Compliance With Antibiotic Treatment in General Practice
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observational
270
1 country
2
Brief Summary
The guidelines of The Norwegian authorities concerning the use of antibiotics in general practice state that for several common diseases such as pneumonia and tonsillitis, antibiotics should be given four times daily instead of three times daily. The study´s aim is to see whether the patient compliance is significantly reduced in antibiotic regimes of 3 or 4 daily doses as compared to 1 or 2 daily doses.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started Feb 2010
2 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2010
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 7, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 8, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2012
CompletedApril 24, 2012
April 1, 2012
10 months
February 7, 2011
April 23, 2012
Conditions
Eligibility Criteria
Patients in two different primary care clinics.
You may qualify if:
- Any patient given antibiotics for any cause
You may not qualify if:
- Use of mixture instead of tablets
- Tablets administrated by public health care services
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
Hisøy legekontor
Arendal, Aust-Agder, 4816, Norway
Froland legekontor
Frøland, Aust-Agder, 4820, Norway
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Mette Brekke, Ph D
University of Oslo
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- MD
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 7, 2011
First Posted
February 8, 2011
Study Start
February 1, 2010
Primary Completion
December 1, 2010
Study Completion
February 1, 2012
Last Updated
April 24, 2012
Record last verified: 2012-04