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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN18154381
ISRCTN18154381
Completed
Not Applicable

A collaborative primary care-based approach to managing upper respiratory tract infections as a strategy to reduce antibiotic prescribing

Queen's University Belfast (UK)0 sites7,500 target enrollmentSeptember 21, 2006

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
pper Respiratory Tract Infections
Sponsor
Queen's University Belfast (UK)
Enrollment
7500
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
September 21, 2006
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Queen's University Belfast (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. General practices with between 3,000 to 8,000 and over 8,000 patients and complete computerised prescribing
  • 2\. Community pharmacists who dispense 80% of issued prescriptions
  • 3\. Patients:
  • a. aged over five years
  • b. who request an appointment or prescription for an URTI
  • c. who use one of the participating pharmacies
  • d. who do not have a history of chronic respiratory or cardiac disease
  • e. who have not previously consulted with a pharmacist about their current symptoms

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. General Practices with less than 2,500 patients and incomplete computerised prescribing
  • 2\. Community pharmacists who dispense less than 80% of issued prescriptions
  • 3\. Patients:
  • a. aged under 5 years
  • b. who do not use one of the participating pharmacies
  • c. who have a history of chronic respiratory or cardiac disease
  • d. who have previously consulted with a pharmacist about their current symptoms

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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