Status:
COMPLETED
Improving Communication During Pediatric Visits for Acute Respiratory Illness
Lead Sponsor:
University of Washington
Conditions:
Upper Respiratory Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
19+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The excessive use of outpatient antibiotics in the pediatric population has contributed to the rapid development of resistance in many strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Research has shown that comm...
Detailed Description
The overall goal of this study is to test a novel communication-based intervention aimed at decreasing rates of prescribing antibiotics for ARTI in children. We propose a randomized controlled trial i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Parents: the parent must present with a child between the ages of 6 months and 10 years old, who has not received antibiotics for any reason in the prior two weeks and who has any of the following symptoms: cough, runny nose/congestion, sore throat, ear pain, or ear tugging. Parents must be able to read English or Spanish; the visit must occur during one of the three data collection periods for the participating physician; and parents must have not previously participated in teh study.
- Physicians: physician must be a member of Puget Sound Pediatric research Network (PSPRN).
Exclusion
- Parents: parents who are 18 years of age or less
- Physicians: physicians who are not members of PSPRN
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
1313 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01168778
Start Date
September 1 2007
End Date
April 1 2009
Last Update
July 23 2010
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