CompletedNot Applicable

Antibiotic Education for Children in an Emergency Care Unit

France300 participantsStarted 2009-02

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a patient education in acute condition about the intake of oral solution antibiotic in children under 6 year-old are effective to improve the satisfaction about the therapeutic education, the knowledge about antibiotics among the patients' families and thereby decrease the misuses of antibiotics.

Who can participate

Age range1 Month – 6 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * French-speaking patients seen at the emergency department and discharged with a diagnosis of bacterial infections (urinary and respiratory tract infections, streptococcal pharyngitis, acute otitis media) requiring 5 to 10 days of an oral solution of antibiotic. * Under 6 year-old. * No opposition of the parents to be included in the study. * Personal health insurance. Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic pathology such as: Sickle cell disease, AIDS. * Parents with insufficient knowledge of French. * Family not reachable by phone. * Antibiotic's suspected allergy.

What they're measuring

satisfaction (likert scale)

Timeframe: 15 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00948779

SponsorAssistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2012-03

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