NCT07383350

Improving Patient-centered Communication and Antibiotic Use With Information Sheets for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections: A Study Protocol

Improving Patient-centered Communication and Antibiotic Use With Information Sheets for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections: Study Protocol for a Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial in Danish General Practice (INFO-ARTI).

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,144 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Research Unit for General Practice in Aalborg · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this trial is to investigate if the use of information sheets regarding acute respiratory tract infections will lead to more rational antibiotic prescribing and increase patient-centered communication i Danish general practice. The main questions to be answered: * Will the use of information sheets lower antibiotic prescribing. * Will the use of information sheets increase patient-centered communication. We will compare use of information sheets in the consultation with patients with symptoms of acute respiratory tract infections to usual care (control) to find out if information sheets lower antibiotic prescribing. Participants will be presented to the information sheets during the consultation regarding symptoms of acute respiratory tract infection. Participants will fill in a short questionaire regarding patient-centered communication shortly after the consultation.

Conditions

• Acute Bronchitis
• ACUTE SINUSITIS
• Sore Throat

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	ARTI Info-sheets	ARTI Info-sheets are three information sheets design to be used together with patients contacting general practice with symptoms of acute respiratory tract infections. The information sheets is created as a dialog-tool to increase patient involvement in managing of acute respiratory tract infections.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-05
• Primary completion: 2026-04-30
• Completion: 2027-04-30
• First posted: 2026-02-03
• Last updated: 2026-02-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark