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Stemming the Tide of Antibiotic Resistance: a trial of an intervention addressing the 'why' and 'how' of appropriate antibiotic prescribing in general practices

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN63355948
Enrollment
180
Registered
2006-08-22
Start date
2006-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

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

Conditions

Infections Infections and Infestations Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Interventions

Clinicians in practices randomised to the experimential condition will be exposed to the STAR Educational Program. This involves unique use of practices' own prescribing and resistance data and novel

Sponsors

Cardiff University (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: There are no inclusion or exclusion criteria, other than that we aim for two thirds of prescribers in each practice must agree to take part in the study. Practices will be approached at random and randomised in a way that balances for practice size and prior antibiotic prescribing.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: N/A

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in the total number of dispensed oral antibiotics (with examination of trend by quarter) per 1000 registered patients, for the year subsequent to the practice being exposed to the STAR programme, compared to the previous year, using PARC data.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not provided at time of registration

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 3, 2026