An observational study in Tonsillitis Acute, Pneumonia - Bacterial and Otitis Media Acute, sponsored by University Hospital, Montpellier. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 3 Months to 16 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-17.
Sponsored by University Hospital, Montpellier · Observational
This study was initiated because of the limited litterature available on this topic. The objective was to compare adherence to antibiotic therapy among a pediatric population treated in two healthcare settings in France: the Gignac Health Center, a primary care facility, and the Pediatric Emergency Department of Montpellier University Hospital. This observational study assessed treatment adherence through a telephone questionnaire administered to parents after the theorical end of the treatment.
153 studies on the registry are indexed under Pneumonia, Bacterial; 27 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 191 is below the median of 224 across 39 observational studies indexed under Pneumonia, Bacterial.
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Pediatric patients presenting to the Gignac Primary Care Health Center or the Pediatric Emergency Department of Montpellier University Hospital with a suspected bacterial infection and considered eligible for an outpatient oral antibiotic prescription.
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Pediatric patients aged 3 months to 16 years presenting with an acute bacterial infection and prescribed an outpatient antibiotic treatment were eligible for inclusion. Parents were contacted by telephone between 15 and 21 days after the antibiotic prescription to assess treatment adherence.
Pediatric patients aged 3 months to 16 years presenting with an acute bacterial infection at pediatric emergency department Montpellier University Hospital and prescribed an outpatient antibiotic treatment were eligible for inclusion. Parents were contacted by telephone between 15 and 21 days after the antibiotic prescription to assess treatment adherence.
Proportion of patients who adhered to the antibiotic prescription provided by the general practitioner (GP) or the emergency physician (University Hospital)
Treatment adherence was considered satisfactory when at least 80% of the prescribed antibiotic course was taken
Time frame: The study period extended from the initial consultation (antibiotic prescription) to 21 days after the prescription, depending on the prescribed treatment duration.
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Start is estimated for Sep 2026; primary completion for Aug 2028, 23 months later.
Of 22 observational studies under Pneumonia, Bacterial, half reached primary completion within 24 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 14 and three quarters within 49. This study's planned 23 months is close to that.
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