Clinical and Ecological Impact of a Primary Care Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Based on Telematic Educational Interviews (TELÉMACO Trial)

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Telematic educational interviews + standard training: Physicians attending at healthcare centers in the experimental arm will receive periodic telematic educational interviews in which an Infectious Diseases consultant will provide practical training on the appropriate use of antibiotics through the review of one of the physician´s randomly chosen antibiotic prescription, according to a structured brief interview. In addition to this, each of these centres will continue carrying out the already established activities of the Regional ASP (PIRASOA).

Standard training: Primary Care Health Centers assigned to the control group will receive standard educational activities designated by the current Regional ASP (PIRASOA).

Study summary

Brief Summary: Open-label, cluster randomized, multicenter clinical trial to evaluate the clinical and ecological impact of a Primary Care ASP based on telematic educational interviews.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Total antimicrobial consumption — Monthly over a 36-month period
  Total antimicrobial antimicrobial will be measured using the recommended international standard, the Defined Daily Dose (DDD) per 1000 inhabitants per day. Predefined subgroup analyses will be conducted to assess the intervention\'s effect on the primary outcome based on: patient age, geneder, and socioeconomic level.

Trial sites (1)

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