Comparative Study of Adherence to Antibiotic Therapy Among Pediatric Patients: Hospital Emergency Department vs. Primary Care Center
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Tonsillitis Acute, Pneumonia - Bacterial, Otitis Media Acute, Cystitis Acute. Basic parameters: 3 months — 16 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Comparative Study of Adherence to Antibiotic Therapy Among Pediatric Patients: The Gignac Primary Care Medical Center Versus the Pediatric Emergency Department of Montpellier University Hospital (CHU Montpellier).
Overview
This study was initiated because of the limited litterature available on this topic. The objective was to compare adherence to antibiotic therapy among a pediatric population treated in two healthcare settings in France: the Gignac Health Center, a primary care facility, and the Pediatric Emergency Department of Montpellier University Hospital. This observational study assessed treatment adherence through a telephone questionnaire administered to parents after the theorical end of the treatment.
Primary outcome measures
- Proportion of patients who adhered to the antibiotic prescription provided by the general practitioner (GP) or the emergency physician (University Hospital) [Time frame: The study period extended from the initial consultation (antibiotic prescription) to 21 days after the prescription, depending on the prescribed treatment duration.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Children aged 3 months to 16 years
- Receiving an outpatient oral antibiotic prescription
- Diagnosed with an acute bacterial infection
Exclusion criteria
- Unemancipated minors presenting without a parent or legal guardian.
- Participation in another clinical research study with an ongoing exclusion period
- Refusal to participate after the reflection period
- Parents unable to understand the study information (e.g., language barrier or cognitive impairment)
- Not affiliated with, or not a beneficiary of, a national health insurance scheme
- Pregnant or breastfeeding female participants
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07711756 · RECHMPL25_0564