Effect of eHealth on AB Use of Children With Acute, Uncomplicated URTIs

Launched by MAX NIEUWDORP · Nov 17, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how helpful two eHealth applications can be for parents of children with common upper respiratory infections, like colds. The main goal is to see if using a self-management app for fever and a decision-making tool for herbal medicine can reduce the need for antibiotics in children. Parents of children aged 0 to 12 who have a fever and certain symptoms, and who have called their doctor but don’t need an in-person visit, might be eligible to participate.

Participants will start by filling out an online questionnaire and then use one of the eHealth apps for ten days. They will also report how their child's symptoms are improving at various points during this time and will complete a follow-up questionnaire at the end. The trial will compare three groups: one using the fever app, another using the herbal medicine tool, and a control group receiving standard advice from their doctor. This study is not yet recruiting but aims to help determine the best ways to manage these common infections without overusing antibiotics.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Having a child aged 0-12 years old
• • Master the Dutch language
• * Having called the GP for their child aged 0-12 years having:
• • Fever (≥38 °C) AND
• * At least one of the following symptoms:
• • Acute cough
• • Sore throat
• • Earache/runny ear
• • Nasal congestion/runny nose
• • Headache
• • Being screened by a triage specialist (GP practice assistant) and not being indicated for a GP/NP/PA visit
• • Not being included in the trial before
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • The current URTI complaints of the child already exist longer than 2 weeks
• • The child who has a URTI
• • is younger than 3 months old
• • has asthma or another chronic or severe illness
• • has a history of pneumonia
• • has a history of complications or hospitalization from a previous URTI
• • has Down Syndrome
• • has a less functioning immune system
• • The parent being very worried