NCT01363531

Brief Summary

The general hypothesis is that delayed antibiotic treatment strategies present similar effectiveness, when compared with non-prescription of antibiotics or the prescription of antibiotics, in the non-complicated acute respiratory tract infections.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
405

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2009

Typical duration for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2009

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 18, 2011

Completed
14 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 1, 2011

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2012

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 1, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

August 27, 2015

Status Verified

March 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

2.7 years

First QC Date

May 18, 2011

Last Update Submit

August 26, 2015

Conditions

Keywords

PrescriptionAntibioticAcute respiratory infectionsSatisfactionPerceptionPharyngitis and/or acute tonsillitisRhinosinusitisAcute bronchitisAcute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (mild to moderate)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Duration and severity of symptoms.

    Patients completed a diary of symptoms.

    30 days

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Antibiotic consumption at 30 days.

    30 days

  • Patient satisfaction

    30 days

  • Patients' belief in the efficacy of antibiotics

    30 days

Study Arms (4)

Direct antibiotic treatment

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The doctor gives to patient an antibiotic prescription for his respiratory infection, which he should start immediately.

Other: Antibiotic prescription strategies

No antibiotic treatment

NO INTERVENTION

The doctor doesn't give to patient an antibiotic prescription for his respiratory infection.

Delayed antibiotic prescription 1

EXPERIMENTAL

The doctor gives to patient an antibiotic prescription for his respiratory infection with the advice to use it if needed, in case of worsening of symptoms or not improving.

Other: Antibiotic prescription strategies

Delayed antibiotic prescription 2

EXPERIMENTAL

The doctor leaves the antibiotic prescription, for the respiratory infection of the patient, at the reception of the primary care center 3 days after the first medical visit. This prescription can be collected by patient if he needed, in case of worsening of symptoms or not improving.

Other: Antibiotic prescription strategies

Interventions

The patients enrolled will be randomized between four treatment strategies or arms. Patients randomized to delayed treatment arms or direct treatment, doctors can choose the antibiotic that they consider appropriate depending on such local resistance or practice.

Delayed antibiotic prescription 1Delayed antibiotic prescription 2Direct antibiotic treatment

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • In this study can be enrolled adult patients with non-complicated acute respiratory tract infections, including pharyngitis and/or tonsillitis, rhinosinusitis, acute bronchitis and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mild to moderate. The doctors include patients with these infections if they have reasonable doubts if the patients should treat with antibiotics

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients have participated in the PDA previously.
  • Patients are severely affected or patients has been felt severely affected for a week (all time)
  • Patients with symptoms and signs suggestive of serious illness or severely affected and/or complications (particularly pneumonia, mastoiditis, peritonsillar abscess, peritonsillar cellulitis, intraorbital or intracranial complications).
  • Patients at high risk of serious complications due to prior comorbidity. This includes significant heart disease, lung, kidney, liver or neuromuscular, immunosuppression, cystic fibrosis.
  • If the patient is over 65 years with acute cough and two or more of the following criteria or more than 80 years with acute cough and one or more of the following criteria:
  • Hospitalization in the previous year
  • Diabetes Type I or II
  • History of heart failure
  • Current use of oral corticosteroids.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Barcelona, Barcelona, 08041, Spain

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • de la Poza Abad M, Mas Dalmau G, Moreno Bakedano M, Gonzalez Gonzalez AI, Canellas Criado Y, Hernandez Anadon S, Rotaeche del Campo R, Toran Monserrat P, Negrete Palma A, Munoz Ortiz L, Borrell Thio E, Llor C, Little P, Alonso-Coello P; Delayed Antibiotic Prescription (DAP) Group. Prescription Strategies in Acute Uncomplicated Respiratory Infections: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Jan;176(1):21-9. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7088.

  • de la Poza Abad M, Mas Dalmau G, Moreno Bakedano M, Gonzalez Gonzalez AI, Canellas Criado Y, Hernandez Anadon S, Rotaeche del Campo R, Toran Monserrat P, Negrete Palma A, Pera G, Borrell Thio E, Llor C, Little P, Alonso Coello P; Delayed Antibiotic Prescription (DAP) Working Group. Rationale, design and organization of the delayed antibiotic prescription (DAP) trial: a randomized controlled trial of the efficacy and safety of delayed antibiotic prescribing strategies in the non-complicated acute respiratory tract infections in general practice. BMC Fam Pract. 2013 May 19;14:63. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-63.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

PharyngitisRhinosinusitisBronchitisPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructivePersonal Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Tract InfectionsInfectionsPharyngeal DiseasesStomatognathic DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesOtorhinolaryngologic DiseasesRhinitisSinusitisParanasal Sinus DiseasesNose DiseasesBronchial DiseasesLung Diseases, ObstructiveLung DiseasesChronic DiseaseDisease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsBehavior

Study Officials

  • Pablo Alonso Coello, PhD

    Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 18, 2011

First Posted

June 1, 2011

Study Start

December 1, 2009

Primary Completion

August 1, 2012

Study Completion

August 1, 2012

Last Updated

August 27, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-03

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