Shared Decision-making and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Secondary Care

Shared Decision-making and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Secondary Care: Exploring Opportunities Along the Start Smart Then Focus Patient Pathway

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06605820

Acronym

Enrollment

Registered

2024-09-20

Start date

2024-09-03

Completion date

2025-07-31

Last updated

2025-06-04

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Conditions

Antibiotic Prescribing is the Study Focus (no Condition)

Brief summary

To identify opportunities for antibiotic prescribing shared decision making between patients and prescribers in secondary care.

Detailed description

This is a qualitative study with patients and clinicians in secondary care. We will use semi-structured interviews with patients and clinicians to address the research question. Patients that have received antibiotics during a recent inpatient stay will be identified using the hospital electronic prescribing system and a letter inviting study participation will be included in their discharge medication pack. Senior prescribing decision makers will be recruited from participating hospitals. In total, we hope to carry out up to 50 interviews with patients and clinicians.

Interventions

OTHERNone - Interview Only

None - Interview Only

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

OTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

For clinicians: * Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study. * Senior registrar or consultant medical or surgical doctor working at participating hospitals and caring for inpatients. * Fluent in English. For patients: * Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study. * Male or Female, aged 16 years or above (no upper age limit). * Good standard of speaking English and able to read and understand study materials. * Received antibiotic for treatment of suspected or confirmed bacterial infection during inpatient stay.

Exclusion criteria

* For clinicians: * Prescribers not currently caring for inpatients For patients: • Patient who received prophylaxis antibiotics only

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Patient and prescriber views and experiences with shared decision making (SDM) around antibiotic prescribing in secondary care and to identify further opportunities for SDM.	1 year	Data will be analysed using thematic analysis

Countries

United Kingdom

Contacts

Primary ContactVerity Teague

rcht.sponsor@nhs.net44 01872256429

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026