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Treatment of Influenza in Routine Clinical Practice

Completed
Conditions
Influenza
Acute Upper Respiratory Infection
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02983019
Lead Sponsor
Nearmedic Plus LLC
Brief Summary

This study evaluates the statistics of influenza and acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) management in outpatient sites in Russia, Armenia, Moldova and Georgia (epidemiology: disease severity and bacterial exacerbations; patients demography; treatment duration and timelines; safety; quality of treatment) in routine clinical practice with focus on drug therapy and usage of interferons' inducers.

Detailed Description

This non-interventional study covers more than 15000 patients from outpatient sites in Russia, Armenia, Moldova and Georgia.

Influenza and acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) diagnosis validate according to "World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines for Pharmacological Management of Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 and other Influenza Viruses". All patients' examinations are carried out according to the local routine clinical practice and local and international standards of care.

The following data will be collected and analyzed after the end of treatment:

* demography

* disease severity

* body temperature

* chills and fever (no/mild/severe)

* weakness (no/mild/severe)

* muscle or joint pain (no/mild/severe)

* rhinitis (yes/no)

* throat irritation (no/mild/severe)

* headache (no/mild/severe)

* cough (no/mild/severe)

* conjunctivitis (no/mild/severe)

* timelines: disease onset, first visit to physician, start of treatment

* therapy (drug name, dose, with focus on interferons' inducers)

* bacterial exacerbations (yes/no)

* therapy of bacterial exacerbations (drug name)

* adverse events

* results of treatment satisfaction questionnaire for medication (TSQM-9), if completed by patient

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
18946
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients ≥ 18 years old,
  • patients diagnosed with influenza or influenza-like illness caused by a different type of virus,
  • patients to whom anti-flu treatment administered,
  • patients who have signed informed consent for management of their personal data.
Exclusion Criteria
  • no exclusion criteria except participating in a current clinical trial because of non-interventional sudy design

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Therapy with interferons' inducersKagocelTherapy according to routine practice (including Kagocel) Groups will be splitted during the final data analysis
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The socio-demographic data and symptoms of disease in the joint population of patients with influenza and influenza-like illness caused by different types of virusesup to 14 days

socio-demographic data, symptoms of disease

The treatment description: names of drugs, dose, time of administration with regards to disease onset ("early" - from 1 to 3 days of symptoms; "late" - 4 or more days of symptoms)up to 14 days
The efficacy (yes or no) of the treatment schemas with regards to severity of disease (mild, moderate, severe)up to 14 days
Frequency of influenza complications with antibacterial drugs administration requirementup to 14 days
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events (AE) with regards to type and severity of AE (mild, moderate, severe; according to physician's opinion)up to 14 days
Anti-influenza treatment schemas satisfaction rate according to TSQM-9 questionnaire (if completed by patient)up to 14 days

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi

🇦🇲

Yerevan, Armenia

State University of Medicine and Pharmacy Nicolae Testemitanu

🇲🇩

Kishinev, Moldova, Republic of

Kazan State Medical University

🇷🇺

Kazan', Russian Federation

Vl.Bakhutashvili Institute of Medical Biotechnology of Tbilisi State Medical University

🇬🇪

T'bilisi, Georgia

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