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Respiratory Tract Infections and Prescription Drugs in Children and in Pregnancy

NCT01109589 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 60000

Last updated 2010-04-23

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Summary

The main objective is to investigate the incidence of Respiratory Tract Infections (RTIs) and antibiotic prescriptions in children and during pregnancy, the different drugs chosen by their doctors according to diagnosis, and compliance by patients. Further to investigate the possible effect of antibiotic use during pregnancy on RTIs and antibiotics and respiratory drug prescriptions in children the first two years after birth.

Specific study objectives:

* RTIs and antibiotic prescriptions in pre-school children

* Frequency of diagnoses and antibiotic prescriptions
* The proportion of broad spectrum antibiotics chosen
* Prescription patterns and treatment compliance during pregnancy

* Incidence of diagnoses, compared with not pregnant patients
* Choice of antibiotics in RTIs
* Prescription collection from pharmacies
* Antibiotics and respiratory medication in children aged 0-2 yrs

* Compare prevalence in children of mothers with frequent RTIs/antibiotic prescriptions during pregnancy and prevalence in children of mothers with few or no consultations during pregnancy
* Incidence of wheezing and asthma diagnoses and incidence og respiratory prescription drugs when the mother has received antibiotics in pregnancy

Conditions

  • Respiratory Tract Diagnoses (ICPC-2)
  • Prescriptions of Antibiotics by General Practitioners
  • Prescriptions of ATC J01 and R Drugs in Participants

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Oslo

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-12-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2010-04-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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