Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00250900
Wait and See Antibiotic Prescription for Acute Otitis Media: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 240 (planned)
- Sponsor
- Yale University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 6 Months – 12 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- —
Summary
To determine if a wait and see prescription for ear infections in childhood reduces use of antibiotics compared to an immediate prescription
Detailed description
We conducted a randomized, controlled trial evaluating a consecutive series of children diagnosed with AOM during a one year period in an urban pediatric emergency department, utilizing diagnostic recommendations from contemporary evidence-based guidelines. The objectives of the study were to determine whether treatment of AOM using a "Wait and See Prescription" (WASP) significantly reduces use of antimicrobials compared with a "Standard Prescription" (SP) and to evaluate the effects of this intervention on clinical symptoms and adverse outcomes related to antibiotic use.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Prescription Fill Status |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2004-07-01
- Completion
- 2005-08-01
- First posted
- 2005-11-08
- Last updated
- 2006-11-30
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00250900. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.