NCT06605820

Shared Decision-making and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Secondary Care

Shared Decision-making and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Secondary Care: Exploring Opportunities Along the Start Smart Then Focus Patient Pathway

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To identify opportunities for antibiotic prescribing shared decision making between patients and prescribers in secondary care.

Detailed description

This is a qualitative study with patients and clinicians in secondary care. We will use semi-structured interviews with patients and clinicians to address the research question. Patients that have received antibiotics during a recent inpatient stay will be identified using the hospital electronic prescribing system and a letter inviting study participation will be included in their discharge medication pack. Senior prescribing decision makers will be recruited from participating hospitals. In total, we hope to carry out up to 50 interviews with patients and clinicians.

Conditions

• Antibiotic Prescribing is the Study Focus (no Condition)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	None - Interview Only	None - Interview Only

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-03
• Primary completion: 2025-07-01
• Completion: 2025-07-01
• First posted: 2024-09-20
• Last updated: 2025-06-04

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United Kingdom