An Intervention to Reduce Inappropriate Prescriptions of Antibiotics for Respiratory Infections in General Practice
This study has been completed.
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University of Oslo
Information provided by:
University of Oslo
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00272155
First received: January 3, 2006
Last updated: April 26, 2010
Last verified: December 2005
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Purpose
This study will explore the possible effect of a tailored educational intervention towards general practitioners, in order to improve antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory infections.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
|
Respiratory Tract Infections Anti-Bacterial Agents |
Behavioral: Educational intervention Behavioral: Educational intervention program |
Phase 1 Phase 2 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Health Services Research |
| Official Title: | Can Antibiotic Prescriptions in Respiratory Tract Infections be Improved? A Cluster Randomized Educational Intervention in General Practice |
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Further study details as provided by University of Oslo:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change in antibiotic prescription patterns for respiratory infections [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]From the 1.336.717 office consultations, main outcomes data (baseline proportion of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions for RTIs and change in prescription patterns compared to baseline) was measured 1 year after the initiation of the tailored pedagogic intervention.
| Enrollment: | 118621 |
| Study Start Date: | January 2006 |
| Study Completion Date: | March 2007 |
| Primary Completion Date: | March 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Intervention Details:
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Behavioral: Educational intervention
Educational outreach visits to the CME-groups, work-shops, audit and feedback
Behavioral: Educational intervention program
The 433 recruited GPs had a total of 1336 717 office consultations of which 171 679 (12.8%) were RTIs encounters for 118 621 different patients. The GPs participated in peer continuing medical education (CME) groups in southern Norway. A multifaceted intervention was tailored, where key components were educational outreach visits to the CME-groups, work-shops, audit and feedback. Prescription Peer Academic Detailers conducted the educational outreach visits. During these visits, evidence-based recommendations of antibiotic prescriptions for RTIs were presented and software handed out for installation in participants PCs, enabling collection of prescription data. These data was linked to corresponding data from the Norwegian Prescription Database (NorPD). Main outcomes are baseline proportion of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions for RTIs and change in prescription patterns compared to baseline one year after the initiation of the tailored pedagogic intervention.
Eligibility| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- General practitioner
- Specialist in general practice
Contacts and Locations More Information
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| Responsible Party: | Jorund Straand, Professor Md PhD, University of Oslo |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00272155 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 850657 |
| Study First Received: | January 3, 2006 |
| Last Updated: | April 26, 2010 |
| Health Authority: | Norway: Norwegian Social Science Data Services |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Respiratory Tract Infections Infection Respiratory Tract Diseases Anti-Bacterial Agents |
Anti-Infective Agents Therapeutic Uses Pharmacologic Actions |
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