Optimizing Antibiotics Prescription
Running, not enrolling · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Antimicrobial Resistance
In brief
Interventions that are low-cost, do not add substantially to the physician workload, are consistent with good physician practices and WHO guidelines, and serve as a reminder on the risks of overprescribing antibiotics are critically needed. The overall goal of the proposed project is to test the effect of two behavioral interventions targeted to junior physicians-specifically, requiring them to specify the diagnosis in the prescription note and providing feedback-on their antibiotics prescription rate; examine the intervention's effects across gender and caste; and draw lessons for scaling up the intervention.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06436690
- Run by
- Penn State University
- People needed
- 62
- Starts
- 2025-04-15
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-07-13
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- age 18+
- working at an outpatient clinic in one of the participating hospitals.
You may not qualify if…
- <18 years of age
- working at more than one of the participating hospitals
- For patients:
- Inclusion criteria:
- age 18+
- sought care at one of the outpatient clinics in the participating hospitals.
- Exclusion criteria:
- <18 years of age
- one of the vulnerable populations (pregnant women, cognitively impaired adults)
Where it is running
- Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
- Institute for Social and Environmental Research - Nepal — Bharatpur, Bagmati, Nepal
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