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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2016
Main ID:  ISRCTN52261229
Date of registration: 16/01/2009
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Southampton (UK)
Public title: Genomics to combat resistance against antibiotics for community-acquired lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in Europe (GRACE) work package 10: Antibiotic Trial One
Scientific title: Genomics to combat Resistance against Antibiotics for Community-acquired lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in Europe (GRACE) work package 10: Antibiotic Trial One - a randomised placebo-controlled double-blind trial
Date of first enrolment: 15/11/2007
Target sample size: 3000
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN52261229
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised placebo-controlled double-blind trial (Treatment)  
Phase:  Phase III
Countries of recruitment
Belgium France Germany Italy Netherlands Poland Slovakia Slovenia
Spain Sweden United Kingdom
Contacts
Name: Paul    Little
Address:  Primary Medical Care University of Southampton Aldermoor Health Centre Aldermoor Close SO16 5ST Southampton United Kingdom
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 and over, either sex
2. Acute or worsened cough is the main presentation suggesting LRTI, less than 28 days duration
3. Not been included earlier in the current GRACE trial
4. Able to fill out study materials
5. Immunocompetent
6. Not been on antibiotic treatment in previous month
7. First consultation for this illness episode

Exclusion criteria: 1. Allergic to penicillin
2. History/physical examination suggestive of community acquired pneumonia (CAP)
3. Pregnant


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Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI)
Respiratory
Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection
Intervention(s)
1. Amoxicillin capsule, gastroenteral use, 3 g a day for 7 days
2. Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
1. Deterioration of illness: return to doctor with worsening signs, or admission to hospital within 4 weeks of first consultation, measured at one year
2. Symptom severity and duration, duration of symptoms rated moderately bad until symptoms clear, measured by symptom diary (with construct validity), measured at one year
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Resource use data, assessed by a review of clinical notes measured at two years
2. Quality of life outcomes for use of economic evaluation (EQ5D), measured at two years

Added 25/11/2014:
3. Antibacterial resistance in oropharyngeal streptococci measured before, immediately after and four weeks after the interventions in five networks in the third inclusion period
Secondary ID(s)
GRACE WP10 Protocol v4.1 18/09/2007; GRACE WP10 Protocol v4.2 21/4/2009 (to extend the study with additional networks and a third inclusion period and, only in five networks in the third inclusion period, with an additional objective with associated samples)
2007-001586-15
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Sixth Framework Programme
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