Assessing the Potential of C-Reactive Protein Testing to Reduce Antibiotic Dispensation for Respiratory Tract Infections by Community Pharmacists in Nigeria: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202111611256940

Enrollment

Registered

2021-11-30

Start date

2022-01-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Antibiotic use for respiratory tract infections

Interventions

Usual practice

CRP test kits provision and training

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: To be included, a community pharmacy must be registered with the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) and have at least one pharmacist, who is registered with PCN, on duty always.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Prospective community pharmacies will be excluded if their managements do not consent to their participating or if their community pharmacists already use a diagnostic technique to inform antibiotic dispensation to patients with RTI symptoms.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
This is the rate at which community pharmacists dispense antibiotics to patients with symptoms of RTI.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
This is the rate at which community pharmacists incorporate the results of objective medical tests when making decisions regarding antibiotic dispensation to patients with symptoms of RTI.	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactAugustine Onwunduba

Lecturer

ae.onwunduba@unizik.edu.ng+2347061175220

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026