NCT06317415

Intervention on Non-prescription Antibiotic Use Among the Public

Effect of Health Education on Non-prescription Antibiotic Use Among the Public: a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,550 (actual)
• Sponsor: Huazhong University of Science and Technology · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of health education int led by community health workers for non-prescription antibiotic use among the public. In this two arm cluster randomised trial, In this two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial, 22 communities were randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to intervention and control groups. In the intervention group, family doctors will conduct WeChat-based health education on responsible use of antibiotic for the participants. In the control group, only routine public health education will be provided without any involvement in antibiotic use. The primary outcome is the incidence of antibiotic use without prescription in the past month.

Conditions

• Non-Prescription Drug Misuse
• Antibiotic Use

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	WeChat-based health education on antibiotic use	Health education based on the WeChat platform includes popular science articles on WeChat public Platform and health education videos.
BEHAVIORAL	Regular public health education	Health education information on the prevention and control of common chronic diseases

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-01
• Primary completion: 2023-12-31
• Completion: 2024-03-01
• First posted: 2024-03-19
• Last updated: 2024-03-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China