NCT00688610

Antibiotics in Patients With Acute Respiratory Tract Infection With Procalcitonin as Parameter

Antibiotics in Patients With Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Primary Care in Consideration of Procalcitonin as Additive Parameter

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 571 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hannover Medical School · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Antibiotics in patients with acute respiratory tract infections in primary care in consideration of procalcitonin as additive parameter. The purpose of this study is to compare the ordinary manner of antibiotic- prescription with the prescription in consideration of procalcitonin-value in patients with acute respiratory tract infections.

Conditions

• Respiratory Tract Infection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	laboratory value procalcitonin	A. attending physician includes patient with acute respiratory infection in study, indicates antibiotic prescription and collects procalcitonin-value. Waits for decision from laboratory either "change of decision" or "retention of decision". In case of "change decision": antibiotic is not recommended, patient shall not take antibiotic. In case of "retention of decision": patient may take the antibiotic. B. attending physician includes patient with acute respiratory infection in study, indicates NO antibiotic and collects procalcitonin-value. Waits for decision from laboratory either "change of decision" or "retention of decision". In case of "change decision": antibiotic is recommended, patient has to be informed about. In case of "retention of decision": no change.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-11-01
• Primary completion: 2008-06-01
• Completion: 2008-06-01
• First posted: 2008-06-03
• Last updated: 2009-01-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany