Point of care C-reactive protein test and enhanced communication skills for managing acute cough due to lower respiratory tract infection in general practice - cost-effectiveness and effect on diagnostic testing, antibiotic prescribing and recovery: a randomised controlled trial

niversity Maastricht (Netherlands)0 个研究点目标入组 400 人开始时间: 2005年8月4日最近更新: 2015年1月13日

适应症

试验速览

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•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

发起方

niversity Maastricht (Netherlands)