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ISRCTN38551726
Completed
Not Applicable

A pragmatic randomised trial of ibuprofen, paracetamol, steam and delayed prescribing for patients with respiratory tract infections in Primary Care

niversity of Southampton (UK)0 sites504 target enrollmentMarch 12, 2009
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ConditionsRespiratory tract infectionRespiratoryUnspecified acute lower respiratory infection

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Respiratory tract infection
Sponsor
niversity of Southampton (UK)
Enrollment
504
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago
OverviewInvestigatorsEligibility CriteriaOutcomesSimilar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 12, 2009
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Southampton (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • •1\. Aged 3 years and over, either sex
  • •2\. Presenting to a General Practitioner (GP) or nurse with an RTI diagnosed by the health professional (acute cold, influenza, sore throat, otitis media, sinusitis, croup, or lower respiratory tract infection)

Exclusion Criteria

  • •1\. Active or previous peptic ulceration
  • •2\. Hypersensitivity to aspirin ibuprofen or paracetamol
  • •3\. Inability to measure temperature or complete outcome measures (e.g. parents visually impaired, psychosis, severely depressed)
  • •4\. Patients requiring hospital admission (e.g. suspected meningitis, severe pneumonia, epiglottitis, Kawasaki's disease, etc.)
  • •5\. Patients with known immune deficiency (where the course of illness and symptomatic response might be modified)
  • •6\. Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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