Acute Respiratory Tract Infections Monitoring and Evaluation Study

ISRCTN	ISRCTN57824788
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN57824788
ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT)	NCT00105248
Protocol serial number	N/A
Sponsor	University Hospital Basel (Switzerland)
Funders	Swiss National Science Foundation (Switzerland) (ref: 3200B0-102137), Novartis Foundation (Switzerland) (ref: 04B29)

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Statistical analysis plan

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Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Prof Heiner C Bucher
Scientific

Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology
University Hospital Basel
Hebelstr. 10
Basel
4031
Switzerland

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title	Patient centred communication training to reduce antibiotic use in acute respiratory tract infections
Study acronym	ARTIMES
Study objectives	The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a short training program for general practitioners in patient-centered communication to reduce antibiotic prescription for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI).
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Acute respiratory tract infection
Intervention	Patient centred communication training and evidence-based guidelines versus evidence-based guidelines.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Up-take of antibiotic prescription confirmed by pharmacists within 2 weeks following the initial consultation
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	1. Patient satisfaction with consultation (on validated scale) 2. Patient enablement (on validated scale) 3. Days with restriction from ARTI within 14 days initial consultation 4. Side effects from medication 5. Re-consultation rates 6. Days off from work
Completion date	30/11/2004

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Lower age limit	18 Years
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	900
Key inclusion criteria	General practitioners were randomised and recruited adult patients with acute respiratory tract infections Inclusion criteria: 1. 18 years or older 2. Symptoms of an acute repiratory tract infection for greater than 1 and less than 28 days
Key exclusion criteria	1. Patients without informed consent 2. Not fluent in German 3. Patients with a psychiatric disorder 4. Patients with a recurrent respiratory system infection with antibiotic treatment in the previous 4 weeks
Date of first enrolment	01/01/2004
Date of final enrolment	30/11/2004

Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology

Basel
4031
Switzerland

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
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Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results (communication training)	15/04/2006		Yes	No
Results article	results (prevalence and influence of diagnostic tests)	15/04/2006		Yes	No