Antibiotic prescribing habits in children with infections in primary care in Latvia and the effect of a multifactorial intervention (family physician education and C reactive protein point-of-care testing) on a change of habits

Effect of combination of point-of-care C-reactive protein testing and family physician education on reducing antibiotic prescribing for children presenting with acute infections in primary care in Latvia: a randomised controlled intervention study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN34931655

Enrollment

2284

Registered

2024-07-15

Start date

2019-11-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-11-11

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Conditions

Reducing antibiotic prescribing for children with acute infections Infections and Infestations

Interventions

This was a randomized controlled intervention study, with randomization at the family physician (FP) practice level. The FPs were stratified according to practice location, and each stratum was divide

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Current clinical signs of acute infection for less than 5 days 2. Aged 1 month up to 17 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Age under 1 month 2. Re-convalescent stage of infectious disease 3. Use of antimicrobial therapy before the time of the visit

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Antibiotic prescribing at the index consultation for patients with acute illnesses with symptoms less than 5 days visiting FP in face-to-face consultations, measured using dichotomous variables - prescribed, not prescribed	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
CRP testing frequency measured using continuous variable - number of tests performed and CRP level measured with Orion Diagnostica QuikRead go CRP POCT system during index consultation using four categories (100 mg/L)	—

Countries

Latvia

Contacts

Public ContactZane Likopa

zane.likopa@bkus.lv+371 (0)29482308

Outcome results

None listed

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