Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections using an antibiotic training and management program led by local hospitals in China
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Acute respiratory tract infections, including acute upper respiratory tract infections and acute bronchitisInfections and Infestations
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN96892547
- Lead Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
- Brief Summary
2020 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32398065 protocol (added 14/05/2020)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 287128
Inclusion Criteria
Healthcare professionals:
1. Physicians, pharmacists, radiologists and directors in enrolled township hospitals in two selected counties in Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province who agree to participate in the study
Patient/caregivers:
1. Patients aged 0-75 years diagnosed with acute RTIs and/or their caregivers
Exclusion Criteria
Township hospitals:
1. Township hospitals that have participated in the pilot study
Patients:
1. Non-acute RTI
2. Pneumonia
3. Chronic conditions including asthma, COPD, non-infective or non-acute disorders
4. Immunological deficiencies
5. Tuberculosis
6. Any form of cancer
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method