NCT01291251

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

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
270

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2010

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2010

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2010

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 7, 2011

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 8, 2011

Completed
12 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

April 24, 2012

Status Verified

April 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

10 months

First QC Date

February 7, 2011

Last Update Submit

April 23, 2012

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

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

Location

Froland legekontor

Frøland, Aust-Agder, 4820, Norway

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Patient Compliance

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Patient Acceptance of Health CareTreatment Adherence and ComplianceHealth BehaviorBehavior

Study Officials

  • Mette Brekke, Ph D

    University of Oslo

    STUDY DIRECTOR

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

Locations