Status:
COMPLETED
Comparative Effectiveness of Antibiotics for Respiratory Infections
Lead Sponsor:
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Conditions:
Acute Otitis Media
Acute Sinusitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-12 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to identify and use patient centered outcomes to compare narrow-spectrum and broad-spectrum antibiotics for the treatment of common acute respiratory tract infections (ART...
Detailed Description
Outpatient, ARTIs account for the vast majority of antibiotic exposure to children, and roughly half of these antibiotic prescriptions are inappropriate. Although unnecessary antibiotic prescribing fo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- We included children between six months and 12 years old, diagnosed with an ARTI (acute otitis media, acute sinusitis, Group A streptococcal \[GAS\] pharyngitis) using International Classification of Diseases diagnosis codes and prescribed an antibiotic. For GAS pharyngitis, the child also had a positive rapid streptococcal test.
Exclusion
- Diagnosed with multiple ARTIs
- Diagnosed with another non-ARTI bacterial infection
- Prescribe antibiotics in the past 30 days
- Non-English speaking families
- If GAS pharyngitis diagnosis, age \< 3 years
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
2472 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02297815
Start Date
January 1 2014
End Date
April 1 2016
Last Update
July 8 2019
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104