Cluster randomised controlled trial of an educational intervention to optimise antibiotic prescribing for acute cough

Completed

• Conditions: Acute cough; Respiratory; Cough

• Registration Number: ISRCTN09811591
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Antwerp (Belgium)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2002-10-15
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 85

Inclusion Criteria

Flemish GPs randomised participants into an intervention and a control group including:
1. Immunocompetent patients
2. Aged 18 - 65 years old
3. With a new or worsening cough present for less than 30 days as (one of the) most prominent complaint(s) and as the reason for a first encounter at the GPs practice

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided at time of registration

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The antibiotic prescribing rate by GPs for adult patients with acute cough.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Type of antibiotics prescribed, if any<br>2. Change in antibiotic prescribing affecting symptom resolution