Comparative Study of Adherence to Antibiotic Therapy Among Pediatric Patients: Hospital Emergency Department vs. Primary Care Center

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age3-16
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Montpellier

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Children aged 3 months to 16 years

Receiving an outpatient oral antibiotic prescription

Diagnosed with an acute bacterial infection

Disqualifiers

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)

Trial population

Pediatric patients presenting to the Gignac Primary Care Health Center or the Pediatric Emergency Department of Montpellier University Hospital with a suspected bacterial infection and considered eligible for an outpatient oral antibiotic prescription.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

191 Participants
are grouped into 2 trial groups
Group A: Pediatric patients prescribed antibiotic for acute bacterial infection at the Gignac Health center
Group B: Children prescribed antibiotic for acute bacterial infection at pediatric emergency of Montpellier

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Proportion of patients who adhered to the antibiotic prescription provided by the general practitioner (GP) or the emergency physician (University Hospital)

Treatment adherence was considered satisfactory when at least 80% of the prescribed antibiotic course was taken

Time frame
The study period extended from the initial consultation (antibiotic prescription) to 21 days after the prescription, depending on the prescribed treatment duration.

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

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