Acute Respiratory Tract Infections Monitoring and Evaluation Study
Completed
- Conditions
- Acute respiratory tract infectionRespiratory
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN57824788
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Hospital Basel (Switzerland)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 900
Inclusion Criteria
General practitioners were randomised and recruited adult patients with acute respiratory tract infections
1. 18 years or older
2. Symptoms of an acute repiratory tract infection for greater than 1 and less than 28 days
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients without informed consent
2. Not fluent in German
3. Patients with a psychiatric disorder
4. Patients with a recurrent respiratory system infection with antibiotic treatment in the previous 4 weeks
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method p-take of antibiotic prescription confirmed by pharmacists within 2 weeks following the initial consultation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Patient satisfaction with consultation (on validated scale)<br>2. Patient enablement (on validated scale)<br>3. Days with restriction from ARTI within 14 days initial consultation<br>4. Side effects from medication<br>5. Re-consultation rates<br>6. Days off from work