TRUST-INA

Operational research for evaluating the clinical diagnostic accuracy and patient acceptance of EC-TST in Indonesian population

Background

The standard six-month drug-sensitive TB treatment regimen is effective but faces challenges in patient adherence, crucial for preventing drug resistance and ensuring treatment success. A shorter treatment duration strategy is needed for patients with drug-sensitive TB to enhance adherence and treatment success. The TRUNCATE-TB clinical trial has shown promising results, demonstrating that a two-month TB treatment followed by 96 weeks of monitoring is non-inferior to the standard six-month regimen. This opens new opportunities for TB treatment through operational research, bridging clinical trials and real-world implementation. This operational research aims to evaluate and ensure the implementation of the TRUNCATE strategy in Indonesia, using a regimen of Bedaquiline, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol, and Linezolid, providing insights into treatment success, patient acceptance, and safety, and contributing to policy decisions and patient adherence strategies.

 

 

Information

This research aims to Determine the proportion of drug-sensitive TB patients successfully treated using the TRUST-INA strategy. 

 

Type of Study

Operational 

Study

 

Topic

Tuberculosis

 

Collaborator

USAID