Comparative Effectiveness of Antibiotics for Respiratory Infections

Completed

Conditions studied: Acute Otitis Media, Acute Sinusitis, Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to identify and use patient centered outcomes to compare narrow-spectrum and broad-spectrum antibiotics for the treatment of common acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) in children.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02297815

Run by

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

People needed

2472

Starts

2014-01-01

Expected to finish

2016-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-07-08

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• We included children between six months and 12 years old, diagnosed with an ARTI (acute otitis media, acute sinusitis, Group A streptococcal [GAS] pharyngitis) using International Classification of Diseases diagnosis codes and prescribed an antibiotic. For GAS pharyngitis, the child also had a positive rapid streptococcal test.

You may not qualify if…

• Diagnosed with multiple ARTIs
• Diagnosed with another non-ARTI bacterial infection
• Prescribe antibiotics in the past 30 days
• Non-English speaking families
• If GAS pharyngitis diagnosis, age < 3 years

Where it is running

• The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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