Topic: Primary Care Research Network for England
Conditions
Interventions
GP practices will be randomised into 4 intervention groups:
1. Routine care
2. Routine care plus GP training into optimal antibiotic use and patient education with book
Sponsors
University of Southampton (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years and over, either sex 2. An illness where a acute cough or worsened cough is the main or dominant symptom, or a clinial presentation suggesting LTRI, greater than or equal to 28 days duration 3. First consultation for this illness episode 4. Seen within normal consulting hours 5. First time in this study 6. Ability to fill out study materials 7. Written consent to participate 8. Immunocompetent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who are unable to properly consent or fill out the diary (dementia, psychosis, severe depression)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Antibiotic prescribing, measured at baseline and after intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Patient complications after the interventions by measuring significant deterioration of illness 2. Cost effectiveness of the interventions by measuring resource use 3. Issues behind the successes, difficulties and limitations of implementing behaviour change using GP focus groups 4. Patient perceptions of the process using patient interviews | — |
Countries
Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed