An Intervention to Reduce Inappropriate Prescriptions of Antibiotics for Respiratory Infections in General Practice

April 26, 2010 updated by: University of Oslo

Can Antibiotic Prescriptions in Respiratory Tract Infections be Improved? A Cluster Randomized Educational Intervention in General Practice

This study will explore the possible effect of a tailored educational intervention towards general practitioners, in order to improve antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory infections.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

118621

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Norway
      • Oslo, Norway
        • University of Oslo

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • General practitioner
  • Specialist in general practice

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in antibiotic prescription patterns for respiratory infections
Time Frame: 1 year
From the 1.336.717 office consultations, main outcomes data (baseline proportion of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions for RTIs and change in prescription patterns compared to baseline) was measured 1 year after the initiation of the tailored pedagogic intervention.
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Oslo

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Svein Gjelstad, MD, University of Oslo

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 3, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 3, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

January 4, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 27, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 26, 2010

Last Verified

December 1, 2005

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 850657

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