Can providing real-time warnings and feedback to doctors within a hospital information system reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing?
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Antibiotic prescription for infectious diseases common in primary care institutionsInfections and Infestations
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13817256
- Lead Sponsor
- Guizhou Medical University
- Brief Summary
2022 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34995279/ (added 10/01/2022) 2023 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2023.02.006 (added 27/02/2023)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 320
Inclusion Criteria
1. Primary care physicians who have worked at the township public hospital for at least 6 months
2. Prescribe an average of 100 prescriptions or more in 10 days
3. Have given their consent before being enrolled in the study
Exclusion Criteria
1. Do not meet inclusion criteria
2. Do not have the right to prescribe
3. Refuse to accept intervention
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The 10-day antibiotic prescription rate of the physicians, defined as the number of antibiotic prescriptions divided by the total number of prescriptions in each 10-day time period. A 'prescription' refers to each antibiotic drug. The antibiotic prescription rate is assessed using hospital pharmacy stock records during the 3-month intervention period.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method