Improving Management of Patients with Acute Cough by CRP point of care testing and Communication Training.
Recruiting
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
First consultation of current episode of acute cough (duration <4 weeks).
Regarded by the GP to be caused by an acute lower respiratory tract infection
- At least one out of following 4: Shortness of breath / wheezing / chest pain / auscultation abnormalities
- At least one of the following 5:
Fever / perspiring / headache / myalgia / feeling generally unwell.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients who require immediate admission to hospital;
2.Patients who have no understanding of written and/or Dutch language;
3. Patients who previously participated in the study;
4. Patients who currently use antibiotic or have taken an antibiotic in the past 2 weeks;
5. Patients who have been hospitalized in the past 6 weeks.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Change (decrease) in antibiotic prescription; <br /><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 /><br>2. Use of medical services, including re-consultation;<br /><br>3. Change (decrease) in diagnostic testing other than PoC CRP.