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Table 1 Feasibility outcomes

From: Promoting adherence to treatment for latent TB infection through mobile phone text messaging: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

Outcome

How assessed

Target

Recruitment

How many approached by clinic, how many referred, how many study eligible, how many consented; why ineligible or refused; how long to recruit each patient

40% recruitment rate, based on recruitment of all eligible

Retention

How many drop out at each monthly time point, who and why

70% retention rate

Patient satisfaction and acceptability

Patient perceptions, satisfaction, and acceptance of the intervention through pre- and post-surveys

75% satisfaction rate based on positive responses to questionnaires