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Antibiotic resistance fight: can a website change how doctors prescribe?

NCT ID NCT04028830

Disease control Sponsor: Nantes University Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are testing whether a bundle of actions can reduce antibiotic prescribing by general practitioners. The bundle includes visits from medical representatives who discuss antibiotic resistance, challenge common misconceptions, give feedback on prescribing habits, and demonstrate an online decision-support tool called Antibioclic. The trial compares this full bundle to visits without the website demo and to usual care. About 2,500 general practitioners in France are assigned to one of these groups, and researchers track the total volume of antibiotics they prescribe over 12 months.

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Active substance
a bundle intervention including visits by medical representatives and a decision-support website called Antibioclic
What this could lead to
If the intervention works, it could offer a practical way to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and slow the rise of resistant infections.
What could go wrong
The trial may show that the website and visits do not change prescribing habits. Changing long-standing routines is hard, and the results might not apply outside the French health system.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

2,501 people

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Started

Jul 2019

Finished

Jan 2021

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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Inclusion Criteria: * GPs practicing on one of the 5 departments of the study having seen at least 100 different patients (whatever the age) during the year preceding the evaluation. Exclusion Criteria: * Will not be included attending GPs 1. who will be identified as having a particular exercise. And / or 2. that will already be integrated into an antibiotic prevention program

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Antibiotic resistance

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Locations

  • University Hospital

    Nantes, 44000, France

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