TB Research

Smartphones can improve adherence rates for TB treatment

Cook R, Lamont T, Martin R

BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2019-08

Abstract

The studyStory A, Aldridge R, Smith C, et al. Smartphone-enabled video-observed versus directly observed treatment for tuberculosis: a multicentre, analyst-blinded, randomised, controlled superiority trial. Lancet 2019;393:1216-24.The study was funded by the NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research programme (project number RP-PG-0407-10340).To read the full NIHR Signal, go to https://discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk/content/signal-000777/smartphones-for-tb-treatment-observation.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Tuberculosis
  • Smartphone