Novel education-based intervention to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for treatment of gonorrhoea in China: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Inappropriate use of antibiotics to treat gonorrhoea can lead to antibiotic resistance. Education programmes may be helpful for improving physician prescribing behaviours in accordance with treatment guidelines. As traditional education based on printed materials may have limited effect on guideline-based treatment, innovative education strategies are needed. The current trial aims to assess the effectiveness of a novel education intervention to increase guideline-based treatment of gonorrhoea in China.

Methods and analysis

We will conduct a two-arm cluster randomised control trial at 144 hospitals (clusters) in eight Chinese provinces. The intervention will include an online training video developed on the WenJuanXing platform that covers workflows and requirem

SUBMITTER: Jiang TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7359379 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature