The CHICO (Children with Cough) trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Children, Primary Care; Subtopic: All Diagnoses, Not Assigned; Disease: All Diseases, All Diseases; Respiratory

• Registration Number: ISRCTN23547970
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Bristol (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-06-27
• Last Update Posted: 5 June 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

Clinicians:
GPs and prescribing nurses are eligible to recruit children to the study

GP practices will be included if they have at least Internet Explorer version 8 on their IT systems

Children can be included into the study if they meet the following criteria:
1. Children aged =3 months and <12 years
2. Presenting with an acute RTI with cough for =28 days as a main symptom (including exacerbation of asthma)
3. Presenting with illnesses such as RTI and epilepsy or diabetes, including infective exacerbation of asthma (non-infective exacerbation of asthma is an exclusion criterion)

Target Gender: Male & Female; Upper Age Limit 11 years ; Lower Age Limit 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

Children will not be eligible for the study if:
1. They are aged < 3 months or = 12 years
2. The parent/carer/children are unable or unwilling to assist with study
3. The child has already been successfully recruited to the CHICO study
4. They present with acute non-infective exacerbations of asthma
5. They present with RTI without cough or symptoms >28 days
6. They are at greater risk of serious infection; they have chronic diseases/multi-morbidities that increase the risk of RTI complications

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified