Cluster randomised controlled trial of an educational intervention to optimise antibiotic prescribing for acute cough

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN09811591

Enrollment

Registered

2002-10-15

Start date

2000-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Acute cough Respiratory Cough

Interventions

Only the GPs in the intervention group received our guideline for the management of acute cough, followed by an educational outreach visit to discuss the implementation of the guideline and a postal r

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Flemish GPs randomised participants into an intervention and a control group including: 1. Immunocompetent patients 2. Aged 18 - 65 years old 3. With a new or worsening cough present for less than 30 days as (one of the) most prominent complaint(s) and as the reason for a first encounter at the GPs practice

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The antibiotic prescribing rate by GPs for adult patients with acute cough.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Type of antibiotics prescribed, if any 2. Change in antibiotic prescribing affecting symptom resolution	—

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026