Stemming the Tide of Antibiotic Resistance: a trial of an intervention addressing the 'why' and 'how' of appropriate antibiotic prescribing in general practices

Completed

• Conditions: Infections; Infections and Infestations; Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN63355948
• Lead Sponsor: Cardiff University (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-08-22
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

There are no inclusion or exclusion criteria, other than that we aim for two thirds of prescribers in each practice must agree to take part in the study. Practices will be approached at random and randomised in a way that balances for practice size and prior antibiotic prescribing.

Exclusion Criteria

N/A

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in the total number of dispensed oral antibiotics (with examination of trend by quarter) per 1000 registered patients, for the year subsequent to the practice being exposed to the STAR programme, compared to the previous year, using PARC data.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ot provided at time of registration