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Optimizing Antibiotics Prescription
Sponsor: Penn State University
Summary
Interventions that are low-cost, do not add substantially to the physician workload, are consistent with good physician practices and WHO guidelines, and serve as a reminder on the risks of overprescribing antibiotics are critically needed. The overall goal of the proposed project is to test the effect of two behavioral interventions targeted to junior physicians-specifically, requiring them to specify the diagnosis in the prescription note and providing feedback-on their antibiotics prescription rate; examine the intervention's effects across gender and caste; and draw lessons for scaling up the intervention.
Official title: Optimizing Antibiotics Prescription: A Stepped-Wedge Randomized Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
56
Start Date
2025-04-15
Completion Date
2026-04-30
Last Updated
2025-12-05
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Diagnosis Mandate
The intervention consists of: a) a Refresher Training on AMR, and (b) a Diagnosis Mandate.
Individualized Feedback
Physicians receive a customized feedback on their prescription behavior, including antibiotics prescription rate.
Locations (2)
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Institute for Social and Environmental Research - Nepal
Bharatpur, Bagmati, Nepal