Patient Centered Communication Training to Reduce Antibiotic Use in Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

NCT00105248 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 900

Last updated 2016-05-11

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a short training program for general practitioners in patient-centered communication to reduce antibiotic prescription for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI).

Conditions

  • Respiratory Tract Infections

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

patient-centered communication training

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Basel Institute of Clinical Epidemiology (BICE)

    collaborator OTHER
  • Swiss National Science Foundation

    collaborator OTHER
  • Novartis

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Heiner Bucher, Prof. · University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-01-31
Completion
2004-06-30

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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