NCT00105248

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a short training program for general practitioners in patient-centered communication to reduce antibiotic prescription for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI).

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
900

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2004

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2004

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2004

Completed
9 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 10, 2005

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 11, 2005

Completed
Last Updated

May 11, 2016

Status Verified

May 1, 2016

First QC Date

March 10, 2005

Last Update Submit

May 10, 2016

Conditions

Respiratory Tract Infections

Keywords

acute repiratory infectionsantibiotic therapypatient-centred communicationrandomized controlled trial

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Up-take of antibiotic prescription confirmed by pharmacists within 2 weeks following the initial consultation

Secondary Outcomes (6)

  • Patient satisfaction with consultation (on validated scale)

  • patient enablement (on validated scale)

  • days with restriction from ARTI within 14 days initial consultation

  • side effects from medication

  • re-consultation rates

  • +1 more secondary outcomes

Interventions

patient-centered communication trainingBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • years or older
  • Symptoms of an acute respiratory tract infection for \>1 and \<28 days

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients without informed consent
  • Not fluent in German
  • Patients with a psychiatric disorder
  • Patients with a recurrent respiratory system infection with antibiotic treatment in the previous 4 weeks

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Basel institute for clinical epidemiology

Basel, 4031, Switzerland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Respiratory Tract Infections

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

InfectionsRespiratory Tract Diseases

Study Officials

  • Heiner Bucher, Prof.

    University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 10, 2005

First Posted

March 11, 2005

Study Start

January 1, 2004

Study Completion

June 1, 2004

Last Updated

May 11, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-05

Locations

CH(1)