Smartphones can improve adherence rates for TB treatment

BMJ. 2019 Aug 29:366:l4920. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l4920.

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.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Smartphone*
  • Tuberculosis*