Does sending a group of patients an advice leaflet advising them on the benefits of taking probiotics reduce the number of respiratory infections they get over the winter?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- AsthmaRespiratory
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN61742917
- Lead Sponsor
- Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1340
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients registered at Ashfields Primary Care Centre (UK)
2. Aged 5 years or more
Exclusion Criteria
Only one participant per household is eligible who will be selected at random with the others excluded
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Percentage of group prescribed at least one of the following antibiotics in primary care during the 6-month period for which probiotic consumption is recommended: Amoxicillin, Azithromycin, Cefaclor, Cefalexin, Ciprofloxacin, Clarithromycin, Co-amoxiclav, Doxycycline, Erythromycin, Phenoxymethylpenicillin
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method