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Community Interventions for Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance in Ghana

NCT07284914 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 285

Last updated 2025-12-16

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Summary

This research project aims to test the effect of two interventions targeted to community pharmacies in the Greater Accra region, Ghana, on antibiotics dispensing rates. The general goal is to inform the design of future policies to address the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance.

Conditions

  • Upper Resp Tract Infection

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Individualized Feedback

We use information from the baseline visits (e.g., on whether they give antibiotics without a prescription and the time they spend with patients) to provide customized feedback to the pharmacies.

BEHAVIORAL

Legal Reminder

We provide a letter from the authorities in Ghana emphasizing that providing antibiotics without a physician prescription is against the law.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Ghana

    collaborator OTHER

  • Penn State University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-30
Primary Completion
2026-08-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Ghana

Study Locations

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