Status:
COMPLETED
Implementation of CRP Point of Care Testing in Primary Care to Improve Antibiotic Targeting in Respiratory Illness (ICAT)
Lead Sponsor:
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam
Conditions:
Acute Respiratory Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-64 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The proposed study will monitor and evaluate a quality improvement project - the introduction of commercially available lateral flow CRP tests with international regulatory approval, as a routine care...
Detailed Description
STUDY PROCEDURES 1. Screening and Recruitment - A list of potential CHCs will be compiled by province-level officials, and those meeting eligibility criteria will be invited to take part. CHCs will b...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients aged from 1 to under 65 years old
- First consultation with an acute respiratory infection diagnosed by the healthcare worker with at least 1 focal sign or symptom\*
- Symptoms lasting less than 7 days \* Focal signs and symptoms: (1) cough, (2) rhinitis (sneezing, nasal congestion, or runny nose), (3) pharyngitis (sore throat), (4) shortness of breath, (5) wheezing, (6) chest pain, or (7) auscultation abnormalities.
Exclusion
- Patients requiring referral to a higher level facility based on the healthcare worker's clinical assessment
- immunosuppressed patients (known HIV, long term steroid use)
- those with a suspicion of tuberculosis or a non-respiratory tract illness
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
2606 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03855215
Start Date
June 1 2020
End Date
June 1 2021
Last Update
April 28 2022
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National Hospital for Tropical Diseases
Hanoi, Vietnam