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Multi-faceted intervention to improve antibiotic use in ambulatory care

Multi-faceted intervention to improve antibiotic use in ambulatory care: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN24158380
Enrollment
3000
Registered
2009-02-05
Start date
2011-12-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-02-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Antibiotics prescriptions Not Applicable Prescription practice

Interventions

This is a cluster randomised controlled trial covering all general practitioners in a northwest region of Spain (Galicia). A specific educative intervention, designed from gaps detected in knowledge a

Sponsors

The Foundation for Medical Research Mutua Madrileña (Fundación de Investigación Médica Mutua Madrileña) (Spain)
Lead Sponsor
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. General practitioners working during the period of the study 2. Aged approximately 30 - 60 years old, female or male

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: General practitioners who work for private insurances during the period of the study Added 06/09/2018: Temporary staff and medical residents in training physicians exclusively assigned to emergencies

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Current primary outcome measure as of 06/09/2018: Quality indicators for antibiotic prescribing drawn up by the European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption Network (ESAC-Net), measured monthly from the last intervention to the end of study Previous primary outcome measure: Various quality indicators of the prescribing of antibiotics, assessed based on Infectious Diseases Clinical guidelines in Primary Care, measured monthly from the last intervention to the end of study

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Various quantity indicators of the prescribing of antibiotics, measured monthly from the last intervention to the end of study.

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 24, 2026