Status:
COMPLETED
Routine Antibiotic Prescription Monitoring in Primary Care Physicians: A Nationwide Trial
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Bern
University Children's Hospital Basel
Conditions:
Acute Respiratory Tract Infection
Urinary Tract Infections
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Antibiotic resistance is an increasingly serious problem in Switzerland which is associated with the exposure and overall uptake of antibiotics in a population. Reduced antibiotic prescribing for outp...
Detailed Description
This is a randomized pragmatic controlled trial in all primary care physicians in Switzerland e.g. the top 75% antibiotic prescribers. The trial is based on routinely collected individual reimbursemen...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Primary care physicians in Switzerland board certified with FMH (Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum) title in general internal medicine or paediatrics \& adolescent medicine, above the 25th percentile of antibiotic prescribing, consulting with at least 100 patients per year and with individual Zahlstellenregister number.
Exclusion
- There are no exclusion criteria
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 2 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
3426 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03379194
Start Date
January 2 2018
End Date
December 31 2019
Last Update
November 18 2022
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital Basel
Basel, Switzerland, CH-4031