Antibiotic Education for Children in an Emergency Care Unit

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Detailed Description
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Adherence to antibiotic regimen for common childhood illnesses, such as otitis media and streptococcal pharyngitis, is related to a variety of outcomes such as illness' remission, prevention of recurrent infections, maintaining of cost-effectiveness, and prevention of the growth of antibiotic-resistance. A patient and family 's therapeutic education about the intake of an oral solution of antibiotic should decrease the misuses of antibiotic, improve the family 's knowledge and the satisfaction of the patient and his family. Those factors are related to the understanding and adherence to the antibiotic prescription.

Official Title
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Therapeutic Education About Intake of Oral Solutions of Antibiotics in Children Under 6 Year-old at the Emergency Department in Robert Debré Hospital

Conditions
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Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Respiratory Tract Infections, Pyelonephritis, Urinary Tract Infections

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: antibiotic education for children in an emergency care unit
* Other: antibiotic education for children in an emergency care unit


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 1 Month
Maximum Age: 6 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Other: antibiotics<br>antibiotic education for children in an emergency care unit: Patient and family's therapeutic education to improve the use of antibiotics at home. | Other: antibiotic education for children in an emergency care unit<br>* Educational, Behavioral, and Organizational intervention to improve the use of oral antibiotics in children under 6 years<br>|
| Experimental: the antipyretic therapy<br>antibiotic education for children in an emergency care unit: Patient and family's therapeutic education to improve the antipyretic therapy at home. | Other: antibiotic education for children in an emergency care unit<br>* Educational, Behavioral and Organizational intervention to improve the antipyretic therapy in children under 6 years.<br>* Other names: antibiotic education for children an emergency care unit;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| satisfaction (likert scale) |  | 15 days | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parent's knowledge |  | 15 days and 6 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Patient education, Antibiotic, Child, Respiratory tract infection, Patient satisfaction, Parental knowledge, Adherence