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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01604096
Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Local Information Campaign on Antibiotic Prescribing in Italy (LOCAAL)
Doctors and Local Media: a Synergy for Public Health Information? A Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effects of a Multifaceted Campaign on Antibiotic Prescribing
Use of information campaigns and educational interventions directed to citizens and supported by physicians, aimed at promoting the appropriate use of medicines, have been evaluated by several studies with conflicting results. These interventions are potentially relevant, favouring the reduction of unnecessary use of medicines and related risks. Several studies have specifically evaluated the promotion of the appropriate use of antibiotics in adults and children, with variable results. A controlled study has been proposed to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention aimed at reducing antibiotic prescription by increasing awareness on risks of their unnecessary use.
Information has been provided to citizens through several media (posters, local TV, radio and newspapers, video terminals, websites of Local Health Authorities). Brochures with information on expected benefits and risks of antibiotics has also been available, either with direct access in waiting rooms and pharmacies or handed out and mediated by doctors. Physicians and pharmacists received specific data on local antibiotic resistance. A small group of representative doctors have also actively participated in defining the campaign key messages. A sample of general practitioners and paediatricians have been trained in patient counselling strategies.
The information campaign has been implemented in two Provinces of Emilia-Romagna during the fall-winter season (November 2011-February 2012). Change in the overall prescribing rate of antibiotics (expressed as DDD per 1000 inhabitants/day) in the intervention area will be compared versus other areas in the same Region. Knowledge and attitudes of the general population will be evaluated through a phone and internet survey on a representative sample.
This study could observe a reduction lower than 5% in the prescribing rate of antibiotics.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Modena, Italy, 41100
- Local Health Authority of Modena
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Parma, Italy, 43100
- Local Health Authority of Parma
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- the campaign has been targeted at the general population in the intervention areas
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Allocation: Non-Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Intervention areas
Provinces of Modena and Parma (about 1.100.000
inhabitants - campaign targeted to the general population), in Northern Italy (Emilia-Romagna Region)
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Following is the description of the multifaceted intervention:
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No Intervention: Control
All the other provinces in the Emilia-Romagna Region (where the information campaign has not been implemented)
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Prescribing rate of antibiotics
Time Frame: up to 03/12
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Cumulative five-month changes in DDD per 1000 inhabitants/day of specific classes of antibiotics (J01C, J01D, J01F, J01M ATC codes) in general practice
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up to 03/12
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Antibiotic prescribing trends
Time Frame: up to 04/13
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Changes in antibiotic prescribing trends in eighteen months (same ATCs as for primary outcome)
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up to 04/13
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Antibiotic expenditure
Time Frame: up to 03/12
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Changes in antibiotic expenditure per 1000 inhabitants/day (same ATCs as for primary outcome)
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up to 03/12
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Knowledge/attitudes of the general population
Time Frame: up to 02/12
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Knowledge of and attitudes about the campaign messages, through a telephone and internet survey on a sample of the target population.
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up to 02/12
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Giulio Formoso, MPH, MPharm, Regional Health and Social Care Agency, Emilia Romagna Region (Italy)
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- LOcal Campaign on Antibiotics ALliance (LOCAAL) study group. Doctors and local media: a synergy for public health information?: a controlled trial to evaluate the effects of a multifaceted campaign on antibiotic prescribing (protocol). BMC Public Health. 2011 Oct 19;11:816. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-816.
- Formoso G, Paltrinieri B, Marata AM, Gagliotti C, Pan A, Moro ML, Capelli O, Magrini N; LOCAAL Study Group. Feasibility and effectiveness of a low cost campaign on antibiotic prescribing in Italy: community level, controlled, non-randomised trial. BMJ. 2013 Sep 12;347:f5391. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5391.
Helpful Links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- FARM8FKC3H
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