
TB case according to the on-site NTP TB Treatment Register
Screened and invited to participate within 30 days of TB treatment initiation
Disqualifiers
Diagnosed with possible or confirmed drug-resistant TB
Transferring TB care into the clinic from an off-site facility
Residing >40 km from the enrolling clinic
Lacking mental capacity to provide informed consent
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Peer-Navigaton TB-EC Strategy
- Usual TB-EC Strategy
Treatment groups
1,920 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Yale University
Lead sponsor
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Collaborator
Makerere University
Collaborator
New York University
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov