Randomised Trial Launches in Ethiopia: Video-Based Education and SMS Reminders Versus Standard Care for TB Preventive Therapy Initiation and Completion Among Household Contacts
247 Health News Editorial
·25 July 2026
·5 min read
·clinical-trialsA new interventional trial in South Ethiopia is testing whether video-based education combined with SMS reminders can improve tuberculosis preventive therapy initiation and completion among household contacts of index TB cases. With 304 participants enrolled and results expected by late 2026, the study addresses a critical gap in the global End TB strategy. Clinicians working in TB-endemic settings and high-risk migrant populations should watch this space.
Originally reported by ClinicalTrials.gov
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