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Digital Otoscope Versus Education and Feedback for Otitis Media in Young Children
Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital
Summary
Randomized controlled trial involving 40 pediatric primary care clinicians with high rates of diagnosing and treating middle ear infections. Ten enrolled clinicians will be randomly assigned to each of 4 arms for a three-month trial: 1) personalized education and feedback about proper ear infection diagnosis; 2) use of a digital otoscope; 3) both education and feedback plus use of a digital otoscope; 4) control (no intervention).
Official title: Effect of Education and Feedback, Wispr Digital Otoscope, or Both on Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns for Otitis Media in Young Children
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2025-01-01
Completion Date
2026-01-31
Last Updated
2026-01-14
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Education with personalized performance feedback
Education about proper otitis media diagnosis following criteria from the American Academy of Pediatrics with personalized performance feedback on otitis media diagnosis and treatment rates delivered via email
Use of digital otoscope
Use of the Wispr digital otoscope to diagnose otitis media in place of a traditional visual otoscope
Locations (1)
Pediatric Physicians' Organization at Children's
Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States