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A randomised, controlled trial of clinical outreach education to rationalise antibiotic prescribing for dental conditions in the primary care setting.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN51223556
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2004-01-23
Start date
1998-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

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Conditions

Oral health/stomatognathic diseases Oral Health

Interventions

1. Development and piloting of the educational package 2. Training of academic detailer 3. Recruitment of the study population of general dental practitioners and general medical practitioners random

Sponsors

Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Changes in the prescribing habits of general medical and general dental practitioners resulting in: 1.1 A reduction in the overall prescription of antibiotics. 1.2 A reduction in the unnecessary prescription of broad-spectrum antibiotics which contribute to the increase in microbial resistance evident in the community. 1.3 Cost savings. 1.4 An indirect reduction of morbidity and mortality associated with anti-microbial resistant organisms. 2. A rationale for antibiotic prescribing—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not provided at time of registration—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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