Clinical Trial: Smartphone App-assisted Short-term Antibiotic Therapy
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Infection, Bacterial
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Smartphone App-assisted Short-term Antibiotic Therapy - a Cluster-randomized Study in Primary Care
Brief Summary:
Outpatients with short-term antibiotic treatment should start and finish the treatment according to medical advise that is, the intake pattern (named adherence) should be regular.The research question is: Can a smartphone-based program including intake reminder and two text messages improve adherence to a short-term antibiotic treatment in ambulatory setting?Participants will be asked to record every antibiotic intake in an app on their smartphone over the prescribed therapy duration and to note their symptoms…
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