Assessing the Potential of C-Reactive Protein Testing to Reduce Antibiotic Dispensation for Respiratory Tract Infections by Community Pharmacists in Nigeria: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Antibiotic use for respiratory tract infections
- Registration Number
- PACTR202111611256940
- Lead Sponsor
- Augustine Onwunduba
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
To be included, a community pharmacy must be registered with the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) and have at least one pharmacist, who is registered with PCN, on duty always.
Exclusion Criteria
Prospective community pharmacies will be excluded if their managements do not consent to their participating or if their community pharmacists already use a diagnostic technique to inform antibiotic dispensation to patients with RTI symptoms.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method This is the rate at which community pharmacists dispense antibiotics to patients with symptoms of RTI.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method This is the rate at which community pharmacists incorporate the results of objective medical tests when making decisions regarding antibiotic dispensation to patients with symptoms of RTI.