Improving Management of Patients with Acute Cough by C-reactive protein point of care testing and Communication Training
- Conditions
- Acute cough, respiratory tract infectionRespiratoryRespiratory tract infection
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN85154857
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Maastricht (Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
1. First consultation of current episode of acute cough (duration less than four weeks)
2. Regarded by the General Practitioner (GP) to be caused by an acute lower respiratory tract infection
3. At least one out of following four:
3.1. Shortness of breath
3.2. Wheezing
3.3. Chest pain
3.4. Auscultation abnormalities
4. At least one of the following five:
4.1. Fever
4.2. Perspiring
4.3. Headache
4.4. Myalgia
4.5. Feeling generally unwell
1. Patients who require immediate admission to hospital
2. Patients who have no understanding of written and/or spoken Dutch language
3. Patients who previously participated in the study
4. Patients who currently use antibiotic or have taken an antibiotic in the past two weeks
5. Patients who have been hospitalised in the past six weeks
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Change (decrease) in antibiotic prescription<br>2. Clinical recovery and return to normal work and activities
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Cost-effectiveness of PoC CRP and communication training<br>2. Use of medical services, including re-consultation<br>3. Change (decrease) in diagnostic testing other than PoC CRP