Clinical trials: Antibiotic Prescriptions
Cholecystitis; Acute, With Cholelithiasis
Is an Antibiotic Prescription Required After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
The need for antibiotics to reduce surgical site infection after cholecystectomy for acute calculous cholecystitis is still controversial.
- Trial name
- NCT04290104
- Testing
- 1gr oral ampicillin/sulbactam group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Konya Meram State Hospital
Antimicrobial Prescribing Practices, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Development and Implementation of Mobile Antibiograms to Optimize Empirical Antibiotic Prescriptions Among Prescribers in Tertiary Hospitals in Tanzania
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical issue, especially in Africa, with resistance to common antibiotics reaching 100% in some areas.
- Trial name
- AMR; AMU; DDD (NCT07393308)
- Testing
- Mobile antibiogram application, standard of care
- Where
- 2 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Infections
Improving Post-discharge Antimicrobial Use
One in five hospitalized patients is prescribed an antimicrobial at the time of discharge, and a large proportion of these post-discharge antimicrobials are unnecessary.
- Trial name
- NCT05471726
- Testing
- Prospective audit-and-feedback
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Acute Respiratory Tract Infections
Optimisation of Antibiotic Prescription in Acute Noncomplicated Respiratory Tract Infections in Children (OptimAP Study)
Background: High-volume antibiotic prescribing in primary care is a major driver of antibiotic resistance. Education of physicians and patients can lower prescribing levels, but it frequently relies on highly trained staff.
- Trial name
- OptimAP (NCT05166369)
- Testing
- Communication skills training, Mobile phone application on RTI
- Where
- 4 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 222 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Antibiotics, Upper Respiratory Infections
Use of a Behavioral Economic Intervention to Reduce Antibiotic Prescription for Upper Respiratory Infections
In an effort to implement Choosing Wisely guidelines and decrease patient harm, we will implement and evaluate a clinician audit-feedback and behavioral "nudge" initiative to reduce low-value antibiotics for URIs.
- Conditions
- Antibiotics, Upper Respiratory Infections, Safety-Net Hospitals, Behavioral Economics
- Trial name
- NCT03464279
- Testing
- Nudge using Behavioral Economic Interventions, Standard Practices to Reduce Health System Antibiotic Prescription
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Antibiotic Use, Carriage of Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens
Israeli Judicious Antibiotic Prescription Study
This study aims to implement judicious antibiotic prescription habits to primary care pediatricians using a multifacet educational intervention and assess two main outcomes: 1) Direct outcome - prescription rates of the…
- Trial name
- IJAP (NCT01187758)
- Testing
- Workshops and focus group meetings
- Volunteers
- 5,700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Adults, Acute Respiratory Tract Infection
The C-reactive Protein (CRP) Point of Care Testing (POCT) Implementation to Adult Patients Presenting With Symptoms of the Acute Respiratory Tract Infection (ARTI) in Eight Primary Health Care (PHC) in Jakarta.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as one of the most pressing global health challenges of the 21st century, particularly Indonesia is projected to be among the five nations globally with the highest percentage increase…
- Conditions
- Adults, Acute Respiratory Tract Infection, Antibiotic Prescriptions
- Trial name
- INA IMPACT-RTI (NCT07717372)
- Testing
- Implementation group
- Where
- 8 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 2,544 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Indonesia
Antimicrobial Resistance
Optimizing Antibiotics Prescription
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…
- Trial name
- NCT06436690
- Testing
- Diagnosis Mandate, Individualized Feedback
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Nepal
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Respiratory Tract Infections, Anti-Bacterial Agents
An Intervention to Reduce Inappropriate Prescriptions of Antibiotics for Respiratory Infections in General Practice
This study will explore the possible effect of a tailored educational intervention towards general practitioners, in order to improve antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory infections.
- Trial name
- NCT00272155
- Testing
- Educational intervention, Educational intervention program
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 118,621 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Hospital Infection, Standardized Antibiotic Prescribing Ratio (SAR)
InPART RX - Epicenters
InPART Rx is a collaborative research study to measure the impact of a planned quality improvement initiative to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing by the Hospital Medicine Service through a process of receiving…
- Trial name
- InPART RX (NCT07368660)
- Testing
- Messaging Hospitalists, Usual Care
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 169 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Non-Prescription Drug Misuse, Antibiotic Use
Intervention on Non-prescription Antibiotic Use Among the Public
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of health education int led by community health workers for non-prescription antibiotic use among the public.
- Trial name
- NCT06317415
- Testing
- WeChat-based health education on antibiotic use, Regular public health education
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Infectious Disease
Lao Anti-Microbial Prescribing Guidelines Mobile Phone Application (LAMPA)
The overall aim of this study is to compare the proportion of antimicrobial prescriptions adherent with prescribing guidelines delivered by mobile phone application (app) versus paper-based prescribing guidelines in both in- and…
- Trial name
- LAMPA (NCT04914793)
- Testing
- Antimicrobial prescribing guideline mobile phone application (MicroGuide)
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit
Urinary Tract Infections
Reducing Antibiotic Prescriptions for Urinary Tract Infection in Long-Term Care Facilities
This cluster randomized controlled study evaluates the effect of a tailored observation, reflection and communication tool on used by long-term care facility staff on antibiotic prescription for urinary tract infection in…
- Trial name
- NCT03715062
- Testing
- Dialogue tool
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,491 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Unit Of General Practice, Copenhagen
Health-Related Quality-of-Life, Social Capital
Cocreating Action to Improve Rationality in the Health System
Despite widespread recognition of social, economic, or environmental health determinants, health action remains heavily dominated by individual-level solutions (e.g., medication, patient counselling, vaccination).
- Conditions
- Health-Related Quality-of-Life, Social Capital, Health Literacy, Community Based Participatory Research
- Trial name
- CAIR (NCT07237971)
- Testing
- Cocreation process
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Antibiotic Prescription
Prescription Pattern and Awareness About Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Resistance
To assess the knowledge of Pediatric dentists regarding the prescription of antibiotics, antibiotic prophylaxis and antibiotic resistance
- Trial name
- NCT04031443
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 378 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Bronchitis
Effect of Ipratropium on Acute Bronchitis in Subjects Without Underlying Lung Disease
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions for acute bronchitis is a major public health concern because of antibiotic resistance.
- Trial name
- NCT00371527
- Testing
- ipratropium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection, Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Infection
Optimizing Antibiotic Prescription in STI Clinics Using Rapid POCT
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) are increasing in France, with a significant proportion of asymptomatic infections.
- Conditions
- Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection, Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Infection, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance / Antibiotic Overuse
- Trial name
- OPTIMISE (NCT07884656)
- Testing
- cobas® Liat® CT/NG Point-of-Care Test
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 404 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Bacterial Infections
VAT-2: Evaluation of a Virtual Antimicrobial Stewardship Team (VAT) on Antibiotic Prescriptions in Nursing Homes
The Virtual Antimicrobial stewardship Team (VAT) study aims to evaluate, in a randomized controlled trial (RCT), the effect of a weekly virtual antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) intervention on the appropriateness of prescribing…
- Trial name
- NCT05998226
- Testing
- Virtual Antimicrobial stewardship Team (VAT)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Public Health Service of Amsterdam
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescriptions in Primary Healthcare in Saskatchewan by Identifying High Prescribers
Approximately 90% of antibiotics are prescribed in primary healthcare (PHC) in Canada (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2020), making this an important sector for antimicrobial stewardship.
- Trial name
- NCT05557214
- Testing
- Audit and Feedback Letter
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saskatchewan Health Authority - Regina Area