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Smart reports guide doctors to better antibiotic choices

NCT ID NCT06027593

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether giving doctors automated reports on their antibiotic prescribing habits could improve how often they follow official guidelines. Researchers looked at over 26,000 patients with pneumonia, ear infections, or sore throat. They compared antibiotic use before and after doctors received the reports and education. The goal was to see if this simple feedback tool could reduce unnecessary or incorrect antibiotic prescriptions.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
audit and feedback reports on antibiotic use
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could help doctors prescribe antibiotics more appropriately, reducing unnecessary use and fighting antibiotic resistance.
What could go wrong
This is an observational quality-improvement study, not a controlled trial, so results may not prove cause and effect. The intervention is simple education and feedback, which may not change long-term prescribing habits.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

26,139 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2022

Finished

Jul 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Patient Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of one of four conditions based on ICD-10 diagnostic codes. Patient Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of specific complex chronic conditions * Use of immunocompromising medications * Transfer from another health facility. Clinician Inclusion Criteria: * Prescribing clinicians (including attending physicians, fellows, residents, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) at one of the participating outpatient practices or inpatient units. * Age ≥ 18 years old * Employed by one of the participating sites Clinician Exclusion Criteria: * Volunteers or other non-employee hospital staff * Limited English proficiency

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute pharyngitis Community-Acquired Pneumonia infectious otitis media otitis media pharyngitis pneumonia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Acute otitis media Community-acquired pneumonia Pharyngitis

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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