A randomised placebo controlled trial of antibiotics for acute cough in pre-school children presenting to their General Practitioner

ISRCTN ISRCTN66711841
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN66711841
Secondary identifying numbers G0000500
Submission date
21/09/2000
Registration date
21/09/2000
Last edited
10/05/2011
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Signs and Symptoms
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Alastair Hay
Scientific

Clinical Lecturer in General Practice
University of Leicester
Leicester General Hospital
Gwendolen Road
Leicester
LE5 4PW
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)GP practice
Study typeTreatment
Scientific title
Study acronymLTAC (Leicester Trial of Antibiotics in Acute Cough)
Study objectivesNot provided at time of registration.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedPrimary care
InterventionNot provided at time of registration.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureNot provided at time of registration.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration.
Overall study start date01/09/1999
Completion date01/09/2002

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupChild
SexBoth
Target number of participantsNot provided at time of registration.
Key inclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration.
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration.
Date of first enrolment01/09/1999
Date of final enrolment01/09/2002

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Clinical Lecturer in General Practice
Leicester
LE5 4PW
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Research council

20 Park Crescent
London
W1B 1AL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7636 5422
Email clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Website http://www.mrc.ac.uk

Funders

Funder type

Government

Medical Research Council (UK)
Government organisation / National government
Alternative name(s)
Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), UK Medical Research Council, MRC
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 05/05/2009 Yes No