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Optimizing Antibiotics Prescription

NCT06436690 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2025-12-05

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Summary

Interventions that are low-cost, do not add substantially to the physician workload, are consistent with good physician practices and WHO guidelines, and serve as a reminder on the risks of overprescribing antibiotics are critically needed. The overall goal of the proposed project is to test the effect of two behavioral interventions targeted to junior physicians-specifically, requiring them to specify the diagnosis in the prescription note and providing feedback-on their antibiotics prescription rate; examine the intervention's effects across gender and caste; and draw lessons for scaling up the intervention.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Diagnosis Mandate

The intervention consists of: a) a Refresher Training on AMR, and (b) a Diagnosis Mandate.

BEHAVIORAL

Individualized Feedback

Physicians receive a customized feedback on their prescription behavior, including antibiotics prescription rate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Penn State University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-15
Primary Completion
2025-11-28
Completion
2026-04-30

Countries

  • United States
  • Nepal

Study Locations

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Diseases

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