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

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

First Received: January 3, 2006 No Changes Posted

Sponsored by:	University of Oslo
Information provided by:	University of Oslo
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00272155

Purpose

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

Condition	Intervention
Respiratory Tract Infections Anti-Bacterial Agents	Behavioral: Educational intervention

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Single Group Assignment
Official Title:	Can Antibiotic Prescriptions in Respiratory Tract Infections Be Improved? A Cluster Randomized Educational Intervention in General Practice

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Antibiotics

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Oslo:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Change in antibiotic prescription patterns for respiratory infections

Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:

Both

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

General practitionair
Specialist in general practice

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00272155

Locations

Norway
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Oslo

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Svein Gjelstad, MD

University of Oslo

More Information

No publications provided by University of Oslo

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID):

Gjelstad S, Fetveit A, Straand J, Dalen I, Rognstad S, Lindbaek M. Can antibiotic prescriptions in respiratory tract infections be improved? A cluster-randomized educational intervention in general practice--the Prescription Peer Academic Detailing (Rx-PAD) Study [NCT00272155]. BMC Health Serv Res. 2006 Jun 15;6:75.

Study ID Numbers:	850657
Study First Received:	January 3, 2006
Last Updated:	January 3, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00272155 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Norway: Norwegian Social Science Data Services

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Communicable Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases

Respiratory Tract Infections
Therapeutic Uses
Infection
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 01, 2009