Shared Decision-making and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Secondary Care
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorRoyal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
About this trial
To identify opportunities for antibiotic prescribing shared decision making between patients and prescribers in secondary care.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
Senior registrar or consultant medical or surgical doctor working at participating hospitals and caring for inpatients.
Fluent in English.
Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
Disqualifiers
Prescribers not currently caring for inpatients
Trial population
We will use semi-structured interviews with patients and clinicians to address the research question. Patients that have received antibiotics during a recent inpatient stay will be identified using the hospital electronic prescribing system and a letter inviting study participation will be included in their discharge medication pack. Senior prescribing decision makers will be recruited from participating hospitals.
Trial design
Design model
Other
Time perspective
Other
Treatments tested in this trial
None - Interview Only
Other interventionNone - Interview Only
Treatment groups
50 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Patients1 intervention
Group B: Healthcare workers1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Patient and prescriber views and experiences with shared decision making (SDM) around antibiotic prescribing in secondary care and to identify further opportunities for SDM.
Data will be analysed using thematic analysis
Time frame
1 yearSponsors and contacts
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Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Lead sponsor
University of Oxford
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov