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Best Assessment of Sore Throat and Antibiotic Prescribing
Led by Vastra Gotaland Region · Updated on 2026-03-16
450
Participants Needed
4
Research Sites
173 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
V
Vastra Gotaland Region
Lead Sponsor
G
Göteborg University
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This project aims to investigate if an organisational change of patient flow away from medical practitioners can reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in patients attending with a sore throat as the main complaint.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Best Assessment of Sore Throat and Antibiotic Prescribing
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patient is attending a primary health care center or pharmacy with a sore throat as the main complaint
- Male or female aged 6 years or older
- Fluent in Swedish (reading, writing, conversational); applies to caregivers if participant is a child
- Mentally able to understand and give informed consent
- Signed and dated informed consent form provided
You will not qualify if you...
- Illness episode is potentially complicated or critically ill
- Presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in patients first seen at the primary health care center in pharmacist-assessed clusters; such patients will not be sent to pharmacists
- Patient requests withdrawal from the study
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 4 locations
1
Apoteket
Stenungsund, Sweden, 4430
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2
Närhälsan Stenungsund Vårdcentral
Stenungsund, Sweden, 44430
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3
Praktikertjänst Hälsobrunnen Vårdcentral
Ulricehamn, Sweden, 52337
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4
Apoteksgruppen
Ulricehamn, Sweden
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Research Team
C
Carl Wikberg, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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